Verified Investing (verifiedinvesting.com) has a 2.9 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 65 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Education & Training and its reputation is poor. Opinions are polarized: 44% rate it 4 stars or higher while 42% give 1 star; The business has replied to 72% of negative reviews. Last updated 2026-08-10.
What people say
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Marcus · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-28 ·
★★★★★
Losses that will blow up your account
Having subscribed to the Swing Trader service in 2025 and 2026, I have to say that Gareth Soloway's "risk taking" is destroying value faster than he can post youtube videos to the contrary.
What got me attracted to the service was the "transparency" and "track record" of - what I assumed were - all of their closed trades published across their services. Very high returns and an average win rate of 90% or so, whether it was swing or commodities.
Once subscribed, you can see the reason for this - they leave out-of-the-money trades open in perpetuity regardless of what these positions, if you actually followed them, would to your margin account.
Nvidia short is open from 2023. His "hard asset advantage" service was closed end of 2025 with Silver short being closed at -88%. He deleted this from the website - so no, not all closed trades are posted.
If you followed those trades, to which Gareth no longer provides commentary on since they are not part of his newly launched 2026 portfolio, you'd have blown up your account.
For his 2026 portfolio, at least, there is no more hiding as all positions - open or closed - are reflected in their real time P&L.
He is down 35% for the year with negative buying power. Funny, how transparency into his "real" trading account can reveal what you actually get here.
He claims to have mastered technical analysis but shorts into uptrends numerous times saying that "the top is in, the top is in..." - only to add again the same day.
Good luck.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-30
Dear Marcus,
Thank you for sharing your feedback. While we respect your opinion, we would like to clarify several important points for readers.
Verified Investing does not hide, erase, or forget about trades. Any position that remains open within our services continues to be actively monitored and covered by our Pro Traders through ongoing analysis and market updates. Open positions remain visible to members, and trade outcomes are not removed simply because a position is experiencing a drawdown.
It's important to understand that Verified Investing is an educational platform. We provide market analysis, trade ideas, and educational content, but every member is responsible for making their own trading decisions, including position sizing, risk management, and whether a particular trade aligns with their individual goals and risk tolerance.
Trading is inherently probabilistic, and no methodology will be correct 100% of the time. There will be winning trades, losing trades, and periods where certain market environments are more challenging than others. Our Pro Traders continuously evaluate positions based on evolving market conditions and technical analysis, and strive to continue to provide our members with ongoing insight and coverage while a position remains held.
We understand that our approach may not be the right fit for every trader, but we stand by the transparency of our services and our commitment to educating our members.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
Garrett cares about people and wants to help them achieve financial success, but he ends up putting them into risky trades and isn't forthcoming about when they go bad. He doesn't sell most of his bad trades in his service, so they don't go on record. There are losing trades going back to 2023. That is deceitful. The comments are off or deleted so the truth is hidden. I think he is a good trader, and a smart caring man, but his system is very flawed and set up to make people lose a lot of money while paying a subscription fee for his advice. Double loss! I had this service for many months, and there were months that I made money, but overall, I lost a lot with all of the shorts.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-30
Dear Walkingaround,
We're sorry to hear that this was your perception of the service, but we respectfully disagree with several of the statements made in your review.
First, Verified Investing does not hide losing trades. Open positions remain visible to members until they are closed, and closed trades are recorded within the service regardless of whether they result in a gain or a loss. Losses are an inherent part of trading, and no professional trader or strategy will achieve a 100% win rate.
We also strongly reject the suggestion that our services are designed to make people lose money. Our goal has always been education firs, teaching technical analysis and risk management while providing real-time trade alerts and market insights. Many of our members have used these tools to improve their understanding of the markets and develop their own trading skills.
As you noted, Gareth genuinely cares about helping traders succeed. That commitment is reflected in the daily analysis, educational content, live trading sessions, and ongoing support provided across our services.
We understand that not every trading style will fit every investor's goals or risk tolerance, but transparency and education remain at the core of what we do.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Felipe Rodríguez García · 1 review · Experienced 2026-04-20 ·
★★★★★
Quite disappointing experience...
Hello everyone!
As a mid-level trader, I just wanted to live through the experience of day trading with professional people as they are.
First of all, I think Gareth Soloway and his crew at verifiedinvesting.com are a group of good professionals, but there are a few things they could improve at their platform...
1) They just gather and 'vomit' their day trading plan only around 5 minutes prior to the openening of the markets. In my opinion, anyone would need a bit more time to prepare and organize properly his/her day trading session.
2) Gareth is great, but he goes usually too early when it comes to short any given asset.
3) Especially during the day trading sessions (but not only) often times they will provide you with an entry level/s, but rarely point out which are the level/s to exit.
4) They are selling basic stuff courses at pretty high prices. To me, these people look quite insatiable for money, trying to monetize on anything and everything. Be careful!!!
5) I bought my first Monthly Elite subscription on April 20th, which was automatically renewed on May 20th.
This is not properly advertised when you buy the subscription -it is only stated in the Terms and Conditions-, as usual...
On that very same day, I contacted the e-mail for "support" to tell them if it is possible a refund of the subscription -I had forgotten to cancel it, but realized of it on that same day of May, 20th-.
However, they refused to make a reimbursement of that month of subscription -which happens to be now, during May/June 2026-, even when I told them I want to cancel the service, as I wasn't planning to use it anymore.
But even if this is a legal situation for them, this looks to me very fishy, more like a "vulture behaviour", rather than a serious enterprise.
I hope you can all benefit from my experience/insight with them.
Good luck!
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-29
Dear Felipe,
Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We appreciate your kind words on Gareth and the rest of our team.
We would like to clarify a few points for readers. The Apex Live Day Trading Room is designed around real-time market conditions, which is why our Pro Traders refine their plans before the market opens. This reflects how trades adapt to overnight news and evolving market conditions.
While every individual may place a different value on education, we stand behind the quality and depth of the content we provide but we do welcome the feedback. Our Support Team would always be open to hearing more on what we can improve or your experiences with one of our courses.
Lastly, with respect to billing, all of our subscriptions do clearly disclose as recurring at the time of purchase, and this is additionally outlined in our Terms of Service that you did agree to before subscribing. As with many digital subscriptions, a cancellation does not retroactively refund a previously renewed billing period.
We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best in your trading journey.
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
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DAVID TRADER · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-12 ·
★★★★★
Professional Team, But the Trading Results not acceptable
The Verified Investing app is very well designed, and the way the team shares trades during the live sessions is very transparent, both for day trading and swing trading. The team is active, professional, and consistently provides daily videos and market updates, which I appreciated.
However, after using the service for several months, I struggled to see how the strategy could be consistently profitable over time. In my experience, some very large losing positions were held for far too long without proper risk management. For example, the day trade on ticker TME has been held for months and is currently down over $193K (around 19%).
On the swing trading side, I watched an account grow roughly 35% over four months, only to lose all of its gains and fall approximately 32% in just 5 to 6 weeks. One major issue, in my opinion, was aggressively shorting semiconductors through SOXS during a strong semiconductor rally.
I’m personally very grateful that my wife encouraged me to step away from the strategy before experiencing the full downturn myself.
Overall, I think the platform, the educational content, and the team interaction are excellent. The staff clearly works hard and constantly updates their concepts and market analysis. Unfortunately, despite the strong presentation and transparency, the trading performance and risk management did not give me enough confidence to continue paying for the subscription.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-29
Hi David,
Thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback. We appreciate your kind words regarding our platform, transparency, educational content, and the dedication of our team. We work hard every day to provide members with technical analysis and education in addition to the trade alerts that our team provides.
That said, we respectfully disagree with your characterization of our trading performance and risk management. Trading is inherently probabilistic, and no strategy or trader will be right 100% of the time. Our methodology is rooted in technical analysis, disciplined position sizing, and identifying high-probability opportunities across a variety of market environments. At times, markets can remain extended or trend longer than many expect, creating challenges for counter-trend positions. However, our traders actively manage positions based on evolving market conditions and technical data, not emotion or hindsight. This can be seen right within our track record.
We're truly glad to hear that you found value in the education that our team provides. While we understand that our approach may not be the right fit for every trader, many members have benefited from the insights, discipline, and educational foundation that our services provide.
We appreciate your feedback and wish you continued success in your trading journey.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Kent Livezey · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-13 ·
★★★★★
Disappointed
I submitted a five-star review here on March 11th titled "Vastly exceeding expectations" due to my great results after my first 2 months of trading with Verified Investing. I just deleted that review because things turn south shortly after I wrote it.
Fortunately, I did not take part in their recent 3X shorts of the semi's, Nasdaq, etc. because even as an average trader I thought those shorts made no sense. They repeatedly added to their losing positions, and evidently had no stops (for example, their positions in SOXS were down 64% at one point). A few days ago, they finally exited four of these positions with massive losses. In addition, as of today their many open positions have very large unrealized losses.
Overall, I agree with many reviews here, especially the following:
Professional Team, But the Trading Results not acceptable (May 14)
Valuable Long-side Analysis, But Be Very Careful with Shorts and Margin (May 8)
Great Insights but don't short! (May 1)
Beware of huge drawdowns (updated May 8)
For the several months I used this service, I was $42K positive, but, sadly, I don't trust them anymore. If using their service, I would suggest setting your own stops, and being very wary of shorting stocks and ETFs when they are going up.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-29
Dear Kent,
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the time you spent with our services. We’re glad to hear you were able to achieve positive results overall during your first months, even though your experience later changed.
We do want to clarify a few important points. All trade ideas shared through Verified Investing are based on technical analysis and probability-based market scenarios, which can and do evolve as market conditions change. In strong trending environments, especially when momentum extends further than anticipated, counter-trend positions can experience larger drawdowns before any potential reversal occurs.
It’s also important to emphasize that all members remain fully responsible for their own execution, including risk management, stop placement, and position sizing. We consistently encourage traders not to overexpose themselves and to adapt strategies to their own risk tolerance and account size.
Regarding trade exits and adjustments, positions are managed in real time based on evolving market structure and updated technical levels. Not every trade will work as expected, and drawdowns are an inherent part of active trading strategies, particularly in volatile conditions.
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that your confidence in the service has changed. We wish you the best in your trading going forward.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Michael P · 14 reviews · Experienced 2025-09-29 ·
★★★★★
Former Member Review - Left the Service About 1 Year Ago
I was a member of the Live Day Trading Room and Verified Investing Alerts for several years before ending my membership around a year ago. Since some time has passed, I wanted to leave a more balanced review based on my overall experience. Let it be a warning for others who may consider this HIGH risk investing service.
To be fair, I did make money on certain trades while I was a member, especially earlier on, and I learned useful trading concepts that helped me improve my understanding of the markets. That said, the main reason I eventually left was because the swing trading strategy no longer matched my risk tolerance or investing goals.
Toward the end of my membership, many of the swing trades I followed were heavily focused on short positions in semis during one of the strongest rallies in HISTORY. In my personal experience, several of these positions became deeply negative and often relied on averaging down (DCA) as the trades moved further against the trend. I personally lost around $100,000 following a number of these trades before ultimately deciding to cut my losses and move on.
A significant portion of the losses came from inverse semiconductor positions and related trades involving 3x highly decaying products such as SOXS during the continued rally in names like NVDA. While that strategy may work in some market conditions, it created more downside risk than I was comfortable with, especially when fighting a strong market trend for an extended period of time. It is, in my opinion, not responsible - especially for investing/trading newbies.
I also felt the service became less focused over time as the business expanded into additional projects, social media activity, and other ventures. In the live trading room, there were comments about limited time and availability, and I personally noticed less consistency compared to when I first joined.
Overall, I do not believe the service was a good fit for my style of investing, especially for swing trading. However, active short-term traders or people with a higher risk tolerance may have a different experience than I did. Good luck, you'll need it.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-28
Hi Michael,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re sorry to hear that the service ultimately did not align with your risk tolerance and trading strategy.
We do want to clarify a few important points. Our swing trading methodology is based on technical analysis and probability-driven setups across both long and short opportunities. Periods of strong, extended market momentum can be particularly challenging for counter-trend positioning, as reversals often take time to develop and can involve increased volatility before any shift occurs. This is a well-known characteristic of active trading strategies in trending markets. While not all trades will perform as expected, we're proud of the consistency and track record that our Pro Traders have output across multiple markets.
We also place a strong emphasis on risk management and position sizing throughout all of our services. Members are consistently encouraged to adjust exposure based on their own account size, objectives, and tolerance for drawdowns, as each individual is responsible for how they choose to implement trade ideas.
While we understand that the service may not suit every trading style, many members value the educational aspect and structured approach to reading market conditions across different environments.
We appreciate your time with us and wish you the best moving forward.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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david Bartosiewicz · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-08 ·
★★★★★
False Numbers to influence buyers.
There is a real issue with the truth of these numbers. Gareth is currently down with his MU short of $214,000 and Lawton is down $164,000. If they actually put those loses in with their gains throughout the year they would only be up $67,000. That's only 6.7%. That's not good at all. They should be honest, but instead they show they are up $445,000. I believe they are charging way tooo much for us traders. I lost alot of money on their short picks. They should have went long instead of short. They really should give us a year of free membership, they hurt a lot of traders. Me included.
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Vitaly · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-06 ·
★★★★★
My Experience With the Million Dollar Investor Subscription
I purchased the Million Dollar Investor paid subscription, which I understood to be a mastermind-style service where the provider shares trades using a large account and margin. The service was expensive, and the landing page described it as an opportunity to “copy trade his trades, or just learn and absorb the 27 years of financial and trading knowledge.”
My experience was extremely negative. I followed several of the trades shared through the service, including short positions in SNDK and INTC before earnings. As those positions moved against me, additional short exposure was added instead of using stop losses. Because I was using margin and following the trades, my account losses became very large, and I closed positions to avoid a margin call.
In total, my losses from following these trades were over $500,000. I understand that trading involves risk and that I made the final decision to place trades in my own account, but I subscribed because the service emphasized the provider’s claimed 27 years of financial and trading experience.
As of May 11, 2026, the portfolio performance displayed inside the paid service appeared to show a drawdown of approximately 70%. This increased my concern about the level of risk being taken and the risk controls used in the service.
Based on my experience, the risk management was not what I expected from a high-priced trading education or copy-trading-style service. I would not recommend this subscription to anyone who is not fully prepared for the possibility of large losses, especially when margin is involved.
This review has been edited after being flagged, so I have clarified the wording and focused on my own experience with the paid subscription.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-28
Dear Vitaly,
We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and the losses you describe. We understand how difficult trading losses can be, especially when margin is involved.
That said, we do want to clarify several important points regarding the Million Dollar Investor service. The service is presented as an educational and informational offering where Gareth shares his own trades, analysis, and market reasoning in real time. It is not a managed account service, financial advisory service, or guaranteed “copy trading” program. All trading decisions, including the use of leverage or margin, remain solely the responsibility of the individual member.
Risk management and position sizing are critical parts of trading, and our team consistently emphasizes this throughout our services. At no point do we recommend that members overexpose their accounts or take on levels of leverage that could place them at risk of margin calls or catastrophic losses.
Regarding trade management, our Pro Traders actively manage positions based on evolving market conditions and technical analysis. Markets can and do move unpredictably, particularly around earnings events, and no strategy has a 100% success rate. Drawdowns and losing trades are an unavoidable part of active trading, especially in volatile environments.
We also strongly dispute the implication that performance information is hidden or misrepresented. Open positions, closed trades, and ongoing portfolio activity are displayed within the service for members to review transparently.
We respect that every trader’s experience and risk tolerance will differ, but we believe it is important that readers understand the distinction between educational trade alerts and personal account management decisions.
We sincerely wish you the best moving forward.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Chris · 25 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-05 ·
★★★★★
Do not listen to Gareth
I’ve been using Verified Investing for a month and it has been an absolute disaster. Following Gareth’s semiconductor calls has cost me over $50,000 in losses. Nearly every major trade has gone the wrong way — the INTC short backfired, SMH backfired, Google backfired, Bloom Energy has been a complete train wreck, and SOXS is down massively.
At this point it feels like the entire strategy is just drawing lines on charts while completely missing what the market is actually doing. The calls have been consistently out of sync, and if you watch the latest updates on the app, even Gareth seems aware the performance has fallen apart.
I honestly can’t remember the last genuinely good call. The losses just keep piling up while subscribers are left holding the bag. Yes, trading involves risk, but this has genuinely been one of the worst financial decisions I’ve made.
I strongly advise people to think very carefully before paying for this service or blindly following these trades.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-28
Dear Chris,
We’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating losses can be, especially in volatile sectors like semiconductors and leveraged ETFs.
That said, we strongly disagree with the characterization of Gareth’s analysis and methodology. Technical analysis is probability-based, not prediction-based, and no trader or strategy will be correct 100% of the time, particularly during aggressive markets. Our team has also had many significant winning trades across our services, including throughout 2026, but trading always involves both gains and losses.
It’s also important to emphasize that Verified Investing is an educational platform. We provide real-time analysis, trade ideas, risk levels, and ongoing market commentary, but each member remains responsible for their own execution, position sizing, and use of leverage.
We consistently teach members not to blindly follow trades, but instead to learn the methodology, manage risk carefully, and adapt positions to their own financial situation and tolerance for volatility.
We appreciate your feedback and sincerely wish you the best moving forward.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Justin · 1 review · Experienced 2026-04-24 ·
★★★★★
Gareth Should Discontinue His Services
Gareth should discontinue his services, instead he's making more courses. I have now blown up my account following his trading advice. I have been in the swing trading service for over 2 years. There were ups and downs but this last year has been an absolute disaster. He totally ignores these massive losses he is holding on to (some for years) and he just opens a brand new account for 2026 with another million dollars. At first his new portfolio was doing great I think he was up 27%ish on the year. This is because he was going heavy long. Once markets bounced, however, he cannot help himself with the shorts. The account for this year is now down 42% (a 69% swing) and now his account is available to be seen by members so he cannot just ignore it like he did previously. Even if trades went against us I would have never imagined I would blow up my account doing simple swing trades but here we are. After observing how he does things for multiple years I feel like he is too preoccupied with giving out trades regularly to act like the service is actually doing something and worth the money. Hilariously this is at the expense of the trades actually working and people making (and keeping) money. If he had just took his profits and sat on it from last April tariff selloff and then this most recent March 2026 selloff he'd be way better off. 99% of the year markets are usually griding up so the only trades he gives out for the most part are shorts. They end up taking over the whole entire account and he just prays to break even on these things. Like WTH is the point of it. Listen to the other awful reviews, I read one recently about someone over 60 years old who lost half of their net worth following him. These stories are tragic and I have no idea how he can just get up there every day with a smile on his face knowing how wrong he has been. He had similar complaint on his previous "inthemoneystocks" company and pivoted to Verified Investing to get a new image. Lessons learned? Absolutely 0 apparently and he's in the same boat again and here come all the negative reviews. I was joking that I should do an inverse Gareth portfolio... cannot even imagine how much money I would be up, instead I lost my whole account. They will respond and probably try to get this taken down or say how I needed to take my own risks into account. Like seriously don't provide a service then, anyone can just short all the high flyer stocks. Last year he just ignored margin calls but now he can't because we all see it. The worst part was that he kept giving me hope all year. I probably would have bailed a while ago if I was just trading myself but you assume he has so much experience and keeps saying how markets will come in and these stocks he's holding short will come down. The day has yet to come and now it has gone on so long that people are wrecked. I remember last fall him saying phrases in his daily video like "you'll see the fastest correction you'll probably ever see in your trading career" and "I'm not scared of these markets." Like maybe you should be buddy. Or even if you aren't and want to waste your time and money trading like this with your millions of dollars, do it on your own time. The way he trades is just insane, I can't believe this is what he has come up with to showcase to people after all of these years trading. Its like a broken record with this guy he just cannot help himself then finds himself in the same position over and over again praying these stocks will come down so that he can break even, I've never seen something more dumb in my life. Even if you don't want to buy these stocks at these levels, why do you have short everything under the sun. What's even more crazy is the amount of risk he is willing to take for 10% gains. He takes profits on all positions at around 10% but he is willing to go 100's of % out of the money in order to get the 10% or even less and he'll just keep saying "it'll come in." I really can't believe it has come to this, he is really hurting people who assume he knows what he's talking about and even the people who just joined in 2026 where it seemingly looked like he was doing great, now he's pulling the same crap all over again and praying for some big correction. I am never trading like this ever again in my life and I am going to have to unlearn a lot of things that I had learned following him. Cannot tell you how disappointed I am. On top of it he takes no responsibility at all. He acts like he made so many mistakes when he was younger doing dumb things, I can't imagine how bad it must have been considering he's blowing up accounts even now after 30 years of experience, like what a joke. This was money my family had built up for years and years and we will have to start over completely now. All I wanted was to make some extra money on the side since I was laid off and now we will have to start over completely thanks to this fraud.
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CC · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-01 ·
★★★★★
Great Insights but don't short!
I have been with VI for over a year now and have never submitted a review. However, after the drawdowns people are experiencing recently, I felt the need to share some things I've learned along the way with this service.
1.) Do NOT take short positions with this service. They suffer massive drawdowns and continue to double down on losing positions. This includes longs like SOXS, QID, ZSL, etc as those are still shorts. I have been sitting in cash as Gareth's entire portfolio at the moment is in shorts, it's still frustrating that I am missing out on this rally.
2.) They do have some really good calls on true long positions. I have made money with this service, but only with long positions. If you look at their historical record, long positions typically don't suffer big losses or drawdowns and naturally recover when the market does.
3.) My biggest complaint is that they recently devalued their service by eliminating the dividend trader, ETF trader, and small cap catalyst. They continue to try to spin their reasoning, but at the end of the day call a spade a spade. You're paying the same price for fewer trade ideas and alerts.
I may not be with this service for much longer, but my hope is that VI takes these reviews seriously and overhauls their product to provide the same value as they once did before. They need to create a service that is truly a longer-term buy/hold, no shorting strategy for those of us who don't want to bet against the market.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-28
Hi CC,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and feedback. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts and we're glad to hear that you've benefited from the analysis and alerts that our Pro Traders provide within our services.
At the same time, we do want to clarify that short positions are an intentional part of Gareth’s methodology. While short trades can experience larger drawdowns, they have also historically produced some of the biggest gains during major market reversals. Trading both sides of the market is part of what differentiates active trading from traditional long-only investing, though we fully understand that this style may not fit every trader’s risk tolerance or investment goals.
We also consistently emphasize the importance of position sizing, scaling, and individual risk management. As for the service update you've mentioned, we understand and appreciate you sharing your perspective on this. The decision to consolidate that service was made to streamline and improve the overall member experience while continuing to focus on the highest-conviction trade opportunities and educational content. We understand not every member will agree with those changes, but we appreciate the feedback and take comments like yours seriously.
Thank you again for being part of the Verified Investing community and for sharing your thoughts constructively. We sincerely hope to continue to serve you for the foreseeable future.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Anthony Reguero · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-01 ·
★★★★★
I must warn you
I must warn you, this service can get you; in real trouble. I have been with Gareth for a year and a half. I am in the swing trader service. This service has 11 open positions. He does not reflect these in his performance. They are left for dead. For good reason, they are SNDK 10% of your portfolio short @ 233. He doesn't say a word. Today, I took a 300,000 loss since the stock is @ 1100 and looks like it's going to 2000. 5% of your portfolio in SMH short at 206. Today its 510 Then there's CAT 7% of portfolio short at 476 it's now 900. WDC 7% of portfolio short at 130 dollars it's 440. This is half of all my money in the world. I am 66 and this hurts. 1,000,000.00 of life savings loss. He never emails us or updates. Essentially this year was 100% loss of portfolio if you followed him. Thank God I put in lower numbers. But still a huge chunk of retirement funds gone forever. He is a good teacher, but he can handle way more risk than anyone else and he seems to have unlimited funds. When I called the office they said he has no updates on these positions. That I need to make my own risk assessments. How do you sell a service then take no accountability? He is brilliant and I still follow him, I just make my own trade decisions now.
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Chun Leung · 1 review · Experienced 2026-04-28 ·
★★★★★
Beware of hugh drawdowns.
You would be better off buying the Nasdaq or S&P 500 than following their trades. As of today, May 5, 2026, the Stocks and ETF portfolio has a loss of 14.89% year to date. The qqq is up 9.5% and the S&P up 5.7%.
Gareth posts very risky trades like shorting stocks right before earnings. His money management is poor. When the market goes against him, he doubles down. When you look at the closed trades, you see a very good winning record, but the open trades have a huge drawdown. They do this purposely to inflate their win rate, and they don't want you to see the losing trades, so they keep holding them. They can have open positions that are down 40 to 50%.
He recommended one stock, SOXS, that is currently down 52%. SOXS is meant to be day-traded because it has time decay, whereas it's being held in the account for over 3 weeks. He's been doubling down on this while it's been going against him. So in this portfolio, there is $1.015 million, and he put $472k into SOXS. Almost 47% of his portfolio is this one stock, which is crazy. This is a recipe for blowing up an account.
I am sure they will reply that their service is for educational purposes only, but most people thought it would help them make money. Then, I guess you should join only if you are looking for an education, and don't expect to make any money.
Do not pay them $150/month to underperform the Nasdaq and S&P 500 and potentially have 50%+ drawdowns on your account.
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Allie · 1 review · Experienced 2026-04-20 ·
★★★★★
A BET AGAINST USA...
It's important for people to know that the top guys says he is 80% right but this is not true!! As badly as I wish it was, you will be disappointed. If you want to bet against the strongest economy in the world, you will love this service. They short USA everyday and continue to lose. They dollar cost average their day trades and get out and say they made a profit. I sat and followed every trade at my computer, everyday and still had small wins and big losses. I did APEX day trading and smart money stocks and the crypto service for 2 months. All I can think is that though he says charts drive him, its a skewed view that USA is doomed. And you have to have hundreds of thousands of capital to take their trades to even make say $50. But most trades go red as soon as they announce them. Makes you wonder.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-05-28
Hi Allie,
We’re sorry to hear that our services did not meet your expectations.
However, we do want to clarify several points. Verified Investing’s methodology is based on technical analysis and probability, not on “betting against the USA.” Our traders take both long and short positions depending on what the charts and market conditions indicate at a given time. Over the years, our services have included many highly successful long and short positions across stocks, ETFs, Crypto, Commodities and more.
We also strongly disagree with the implication that results are fabricated. Our traders manage positions in real time, including scaling in and out when market conditions warrant it, which is a standard practice among active traders. Not every trade will be a winner, and losses are an unavoidable part of trading, which is why we consistently emphasize proper position sizing and risk management. Beyond this, our track record is always available to our members, and members can also historically review each timestamped trade taken to see those alerts directly.
We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best moving forward.
Sincerely,
The Verified Investing Team
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Steve Dunlop · 6 reviews · Experienced 2026-04-20 ·
★★★★★
Had high hopes when trying out your…
Had high hopes when trying out your swing trading service for a month. Sure there were some winning trades but Gareth putting us in 3x leveraged short stocks has wiped out all the gains and led to losses. He continues to add to short positions which may or may not be profitable in the end but the risk is way too high for most traders. To sit on losses like this and hope for a reversal is not a strategy i will follow. Trends should be respected until they break. If you look at the 2025 open positions there are over 200,000 in losses that would require a total market collapse to recover from.
I have cancelled my subscription and will warn others to stay away. You did not address my concerns in other emails and fed me some generic poor answers. I will expect the same from this. Im sure you will continue to pull in subscriptions based on your skewed performance data that truly does not represent the returns anyone will get.
I am a subscriber of smart money stocks and ETF since Feb end. It started nicely, but right now the situation with the portfolio is in deep red. I realized that Gareth is only a reversal trader, and the entries are very normal - sell at high and buy at low. well it was working nicely, until he decided to start shorting into this rally. ever since the rally started and markets touched ATH, all we have been doing in the portfolio is adding on to shorts. the biggest loser is SOXS (inverse on semi's)...its a big loss, and every time all he tells in his videos is that markets are way too extended, and drop can happen any time. but sorry, this is not what I expect from a professional trader like him with more than 2 decades of exp. I am very frustrated, and I take it as my responsibility to inform potential new investors that this kind of ordinary investing is what even we were doing before joining his service. so theres nothing special about him. real test is when markets are tough. and its not even tough right now, we are seeing ATH in markets, and he has been shorting in anticipation of a pullback, which is not coming so far. now there's no option, but to wait for a pullback while the markets rip to ATH every day. very disappointing timings tbh.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-04-27
Dear Udayan,
Thank you for your detailed feedback, we're sorry the experience so far has been disappointing.
Gareth's positioning reflects his technical analysis at a given moment, and the decisions he makes are taken with his trading strategy in mind. With any trade taken, positions are actively managed as conditions evolve, and his Deep Dive videos within our Smart Money service walk through his current thinking on open positions in detail.
It's also worth noting that Verified Investing is a financial education service. Trade alerts and analysis are provided as educational content. Execution and individual portfolio management remain each trader's own responsibility.
Our public Track Record on our Smart Money: Stocks & ETFs product page reflects all closed positions across 14+ years of history and is available for anyone to review. If you have questions about your account with us, please feel free to reach out to our Support Team for assistance.
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
I have been involved with Verified Investing for just two weeks. I followed the trades to a tee. During this time the general market has risen fast and furious , however , the so called “Master Trader “ has been mainly heavily short??? Am down $90,000 on one stock alone! (SOXS) Not Happy! But highly disappointed!!!
Reply from Verified Investing2026-04-27
Dear Daniel,
Thank you for sharing this, we're sorry to hear you're in this position.
Verified Investing is a financial education service. We provide trade alerts and analysis as educational content, but we do not manage member funds or control how members size or execute their own positions. Execution and individual portfolio management ultimately remain the responsibility of each trader, and how much capital is allocated to any trade is always the member's own decision.
Gareth's positioning at any given time reflects his read on the charts and technicals, and positions may be actively managed as market conditions evolve. Some trades may even be in the red for a period before it plays out. This is part of how swing trading works and is documented throughout our 14+ year public Track Record.
We'd strongly encourage you to review your own risk management, and given what you've described,you may want to consider speaking with a licensed financial advisor regarding your situation. We wish you success in your future investments.
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
I’ve been with Verified Investing for over five years now and it’s changed my life and financial future. I’ve now transitioned to trading full-time and have the freedom to live and work from anywhere around the world. Thank you so much to Gareth and the team for your amazing work!
Reply from Verified Investing2026-04-20
Hi Yulia,
Congratulations on finding that financial freedom, that's incredible to hear! We love hearing stories like this, it's motivating to the whole team! Just as we have over the past 5 years, we look forward to continuing to help you for years to come.
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
Great insight and experience that makes all the difference = well done!
Reply from Verified Investing2026-04-21
Hi Dewald,
Thank you for your kind words, we're glad to hear that our team's insight and analysis has helped make a difference to your strategy!
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
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Brian H · 1 review · Verified · Experienced 2026-04-03 ·
★★★★★
The service is excellent
The service is excellent. You’re provided with multiple ways to receive alerts for trading activity, which keeps you fully engaged. Gareth trades frequently, and his win/loss ratio is one of the best I’ve seen. His pre- and post-market analysis is consistently spot-on, and his trades are exceptionally well-timed. The website is packed with valuable resources that make it easy to learn and master technical analysis on your own.
Reply from Verified Investing2026-04-20
Dear Brian,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your support! It's great to hear that you're engaged with the analysis, insight and trades that Gareth and our team provides! Our goal is to help keep our members informed and learning through technical analysis, so it's good to hear that you're growing your confidence as a trader.
Sincerely,
the Verified Investing team
