Wheel of Fortune


One-Stop Shop For Ideas & Portfolios, Covering All Asset-Classes & Sectors

Welcome and thanks for visiting the Wheel of Fortune ("WoF") "landing page" - the gate from which you may board and take-off, en-route towards (hopefully) making a (small) fortune, while using "WoF airlines".

Please remain seated while we walk you through the safety (risk management), well-being (portfolio management), and entertainment (vibrant community/active chat) services that we offer to all those who choose to travel (the market) with us.

Who Am I/Are We?

The Fortune Teller ("TFT") is a well-known contributor on Seeking Alpha ("SA"), and a top blogger according to TipRanks, with over 30 years of deep and direct market experience.

TFT is an account that represents a business, run by two principles, which is mostly focusing on portfolio- and asset- management.

The people who work in and for this business are an integral and essential part of the services that we offer on SA Marketplace platform. While TFT (or The Macro Teller for that matter) is the "face" behind these services, it's important for subscribers to know that what they get is not a "one-man-show" rather the end-result of an ongoing, relentless, team effort.

For more details and our credentials - please visit the account profile.

Mission Statement

Our one and only mission is to give a boost to both you ( knowledge) as well as your portfolio (returns). We aim for you not only to find great ideas through us, but also to give you the tools allowing you to find great ideas on your own.
To quote from our welcoming letter to subscribers:

Assisting you in making money is the only reason why we are here, yet (once we're here) it's not the only goal we see ourselves committed to!

We will try to make you more knowledgeable..., better equipped..., a better investor..., a better risk manager..., perhaps even a better person!... However, most of all, we will try to make you wealthier. It's as simple as that.

We don't only feed you, but also aim at teaching you to cook (better)!

Our aspiration is for you to get much more (value) from us than we get from you (fees). It’s as simple as that.

Don't get us wrong: We believe that you will get much more than "just" ideas or (hopefully) returns. You'll gain knowledge, you'll become a better investor and it's very likely that you will simply enjoy being part of our lovely (and lively) community. Nonetheless, all of those are bonuses and we still aim at you making money before, regardless and on top of making new friends or learning new tricks.

One-Stop Shop

In a nutshell, we offer specific, targeted, actionable trading ideas, covering all asset-classes, across all sectors and industries: Common stocks, Preferred shares, Bonds, Options, Commodities, Currencies, etc.
We look at the service as a "One Stop Shop"; a place that offer you both (single) ideas and diversified portfolios. A supermarket, if you wish, that contains various sections and many aisles, where you can find a large, unmatched, variety of products/ingredients, allowing you to pick the ones that best suit your taste and (financial) needs.

It's important to note that our "supermarket" offers both "ingredients" (i.e. single, uncorrelated, ideas) and "prepared food" (i.e. set, diversified, portfolios).

If a wide variety is somewhat confusing, you can always walk to the "prepared food" section, where we run two, well diversified, portfolios. In this section, all you need to do is to pick the food/meal that satisfies your appetite. Simply choose and eat, with no need to look for a recipe, or cook at home. It's ready and it's tasty!

There are many shelves in this supermarket, stoked with hundreds (!) of products, so once you know your way along the aisles (after one or two visits/weeks) - it's very easy to find what you're looking for.

What Exactly You Get From Us?

We don't come up with ideas every day, but when we look back at the service activity since it was launched, we generate about one idea per trading day, on average.
Our supermarket is always stuffed with plenty of products, and there's no chance that you get in and come out empty-handed. There's something inside (our supermarket) for anyone, no matter from what type of outside (background) you come!

Each idea starts with a trading alert that lay-out the investment thesis but also set the basic trading parameters (price, risk rating, maximum allocation, etc.)
Then it becomes part of our Trading Alerts Directory ("TAD") where all ideas - since day one - are tracked, monitored, and measured. This file (we refer to it as the "bible" of the service) holds a wealth of (both technical as well as fundamental) data, including links to the original article related where the trading alert had been presented at.

In addition to the TAD, we run two portfolios (in parallel):

1. Funds Macro Portfolio ("FMP"). This is a macro-oriented, predominantly long (always net long), portfolio, comprised of no more than 50 ETFs and CEFs (only!) positions.
Suitable for those with no time/knowledge/desire to constantly and actively follow the market and/or manage their own money/portfolio.
The FMP is relaxed, slow-pace, and easy-to-digest in nature, requiring very little attention/low maintenance from the subscriber's end.

The FMP is the portfolio we run on Macro Trading Factory ("MTF"), our second service (which ,as you may well understand, only represents part of the WoF supermarket's prepared food section.)

2. Single Macro Portfolio ("SOP"). This is a micro-oriented, long only, portfolio, comprised of no more than 25 positions, all are single equity names.
Suitable for those who are passionate about the market, actively (and comfortably) trading, wish and able to remain on top of their portfolio on an ongoing basis.
SOP is relentless, fast-pace, in nature, requiring a relatively high levels of attention and maintenance from the subscriber end.

Way Above Average

On top of Trading alerts, Articles, TAD, FMP, SOP, and the ability to reach us freely, there is an active chat room, which is filled with above-average persons and investors.
This isn't only a great group of people, but a skilled-knowledgeable group of investors. We've visited most of the leading services and when we say "above average" it's not only based on a first-hand experience, but it actually goes to more than just (above-average) knowledge .

Why do we say "above average"? Because WoF is not an easy service to digest. It's loaded with material, and many ideas, of all sorts and types, are being "thrown" at you. Some trades are simple, others - more sophisticated. As such, if you are not a person who is willing/looking to learn new things, or if you're a person who is looking for something more simple/relaxed - there's really no reason for you to subscribe for the WoF. For that we have the MTF service, featuring the FMP.

However, if risk (management) is important for you, just as the (potential) reward;
if you want to know how to cook your own meals rather than only eating outside;
if you know that you know (some of it) but also that you don't know (all of it);
if you aren't afraid to try new things, new people, new way/s of thinking; and 
if you understand that making money is important, but making money while taking a reasonable risk (to get there) is even more important - then WoF is perfect for you!

If you think that we try to scare you away - you're somewhat correct. WoF isn't for everyone, and truth is we don't want to see everyone riding on the Wheel either. We want to retain the very special atmosphere of the service. This can't be achieved with thousands of subscribers, not because we don't want to, but because we can't.

We believe that when it comes to the number of subscribers, quantity may come on the expense of quality, simply because the more subscribers a service has - the more noise it suffers from, on one hand, and the less attention we can give to subscribers, on the other hand.

It may sound a bit arrogant, but we genuinely believe that with great power comes great responsibility. And with too many subscribers - we (will) feel less attentive and less responsible. We've been there (serving thousands of clients), done that (on various platform), so it's not just words of mouth, but a hard-learned experience. 

Differences between Wheel of Fortune to our Free-side Articles

This service is about actions, not about words. We provide specific/focused/targeted trading ideas, not general/lengthy/academic articles. We offer our vast experience, expertise and knowledge in order for you to potentially enhance your trading techniques, investment methods, and returns.

Many people wonder what is the difference between the free section to the paid-premium service. We think it's worthwhile spelling this out right here:

Feature

Our Free-Side Articles

Wheel of Fortune

Emphasis of Analysis

Mostly MACRO: General views and thoughts about the markets

Mostly MICRO: Specific, actionable, trading ideas

Portfolio

None

TAD (Trading Alerts directory), includes all suggestion since launch; published monthly
FMP (Funds Macro Portfolio), up to 50 ETFs and CEFs; available online
SOP (Single Opportunities Portfolio), up to 25 single names (equities), available online

Universe

"Market Outlook", "Portfolio Strategy", and  "Income" topics

Wide, essentially unlimited, universe. While the emphasis is on income/dividend plays there is so much more than this

Communication Frequency

Periodically (few times a month)

Daily, mainly through the chat and trading alerts. Subscribers can use both public and private chat rooms

Method

Fully-fledged articles (that must adhere to SA policies and run through the editorial team)

Short-concise pieces for each trading alert (getting published immediately with no filters or delays)

Trading signals and strategy

Hardly ever (keeping those exclusive to the service)

Market/Limit, Buy/Sell, In/Out, Catalysts, Options, etc.

Tracking

N/A  Periodically / Not necessarily

Constant (online) / Ongoing (periodical) / As needed (ad-hoc)

So you see? Reading our articles on the free section is one (positive) thing (If you haven't done so yet - please do press the "follow" icon below our avatar/name!). Getting to read the pieces we publish on the Wheel of Fortune is another, completely different (and much better...), thing; an experience that takes you to a whole new, advanced and improved, level!

Have no doubt: We put our subscribers first. Always!
The best ideas are always presented to them first, and in most cases don't find their way to the free section at all.

Why "Wheel of Fortune"?

We appreciate that there are many services available for you on the SA Marketplace and beyond. It's hard to choose the right one for you and many struggle to do so indeed. We believe that our service is unique/different in four main ways:

1. SCOPE/DIVERSIFICATION. Our universe is unlimited. We cover all asset-classes,  in a constant search for the next great idea. While we focus on income-generating (dividend-paying) ideas - we don't limit ourselves to a certain segments, types of assets, market-cap sizes or sectors.

Our scope is much wider than vast majority, if not all, services hosted on this platform. Consequently, we're confident that no matter what type of investor are you - there will be plenty of ideas that suit your investment profile, needs ,constraints, and goals.

2. PRACTICALITY/FUNCTIONALITY. We offer specific-actionable ideas/suggestions that you may trade, and hopefully make money out of. We sell neither theory (general views, thoughts, opinions) nor words (lengthy articles that mostly excel in being...lengthy)!

The service is very trading-oriented, so you may expect hundreds of ideas a year, every year, out of which we hope that you will embrace at least some; those that suit what you're looking for.

3. TRACKING/MEASURING. We follow up on each and every idea that we ever suggested. We will tell you not only when we believe it's a good time to start a position but also when might be a good time to exit.

All trades (since day 1) appear on our TAD and you can easily and quickly find everything that you need to know about the idea/symbol you're looking for, including a link (directly from the TAD) that will take you to the original article we wrote.

4. RISK MANAGEMENT. We don’t believe in miracles and we don't sell miracles. We won't promote a 253% total return on stock X over the past year, or a 127% return over only 6 weeks on stock Y. We can (do it), perhaps we should (do it), but this isn't the way we'd like to promote our services.

Such returns indeed look great on the surface, but they also (most likely) mean that the risk associated with those phenomenal returns was/is high. Very high.
If someone sells you a fantastic return (on a certain position), you must assume that there are plenty of -60% or -50% returns that go along with it. We're simply not there; neither in the triple-digit gain, nor in the double-digit loss.

We don't boast about 100%+ returns because we hardly ever have any...but we hardly ever have -50% either. We work differently. Instead of selling returns we sell portfolio and risk management services (going hand-in-hand) and a risk/reward approach.

Instead of talking about the potential gain we rather focus on the possible pain. Risk management is at the very core of our activity, so if you only care about how much money you make, rather than how safe the field you need to cross in order to reach that very same money - we're probably not a good fit for you.

This is what we think, but how about what our subscribers think about us?

You can see all the reviews that the service has received at the very end of this pitch, allowing you to judge for yourself.
On aggregate, Wheel of Fortune has a 5-star average review, a result of 54 reviews that gave the service 268 out of 270 possible stars (Data as of March 31st 2020).

The Bottom Line - Take a Spin

Wheel of Fortune will offer you investment ideas that we deem attractive from a risk/reward perspective. These ideas are spanning across all asset-classes and sectors.

We don’t expect anyone to adopt each and every suggestion we come up with. Instead, we expect subscribers to embrace those ideas that suit their goals, needs, time horizon, risk aversion, etc. We strongly believe that Wheel of Fortune may enhance your portfolio from both (higher) return and (lower) risk perspectives.

Please note that we no longer offer a free trial mainly because we believe two weeks isn't enough to experience/judge a comprehensive service like WoF. We want you to stick around for at least one month and if you're serious about investing, and if you're genuinely looking to give WoF a shot - you would/should be willing to pay a fairly low fee.

The best, cheapest, way to experience the service is to subscribe to the yearly plan. Not only does this plan allows you to keep your subscription going (if you're happy with what you see/get) without the need to do anything, but the yearly plan also allows you to cancel your subscription within the first month and still get a refund equal to 11/12 of the annual fee. That way, you will be paying a significantly smaller amount compared to the fee you'll pay if you subscribe for WoF using the monthly plan. Don't say you haven't been warned! 

If we are unsuccessful in making a positive change to your portfolio and if you don’t think that we add (value) to you more than you pay to us – we would be the first ones to encourage you to leave.

We are here to make money for you and with you. Nothing more, nothing less. If it’s only for the content-words – there is really no need to pay us nothing.

You are most welcome to join us - and over 200 other subscribers - in spinning the wheel.

More on what you may expect from the service can be found under our welcoming message, but in order to read that you need to subscribe first. Once you subscribe, please make sure to read it, as it will guide you through the service, ensuring that you settle in ASAP.

We are looking forward to welcome you to the Wheel of Fortune, giving us the opportunity to be service.

We are looking forward to contribute as much as we can to your (portfolio) health and (financial) wealth!

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