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1. Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum
Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum is a service bundle from The Motley Fool, LLC. Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum provides you with access to selected Premium Services from The Motley Fool as well as other tools, features, and offerings. Selected Premium Services included with Rule Breakers: Platinum include Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and Beyond, Fintech Fortunes, Future of Entertainment, Marijuana Masters, Next-Gen Supercycle, Trend-Spotter, Blast Off, and Rule Breakers.
The Premium Services provide recommendations for buying stock in publicly traded companies on U.S. and foreign exchanges. The Premium Services will recommend a collection of stocks up front and later send occasional updates about those or other stocks, and may include ongoing coverage or additional recommendations.
From time to time, we may change the features, offerings and Premium Services included in your Rule Breakers: Platinum membership but we will provide you with advance notice of any material changes. You may terminate your membership at any time pursuant to the terms of your subscription.
All services and features provided by Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum are provided “AS IS.” The Fool assumes no responsibility for the timeliness or delivery of any content or the deletion or failure to store any personalized or customized settings.
The Motley Fool is not in the business of rendering personalized or individualized investment advice. We don't (and can't) know your financial situation, risk tolerances, or investing objectives. Accordingly, the information provided along with the decisions made and actions taken by the Service do not constitute a recommendation that a particular portfolio, framework, security, strategy or action taken is suitable for you, or any specific person for that matter.
The Motley Fool and the writers will not be liable for any investment decision you make, or action you take based upon reliance of any material you read here. The Motley Fool is a company of investors writing for investors and as such, the writers (and/or the company) may own stocks mentioned by the Service. For more information about writer disclosure, as well as a list of places where you can view stocks our writers and analysts own, see our disclosure policy.
An affiliate of The Motley Fool provides investment products that may hold securities mentioned in our publications. Editorial personnel have no nonpublic knowledge of the affiliate's holdings, and the affiliate's personnel have no knowledge of any editorial content before it is published.
Please note there may be occasions where Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum takes a position with respect to a security that is counter to that of another Fool Premium Service.
A Word of Caution
The Service may use a mix of investing strategies within the portfolio. Regardless of the action taken by the Service, it is in the capacity of a responsible investor and not a speculator. That doesn't mean our trades will always turn out to be winners. It means that we have done our best to do our homework and consider the inherent risks before pledging our money. We urge you to do the same.
We want to help you make money. We also want to provide you with a more enriching and useful experience along the way. So while we may ask you a few questions to help direct you to portfolios and other content we think may interest you, The Motley Fool is not in the business of rendering personalized or individualized investment advice. We don't (and can't) know your financial situation, risk tolerances, or investing objectives. Accordingly, the information provided along with the decisions made and actions taken by the Service do not constitute a recommendation that a particular portfolio, security, strategy or action taken is suitable for you, or any specific person for that matter.
Companies recommended by the Service may operate in industries that are prohibited under U.S. law, and may trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and on exchanges outside the U.S. All of these factors can increase the risk of investing, and in some cases may involve legal risk to the investor. The Motley Fool strongly urges caution when considering these investments, and encourages you to speak with your own legal counsel before investing.
The Service bases its recommendations and forecasts on techniques, information and sources believed to be reliable in the past and cannot guarantee future accuracy and results. The Motley Fool and the writers will not be liable for any investment decision you make, or action you take based upon reliance of any material you read here. The Motley Fool is a company of investors writing for investors and as such, the writers (and/or the company) may own stocks mentioned by the Service. For more information about writer disclosure, as well as a list of places where you can view stocks our writers and analysts own, see our disclosure policy.
2. Portfolio Services
Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum gives you access to one of The Motley Fool’s real money portfolio services, Motley Fool Marijuana Masters. The Portfolio Service is funded by The Motley Fool, and any realized gains or losses will belong to the Fool.
The Portfolio Service must complete their transactions within a specified period of time (see the individual Portfolio Service for the exact time frame) but in no event can an action be taken prior to alerting members. In other words, we will not act without first telling you.
If you’re new to any of the Portfolio Services, we encourage you to review the individual services and learn more about their methodologies and strategies before committing your own resources. Please don't just mimic our actions. The Portfolio Services employ different strategies of varying degrees of risk, and you must determine what you can afford and tolerate in light of the risks involved.
3. Rule Breakers: Platinum Membership Fee; Terminating Your Membership.
You are responsible for the applicable membership fee as set forth on this site. If you are currently a subscriber to other Motley Fool services, those memberships may be separate and subject to their own terms. You may be eligible for a prorated credit for the remainder of your subscription to such Premium Services towards your purchase of Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum. Please note that the Rule Breakers: Platinum fee gives you access to Marijuana Masters, Augmented Reality and Beyond, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Entertainment, and Next-Gen Supercycle. The fee does not include any charges you incur in accessing those Premium Services.
The Motley Fool reserves the right to increase Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum’s fees or institute new charges upon reasonable notice. Fees are due in advance. Unless otherwise explicitly noted at the time of ordering, your membership will automatically renew until you notify us of your decision to terminate your membership YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION FOR FUTURE CHARGES AGAINST YOUR CREDIT CARD ON FILE UNLESS YOU CANCEL. Accordingly, you agree that your Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum membership fee will be billed automatically at the beginning of each renewal period at the then-current rate to the credit card you used in your most recent transaction with us.
At our discretion, refunds may be offered in certain situations.
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From time to time, promotions may be offered. If you purchase during a promotion, then the terms of that offer will be honored. Please note that any such promotions are available only to new, first-time Rule Breakers: Platinum members. If you previously subscribed to Rule Breakersv: Platinum, canceled and subsequently subscribe again, you will not receive promotional offers.
4. Credit Transfers
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5. Platinum Portfolio
The Service includes access to the Platinum Portfolio. The Service provides recommendations in a collection of publicly traded stocks, and The Motley Fool will purchase those stocks with the intent of holding for the long term. The Service intends to make scheduled re-investments in the portfolio. The Service may send occasional guidance, updates, or special reports about those or other stocks, and may include ongoing coverage or additional recommendations.
The Service may use a mix of investing strategies within the portfolio. Regardless of the action taken by the Service, it is in the capacity of a responsible investor and not a speculator. That doesn't mean our trades will always turn out to be winners. It means that we have done our best to do our homework and consider the inherent risks before pledging our money. We urge you to do the same.
We want to help you make money. We also want to provide you with a more enriching and useful experience along the way. So while we may ask you a few questions to help direct you to portfolios and other content we think may interest you, The Motley Fool is not in the business of rendering personalized or individualized investment advice. We don't (and can't) know your financial situation, risk tolerances, or investing objectives. Accordingly, the information provided along with the decisions made and actions taken by the Service do not constitute a recommendation that a particular portfolio, security, strategy or action taken is suitable for you, or any specific person for that matter.
Accordingly, the information provided along with the decisions made and actions taken by the Service do not constitute a recommendation that a particular portfolio, security, strategy or action taken is suitable for you, or any specific person for that matter.
Companies recommended by the Service may operate in industries that are prohibited under U.S. law, and may trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and on exchanges outside the U.S. All of these factors can increase the risk of investing, and in some cases may involve legal risk to the investor. The Motley Fool strongly urges caution when considering these investments, and encourages you to speak with your own legal counsel before investing.
The Service bases its recommendations and forecasts on techniques, information and sources believed to be reliable in the past and cannot guarantee future accuracy and results.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities
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7. You Bear Responsibility for Your Financial and Investment Decisions.
While our purpose is to help you become a better investor, your investment decisions rest squarely with you. You agree that you bear sole and complete responsibility for your investment and financial decisions.
By purchasing Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum, you agree that The Motley Fool, its directors, its employees, and its agents will not be liable for any investment decision made or action taken by you and others based upon reliance on any information we publish. Please remember that past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
8. Trading Rules
The Motley Fool strives to operate with the highest level of integrity and to treat everyone — our customers, employees and community — fairly. For this reason, all of our Premium Services abide by trading rules.
Employees and contractors cannot trade based upon any knowledge of an upcoming recommendation by one of the selected Premium Services provided within Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum. They may only trade in the security after the selected Premium Service recommendation has been published.
If one of the selected Premium Services provided within Motley Fool Rule Breakers: Platinum issues a recommendation about a stock, The Motley Fool's other services will refrain from issuing trade alerts in the security for 24 hours.
Please note there may be occasions where a Premium Service takes a position with respect to a security that is counter to that of another Fool Premium Service.
An affiliate of The Motley Fool provides investment products that may hold securities mentioned in our publications. Editorial personnel have no nonpublic knowledge of the affiliate's holdings, and the affiliate's personnel have no knowledge of any editorial content before it is published.
9. The Service Is Intended for U.S. Residents Only
The Service is aimed at, and published for, individuals residing in the United States. The Motley Fool makes no representation that the materials provided, and actions taken by the Service are appropriate for users outside the United States or permitted under the laws of other jurisdictions.
If you choose to access or use the Service from a location other than the United States, you do so at your own initiative and risk, and you bear full responsibility for compliance with any applicable local laws.
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Last updated June 17, 2021.