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Frequently Asked Questions

 

About the Service

How much does the service cost?
We offer two subscription plans. Our basic service, which is the do-it-yourself service we have outlined throughout this website and managed accounts.

PerformanceSignal basic is available on a Monthly basis ($19.95 per month) or a Yearly basis ($225 per year-save $15.00).  Alerts are sent to you directly and available 24 hours a day on our members section of the website. You simply make the changes prescribed in your investment accounts 4-6 times per year on average.

PerformanceSignal Managed accounts, are accounts that we make the changes for you during each signal change to insure timely, accurate and hassle-free changes. You get statements and confirmations, this service is based on a percentage of the assets we manage.  If you are interested in managed accounts please email us at support@performancesignal.com and we will send all the required forms and instructions.

Both plans give you full access to PerformanceSignal services and come with an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee for first time subscribers. If not satisfied for any reason during the first 30 days, PerformanceSignal will be glad to issue a full refund. Please read our Refund Policy. There is no long term commitment. You can cancel at any time.

If you decide to subscribe to our service, you will first be billed after you complete our subscription process (using our subscribe page). You will then choose a Password which gives you immediate access to our current signal and other subscriber-only resources of the Web site.

Unless you cancel the service, your subscription plan will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period, and you will be billed accordingly. This helps prevent any lapses in membership during which valuable signals could be missed.

What do I get as part of the service?
You get:

  • PerformanceSignal timely “fund change” email alerts 4-6 times per year on average.
    Now you will know exactly what to do to get the best returns. Our email includes BUY or SELL information for Bond and Stock funds.
  • Suggested best asset allocation scenario
    BUY, SELL and CASH signals: Our BUY signal tells you not only when to be invested but also how to divide your stock portfolio amongst fund types for optimum performance. Our Cash signal tells you when to move everything into safe "Money Market" funds to protect assets. Finally for those who can and want to participate, our SELL signal let's you know that you can buy inverse funds or "short" the market and profit in a declining market.
  • Weekly market commentary and performance updates
    Each week we send a simple update for those that prefer it and an optional in-depth report that includes updated information about the health of the market, trend analysis, sentiment analysis, predictions, short-term strategies, interesting charts and more for the serious investor.
  • Official current market signals for stocks and bonds
    Current signal status available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Educational seminars, articles and commentary

In addition to our time-tested Model and the consistently superior, index-beating performance it has generated, the PerformanceSignal service gives you the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you can depend on an unemotional Model to keep you in the right funds at the right time.

How does Performance Signal work?
PerformanceSignal utilizes today’s most advanced data gathering technologies in our proprietary indicators that in essence measure the subtle buying and selling of all market participants. Most importantly we collect data from private and subscriber based services that provide somewhat obscure but important buy and sell information from company insiders, NYSE specialists, option players and a whole lot more smart money participants and we know statistically which have historically outperformed the stock indexes (see Our Methodology). After we combine our complicated data sets into one powerful buy/sell indicator, we produce alerts a few times per year so that you can stay in the right funds to capitalize on rising prices while minimizing risk. As a member you can read more about each of our proprietary indicators to learn more about our unique advantage.

How do I cancel and discontinue the service?
You can cancel at anytime. You simply have to send a cancellation request by e-mailing us at support@performancesignal.com or by using our contact us page. Please specify your User ID in the message. Please read our Refund Policy.

General Questions

I thought you could not time the market?
This is a common misconception, although it is accurate for the vast majority. The only way you can know if it can be done is to see verified third party results, which we gladly provide. The truth is that smart money participants (people who have consistently beat the market) constantly rotate money in and out of the market (another way to say they time the market). These investors have enormous capital and resources that allow them to understand market mechanics properly and they make money at the expense of less sophisticated investors. Successful market timing can only happen if you know something others don't and that is what we provide - but we don't expect you to believe us, check out our audited third party results.

What is the biggest advantages of your system?
Our model let's you invest in index funds, without individual company risk but with the benefit of documented returns equal to those who take on substantially more risk. Now you can invest in funds like ProFunds Ultra series that provide twice the potential gain but without the downside risk because we take volatility out. Look at our results chart and you can see that when the market goes the wrong way, we are safe in cash or profiting from the decline. This allows you to get serious about your financial goals and we would be glad to discuss the details of our advantages and what it could mean for you- just send us an email at support@performancesignal.com.

Does buying and selling in my funds create taxable capital gains?
No, not if you are using a tax qualified plan such as some IRA's, 401k's and other company sponsored plans. Tax deferred and tax deductible plans retirement plans are ideal for our strategy because the capital gains can be used in their entirety so as to help you grow your retirement basis faster. The only problems with some plans is that they have penalties for trading out within 30-60 days. If you have questions about your plan, just send an email to support@performancesignal.com.

Do you have a "stop Loss" strategy?
Yes, the “stop loss” is set at triggering from an unforeseen loss of 7% from the last Buy signal. If however, it has been several months from the last signal and the market has risen substantially; it is possible that the stock fund prices can drop from their highs more than 7% without triggering a Sell signal. A 7% drop from the highs would not, in most cases, approach your initial entry level if you had made the changes from the time of the last Buy signal in a timely fashion, but could drop below you purchase price if you became invested somewhere in the middle or late part of the cycle. To address this issue see FAQ “If I have just joined should I invest all of my money in right away?”

If I have just joined should I invest all of my money in right away?
If you invest all your assets immediately upon joining, you are of course, no worse off than if you adopted a “Buy & Hold “ approach and over the long haul the way you get started initially will have little impact on your rate of return using Performance Signal- so long as you make the changes in your portfolio in timely fashion when alerts come to you in the future - which is a much more important issue. if you have a large lump sum, you may want to use our short-term Oscillator strategy to pick an optimal time to enter the market.