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From Sandy C.: I just want you to know it is insincere to say you are trying to help people make extra income—and present 36 ways to increase or supplement your Social Security—but then you make the program cost prohibitive for most retirees.
The best analogy I can think of is dangling a carrot in front of a horse but not letting him have it. I am really disappointed in Palm Beach Research Group.
This is another way for Mark Ford to line his already full pockets with money from those struggling to live each month on practically nothing. I think Mark Ford is greedy.
Your company should think about what you are doing by offering something like this to a group of people who are not only struggling, but know that things will get worse, not better. That is just the reality if you don’t have the opportunity to change your life, like me.
Reeves’ Comment: Sandy, I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling… but I’d like to clear up a few things.
First, Mark doesn’t pocket one cent from his contributions to PBRG. He donates it all to his charity, Fun Limon, in Tola, Nicaragua. (You can read more about Mark’s views on charity here and here.)
Second, have you ever considered, for example, how this email gets to your inbox? (It’s not just Mark typing a few lines then hitting “Enter” on his computer.)
I write and compile this daily e-letter. I have the easy job… scanning the news, perusing financial reports, and conferring with our editors and insider network for hours on end before writing for several more.
Then my managing editor edits and improves my content. She works with people who convert it from a rough Microsoft Word document into the formatted email you see here. It also goes through our proofreaders to make sure there are no errors.
Of course, the template of this email was created by someone, too—one of our graphic designers. They’re also responsible for every nice chart or graphic you see.
And if this email is delayed or misdirected, our IT team resolves the issue. Other computer analysts track how you interact with this email so we can improve it.
Our customer service department provides us the latest subscriber feedback—like your note to us today. And, of course, our marketing crew overlays it with advertisements.
Now, bear in mind… all this work goes into a product provided to you for free…
When you’re talking about one of our paid research products, you can include everything I’ve already mentioned—then tack on additional manpower in researching the ideas that make up the newsletter itself.
In the case of the Extra Income Project, someone had to research, compile, and report on each one of those 36 opportunities. And these were just the ones that made the cut… For each you read, we’ve explored and “weeded out” between 10 and 100 more.
The reality is producing quality wealth-building research takes a great deal of time and resources. We’d love to be able to give the fruits of our labor out for free. But if we did, we would not exist. So we charge a price that keeps our operations running… while still providing high value for every dollar spent.
However, I would offer this final advice to someone in your situation: Do what we do… find something inside you that’s genuinely valuable to someone else. Then offer this service to others, for a reasonable fee. Rinse and repeat.
Do this, and you’ll soon discover you have the money to buy Mark’s Extra Income Project… but no longer the need. Thanks for your letter.