Gold Nugget Invest admit they could do better…

Hot off the presses is a new newsletter from Gold Nugget Invest (GNI). This has been eagerly awaited following the wholesale revamp of the programme in January.

During the week I visited the members forum and the tone was not 100% positive. Many people were airing their frustration at the time it is taking for payments that were requested in early January to be paid.

The GNI newsletter acknowledged that there is a problem and tried to reassure members that they are doing as much as possible to overcome the delays. Unfortunately some people only want their money and care little for the difficulties that GNI face.

To be fair to GNI they do have a sizeable chunk of funds held frozen in the Yesalda bank in North Cyprus. This has meat that normal operations have been severly constrained and has led to the slow payout rate.

The newsletter does provide a potential solution to those who can wait no longer. A specific area of the GNI forum will be set up such that existing members who want to leave can offer their investments for sale. Clearly, it goes without saying that if you wanted to go this way you would have to offer a substantial discount to a prospective buyer plus also stump up a 20% administration fee to GNI.

To me this option doesn’t look that attractive even for the buyer as they will be purchasing what is in effect a virtual sum of money in exchange for their own hard cash and even if the discount is good you would still be taking a significant risk given current circumstances.

I do feel somewhat guilty in perpetuating the rather negative tone that is currently being reported about GNI and I hope that things will improve over the medium term but online investors are fickle and if they sense a problem their tolerance drains away very quickly.

I’m leaving my investment where it is and will make a withdrawal request in the window that starts tomorrow but I’m not expecting to see the funds that quickly especially as they are still making payouts for January.

Somewhat reluctantly I wouldn’t recommend anyone make an investment to GNI at the moment. Better to wait things out and see where your funds could be more profitable.

Being a Genius isn’t so bad…

Back in October 2009 I made an investment in Genius Funds. This opportunity was highlighted to me via a newsletter that I received fairly regularly. The information provided suggested that Genius Fund had been around for some time and had very few issues to deal with.

Given such a positive report I decided to invest and so far I have nothing to complain about. Rather than put all the money in one fund I decided to split my investment, one into the daily plan and the other into the weekly one. You are also able to compound your earnings by specifying a percentage to re-invest.

Somewhat bizarrely the company were recently criticised for making a charitable donation to the victims of the Haiti earthquake and it took some time to convince sceptics that the company were donating funds that belonged to them rather than to their investors. This has now been sorted out and once again performance is progressing nicely.

There are quite a few ways to make a deposit including Liberty Reserve, AlertPay, StrictPay, SolidTrust Pay, Perfect Money and Bank Wires. You will need to check just how much each method has as a minimum.

For the daily plan the returns range from between 1% and 1.5% depending on the sum invested and for the weekly plan the range is from 6% to 8%, again dependent on the sum invested.

So, if you are looking for a dependable investment opportunity you would do a lot worse than check out Genius Funds.

FXStar shows where the money is…

I recently joined a new investment opportunity that makes its return by trading on the FOREX markets. Now, sometimes it isn’t always easy to verify just how a programme makes a return and you have to rely on what you’re told without too much proof.

FXStar is different as they not only declare that they make money in FOREX but also allow you to see what money was invested on a trading day, the number of trades made and the return for the day. In fact you can ask for this information to be sent to you by email without having to go near the website.

It does appear that FXStar is going the extra mile to ensure investors can part with their funds with a degree of assurance that it is being invested wisely. Together with trading results you are also able to download a small desktop utility that allows you to track your investment without having to log in to your account.

For those who like to keep a weather eye on transactions to their account you can also opt for SMS notifications.

The majority of investment plans require you to invest for 100 days and depending on how much you invest will determine the daily interest rate you receive. If 100 days seems too long with such a new investment then the Start plan is a more manageable 30 days for which you receive 1 percent a day. There is also an ability to compound returns if desired.

WBwso maintains steady progress and payments…

Often I write about programmes that publish updates or for one reason or another have issues to deal with. This means that programmes that don’t suffer from problems like this tend not to get the exposure they deserve.

This is a shame because it means readers could potentially miss out on a programme that has great potential and good rewards but keeps a relatively low profile.

One such opportunity is WBwso which I invested in some while ago. They are performing well and from what I can see the membership is very satisfied with how things are going.

If you are not familiar with WBwso I should explain that it is a UK based company which develops websites to the point where they have the potential to make a regular profit and then either sell them on or continue with them themselves.

You can find more details on how everything works by signing up for free at WBwso and reading the specific information there. You don’t have to invest straight away and in fact it was some 3 months after I joined that I actually made an investment.

I have to say that everything is working very smoothly and profits are regularly recorded in my back office. Reading elsewhere also indicates that WBwso have a solid business model and many enthusiastic members.

When I first posted about WBwso several readers joined up and like myself are taking the time to evaluate how they perform before actually parting with funds. This is a sensible approach although you shouldn’t wait too long before deciding whether to invest or not as earnings could be lost were your decision to go ahead.

HCI25 website back online…

Well it’s taken an exceedingly long time but the HCI25 website is finally back online. With it there is a newsletter in the back office and in fact I’ve also received copies to my email address which didn’t happen for some time when the last site was up.

As explained in the newsletter the hosting company lost much of the member database which has resulted in an older backup from HCI25 themselves being used. What this means is that if you can’t login they you’ll need to register again and send an email that includes proof of payment and batch number of contracts purchased.

The admin also rebuffs any accusation that this is a scam and berates those who try to make these statements.

As it happens there are still 615 pension plan contracts available so it will take a little time to complete. Note that you can hold a maximum of 27 contracts per individual.

There is talk of some photos being provided soon of the first user meeting held in New York before Christmas and whilst that won’t necessarily prove anything in the long term it shows that HCI25 are sensitive to comments that are circulating.

Let’s see how the next few months turn out.

Global Pension Plan website re-appears…

In something of a repeat of last year the Global Pension Plan website went offline just before Christmas. It seems that domain registrations were not dealt with efficiently.

However, today an email was issued to announce that the website is back although under a different domain name. The new site, http://www.global-final-step.net allows members to login into their back office.

As part of the message members were also informed that there still 20,000 additional policies to be purchased which is an important step in the process. We’re told that the current agreement between the Trust Partner and Insurance company runs out at the end of February, hence the target is to sell these additional policies by then.

If this doesn’t happen a further delay will be incurred whilst a new agreement between the two groups is made. This clearly adds to the frustration of members as many similar schemes are indicating similar constraints and potentials for delay.

The question with Global Pension Plan therefore is what to do about purchasing additional policies. The needed investment is €10 per policy so the cost is not high. The problem is that many members are weary of these continuous delays and don’t really have the appetite for further purchases.

So, we find ourselves in something of a Catch 22 situation. If we buy will others, if we don’t how long will this whole process take to complete.

Personally I’m considering my position carefully and will decide early next week.

What’s your thoughts on this…

Invested in WBwso to start the New Year…

Last October I was contacted by a subscriber who told me about WBwso. This is an investment opportunity where your funds are used to leverage the income that can be made from websites.

When I first looked at the site it took a while to get my head around how everything works and what the potential returns might be. You do have to join the site to gain access to the detail that explains how it all works but as joining is free and you don’t need to make an investment then that is not really a problem.

One thing I like is that there are several investment options so there is generally something available to suit all investor appetites. I’ve decided to go for a longer term investment and that will hopefully provide a very good return over the designated period.

Given that I joined in October of last year and have now only just invested you’ll probably realise that I’ve been keeping an eye on how things have progressed and decided that now would be a good time to invest.

As investors you have no work to do yourself and the company behind WBwso have refined their processes for it to be highly automated. This enables a fast turnaround and provides continuing opportunities.

There are a wide range of payment options including AlertPay, Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money and cGold.

Gold Nugget Invest still performing well…

Just looking back at my account records I noticed that I opened an account at Gold Nugget Invest in the middle of September last year. I must admit it doesn’t seem that long ago but at least the performance has been spot on.

Today I received another 6% weekly interest payment and this has occurred each week since the first investment. I know that Gold Nugget Invest has been serving members for some three years and whilst like all online investments they have faced the odd difficulty they have always overcome any problem.

I really like the new website they have as it is easy to navigate, provides all the functions in a nice interface and has strong security. They also keep in regular contact with their investors which to me is a huge positive when comparing with lots of others.

Just after I joined I saw some news that suggested that Gold Nugget Invest would be going private in 2010 so if you want to join I would do so sooner rather than later.

Returns are earnt from Sports Arbitrage Trading and minimum investment for the weekly 6% return plan is $50. If that is a little steep you can join with as little as $3 which can earn 0.8% per day. Once you reach the $50 level you can switch to the 6% a week plan.

If you have a spare $21,000 to hand you can earn 7.5% a week so there is definitely scope for earning a good return. Plans are open ended so you don’t have to worry about leaving your money invested.

Investments can be made via Liberty Reserve, StrictPay, Solid Trust Pay, Perfect Money and Bank Wires.

New website for PTV Partner goes live…

After what seems a long protracted process the new PTV Partner website is now uploaded. This has been quite a while in the making and in fact the upload has been postponed several times to make sure that everything is working fine.

Now, I am a big fan of PTV Partner but to be honest I’m not sure that the new design is to my taste. The background is black which I always find a little uninspiring. There are some good images on both the homepage and inside the site itself. In my limited testing there are still a few things that don’t work fully but I’m sure that these will be smoothed out soon.

Luckily, the investment plans are still in place and this is really the most important thing. You have the option to invest in up to 4 plans:

1. 110% for 10 days
2. 125% for 20 days
3. 145% for 30 days
4. 190% for 40 days

All above are business days.

There is a very lively chat room facility where you can take part in the more social side of the venture (although questions about PTV Partners are always welcome).

One good thing about PTV Partners is that you can join without necessarily making a deposit straight away. This will allow you to access the chat room and participate.

If you are something of a party animal (especially at Xmas) then you should know PTV Partner will be holding an online party on 22 December.

If you decide to make an investment the choice of processors is good with Liberty Reserve, Global Digital Pay and StrictPay available.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out my post of 19 December to have a chance to win one of 2 SportArbs accounts

SportArbs no longer use Liberty Reserve…

When I checked my account at SportArbs today there was a special notice to say that they no longer use Liberty Reserve. They say that the payment processor has had difficulties over the last few days culminating in SportArbs losing a sizeable sum of money.

However, this has not caused any disruption at SportArbs as they have what they call a Stabilisation fund for just such problems.

What it does mean though is that all members who had funded their SportArbs account via Liberty Reserve will now have to use Global Digital Pay. So, if you are a member affected by this you should make sure that you open a Global Digital Pay account as soon as possible. It is a very straightforward process and verification can be quickly achieved.

I did read of other programmes having difficulties with Liberty Reserve over the last few days and this seems to have been caused by a problem with the API interface which now seems to be solved. I’m not sure whether SportArbs had the same or other issues but the result is that Liberty Reserve will no longer be used at SportArbs.

STOP PRESS: It will soon be my birthday and to celebrate the occasion I am running a competition for readers of my blog. There will be two prizes, the first a $50 account at SportArbs and the second a $25 account at SportArbs. For your chance to enter make sure you read my post tomorrow, Saturday 19 December. Why not sign up at my Feedblitz subscription above to ensure you won’t miss the post.