David L.

I have been a VantagePoint customer for about four months, and I have quickly come to appreciate the value that VantagePoint adds to my investment and trading decisions. I engage in both short term trading of stocks and options, and long term management of a portfolio for growth and income. In both areas, VantagePoint has given me great insight into the near term trend of markets and industries. That of course has helped with short term trading, but also it has helped me to establish longer term positions at advantageous prices. What initially attracted me to VantagePoint was the concept of being provided with sophisticated tools that help me to make decisions. I am skeptical of those investment services that say, Buy this stock (or option) at this price. An investor/trader doesn’t learn from that kind of advice. My goal is to become a better trader/investor by learning how to interpret statistical and chart indicators. VantagePoint has become an important tool for me in this learning process. The Intelliscan feature of VantagePoint is an incredible time saver in the search for stocks which are ready to make a move up or down. I like the fact that I can customize Intelliscan to support my particular investment goal on any day. Again, interpreting an Intelliscan screening of 30 or 40 stocks is a learning process that will make me a smarter investor. I can easily add or eliminate screening factors until I find a set that meets my goals. The VantagePoint software is very sophisticated but learning to use it is a quick process. Recently I established a new position in a long term equity holding at a much better price than I would have gotten without VantagePoint’s guidance. The better entry price means that I was able to increase the dividend yield on the cost of the stock by .40%. That four tenth’s of a percent will add up over 5 to 10 years, a payback against the cost of VantagePoint that is subtle but powerful. Finally, I find that the ‘Help’ resources, both text and video tutorials, are really excellent and easily available in the drop down ‘Help’ tab. This source of help complements the live support that is available from my customer rep and the technical department. This live customer support and follow-up has been outstanding. It is clear that VantagePoint is a very well-managed operation that is unusual in being available to an individual investor/trader such as myself at a reasonable cost.