Verified Investing Reviews 430

I've been a paid user of V.I.'s services for over a year now. These are my honest thoughts:

First: the Verified Investing team. Gareth, Ben, Drew, Lawton, and their entire staff are genuinely good guys and gals who want to help make you money and who do their best to see that happen. I've traded with them live in their day trading service for over a year now on every single trading day, listening to them calling out trades and revealing the secrets of how they do what they do, teaching and going into detail, answering questions in the afternoon when things quiet down and helping people learn when opportunity presents itself. These are good people.

That said, most customers do not care about personalities as much as performance, right? So I'll cut to it.

In short:

- They are excellent at day trading
- They have not been as excellent at swing trading. Not lately at least.

The day trading:

Gareth and his V.I. team are very good at this. I've used several of their services and found value in each of them, but their live day trading room is their strength in my opinion.

These guys are real people making real trades, live, with full transparency. And they use a system that wins--not every time, but more often than not, leading to large net gains over time.

When I first joined, I struggled a bit: the V.I. team are pros and they communicate trade details fast and efficiently when the market is moving and I had to speed up my workflow a lot when I joined to become fast enough at placing trades as they're called out by the team.

Also, their counter-trend trading style was difficult for me to understand at first and I almost found it frustrating. It didn't make sense to me and I wasn't used to it. But, after spending time with them and paying attention, I started to understand and now I get it. There are many ways to day trade and theirs definitely works. Even if you don't understand at first and you just copy their trades exactly, I think you'll be happy with the results ;)

One more thing I didn't understand at first: "why do these guys trade in the morning but often not as much later in the day, in the afternoons? The market is open until 4pm EST after all! Are these guys just lazy? Come on! Let's click some buttons and make some more money!"

I get it now: they're just picky. They're selective about the trades they take, only giving out the highest probability trades they can find on a given day. That doesn't mean they all work out--they don't. But the V.I. team does their best to avoid taking low quality, 50-50 trades that are a coin flip, where they don't have an advantage, where there's no volatility and price movement becomes completely unpredictable or non-existent. That pickiness helps protect you and everyone else taking their trades from carelessly losing money in trades that are less likely to play out favourably.

My best piece of advice to anyone considering joining: start with smaller amounts of money in your trades than you think you should. Doing this, you'll lower the stress, you won't hesitate to add to positions when you need to (again, it can seem very counter-intuitive and thus scary at first at times), and you'll learn a lot faster when you can just follow the process at first and see how it all works without the stress that can cause you to hesitate and not act (and thus: not profit as much as you should). Start small, learn, and then scale up.

Their day trading service is great.

As for their swing trades,

I used their "Smart Money Stocks and ETFs" service starting in January of this year up until just recently. I have quit using it due to it underperforming some other systems I've been testing and using (four in total). I had some success with their service, but ultimately it just makes sense to do more of what works and less of what hasn't worked, and for me that means taking a break from their swing trades.

The effort they put into the presentation and delivery of the information that comes with the video updates is great, but it's the performance I ultimately care about.

Initially, I took every swing trade alert they sent out. It's great because it's so efficient: you get an alert on the app, and then you place a trade. It's beautiful. No staring at a screen for hours on end: just experts giving you their best trades at key moments. It's Perfect.

...except over time, I started only taking the longs and ignoring the shorts as some of them were getting too far out of the money for me. I ultimately set a stop on a lot of the short positions and just got out of them. Looking at some of the long-standing short positions held in the stock swing trading portfolio confirmed to me that it was probably the right decision. It was for me. Everyone has to make that call for themselves.

Whatever you do, do not blindly follow someone else's advice indefinitely: adapt to what you notice. My 2c.

Gareth and his Team, Drew, Ben, Lawton for now have been a steady hand during these always volatile markets. The trick is knowing when to jump on board their trades or hang back. I have learned from them never buy all at once. Even Cramer teaches this. Next I have learned take the singles and doubles 10% to 15% on pops, previously I would hold forever and eventually give up profits. The trick is never run out of capital and no more than 15% in one position again from Gareth training.

Verified Investing is the primary reason I am doing Day Trading. They have terrific training resources and provide what I need to set-up and execute on trades. The 15-20 daily videos are excellent. They are not shy about "failed" trades and never claim to be perfect. They are constantly training during the APEX Live Day Training stream, which I find very helpful. While their banter during the lulls is not something I love, they are pretty mild mannered, which I appreciate.

Simple, straightforward communication, excellent technical analysis. Regular reviews of major markets. Consistency in approach and application of techniques.

Been watching Gareth for a couple of years now. To me, he is the guy on the block that is very knowledgeable and TRUSTWORTHY. I feel like he is on my side and is my friend. You can learn so much about how to trade like a pro by learning how to analyze charts. Also many tips on being a successful trader as in controling emotions. Gareth has made all the mistakes you can when he was learning, and shares them with you. Like he says " no BS, just charts. When you give it time and watch his daily free shows, you will come to realize it is fascinating and can be fun. His paid subscriptions are totally legit and worth it. Everything takes time, and once you feel comfortable with the daily shows and have learnt the patterns that effect price action, go for it and purchase a subscription.

I love your great recommendations! Thanks!

Great value for what they give you. Tried three other sites before Verified Investing and canceled within 2 days. I will be staying with Verified Investing.

Worst financial decision I ever made! As a new trader I thought this would be a good opportunity to increase my portfolio size while learning. They encouraged me to use my entire portfolio and when the breakout happened for BTC they continued to add to short trades which at one point totaled 82% of portfolio just with Gareth's trades. They all ended with horrible losses. I would not recommend trusting this service. When I wanted to speak with one of them, all I got was a sales person who encouraged me to stay with the service. Frankly, I feel it is preditory for new traders and they were 100% dishonest with me before I signed up.

I have been a member following gareth since 2022 when it was INTHEMONEYSTOCKS. My portfolio has never recovered since and have sat with huge unrealized losses just praying for an economic disaster so that I would make some back. His marketing is very catchy and he really will play into your emotions like he is different “outperforming the market” and “creating real wealth”. Verified Investing was created and members were transferred over. Since Verified Invested things have gone quite strange.Just dont ask him about his NVDA position. I consistently send him all of the compiled information on this and it week after week goes ignored by his whole team and him. In his videos he will use phrases to keep you hooked in and on the edge of possibilities but it’s all a delusional scheme not following his own methodology. I have spent weeks posting questions through the appropriate channels emailing and calling support only for them to refer on down the line with no real answers. I have given his team and gareth weeks to acknowledge and give responses to any of these holes in their reporting and they wont even acknowledge this or give me the time of day. Please believe the other 1 star reviews. I understand having some bad trades but I cannot accept the lack of integrity and gaslighting. I hate to write this review because at times I have loved this service and education provided but at this point I am left with no choice to steer others away from getting hurt. I would love for them to contact me and make this all right but until then I will follow through with the options available to me like posting this review to the public. Update.. October 17th my subscription was renewed for $396. October 24th this review was flagged and I have been locked out of my account with no explanation or refund. They wont answer my calls, support emails or scheduled meetings. Very concerning. Why would they ignore me if they have nothing to hide? Why would they delete my account following the trade if they have nothing to hide?

Don't bother! I have been a paying client for almost 5 years for stocks and crypto service. I had to end the stock subscription as almost all my stocks were in the red. I signed up for the three trading courses strategies, setups and secrets of a winning trader that currently cost $10k with the understanding that I will have access to them forever. SCAM alert... apparently it says in the terms & conditions that you pay $10000 for only 8 months! And then you can sign up again, I guess, for another $10k for another 8 months?!
Gareth is average at best....and now lost all credibility. Verified Investing is not a honest and honourably company... don't waste your time and money on these scammers. Watch the daily free youtube videos and you get your money's worth!

Gareth Soloway and all the other traders are down-to-earth genuine folks. I don't think they're scammers at all. They are very professional as well.

As for their track record, it doesn't lie. They do have winning trades 80%+ of the time in the day trading room and the swing trading service. However, as many other reviewers stated, they tend to hold losers and DCA into positions, sometimes several times. If you're okay with this trading style, go for it and you'll likely profit just as they have.

One thing that always bothered me about the DCA approach they take is that the losers they do end up taking in the day trading room are usually pretty severe compared to their gains. Gains will be range in the $1000-$3000 range mostly, but losses sometimes can be in the $10,000+ range. So you would really need around 5 winning trades to offset the losses of 1 bad trade. Again, results don't lie though, they are profitable over the long term. You really need to have faith and commit to every trade they take if you want the same results. Easy in theory, but in practice, when you see your account down 5% on a daytrade and they're still adding to a short or long, you end up getting very hesitant to follow suit, because what if this is the one trade they take an L on that ends up being a huge loss? It's a roll of the dice. And your expected value goes down the more hesitant you get, because if you miss out on the winning trades or go too light on those, you're more likely to enter a bad trade and not be able to offset those losses with a series of winning trades, leaving you net negative.

For the swing trades, as others have said, there have been some surprising short positions taken that probably should never have been taken, such as $GE and $NVDA. I understand that TA is helpful to guide your trades, but I find that resistance for hot stocks in an up trending market is less respected, while support is heavily respected, which gives you an inherent disadvantage. Especially for stocks in the S&P that are constantly being bought by 401ks. If you want either take the suggested stop losses (in which case your win rate will probably be abysmal, far less than 80%) or wait till the 3rd add on a lot of shorts, and you'll decrease your chances of being in a huge drawdown.

I vehemently disagree with Gareth when he says that he could trade any chart regardless of what the underlying holding is--he often says he could trade rocks if they had a chart. I do believe this applies to most stocks, but there are enough examples to the contrary that Gareth probably shouldn't assert that so confidently. Investor sentiment and news plays a huge role and can defy charts, as has been demonstrated for many of the positions the team is still holding short since 2023. Nonetheless, Gareth is genuinely trying to educate and help new traders and his analysis is very helpful to take into account.

Trading psychology plays a big role, and if you're not an experienced trader and you're neurotic, following them can be a very emotionally painful experience. So much so that even if you make money, it's arguably not worth the emotional pain that resulted from it.

In the late 1970's Alan Greenspan used the phrase "irrational exuberance", talking of the stock market. Is that you, irrationally buying/selling blindly following the Verified Investor teams recommendations? They are human, they can be right, they can be wrong. But their APPROACH is spot on. What you are missing is the available SELF-EDUCATION, the many courses, -- as in all things in life, you get out of this service the exact effort YOU put in. The goal for each of us is to DECIDE based on the charts. One of Gareth's phrases is "follow the breadcrumbs"!!! It is MANY crumbs seen together that increases the odds for the right outcome. All about timing...

I lost my share of dollars before joining Verified Investing. From my previous losses I took to heart the warning for position size while I got my feet wet this past year +, as I educated myself, learned better overall approaches to trading. I no longer expect "instant gratification" on a trade. I'm all about Slow and Steady....

The various traders individual personalities and risk tolerance lead to varying buy/sell signals. This is your clue. Educate yourself through their courses, find YOUR tolerance, adjust their advice to fit your comfort zone.

Taking to heart the need for multiple "breadcrumbs" I continued my education by purchasing Drew's "Decoding the Cycles" course. It is amazing! Get's you thinking about the BIG picture... BIG, in all the way back 100 years!!! How cycles repeat! His Cycles course will help you get ahead of the instant "gratification" expectations. I am a retired realtor, from experience I was aware of real estate cycles, but not the timing.. for several months I considered: "Is this the time to sell my condo?"... One month ago I closed on my condo sale, I feel I now have the best of both worlds. I sold to an investor, I am leasing back, (didn't have to pack and move) !!! -- unlocked my equity now available for additional market investment. Pleased as I am I continued wondering if this was the BEST time to sell... Low! Behold! The timing of Drew's 9-22-2025 cycle report subject was housing, with a warning for what may be coming!!!! Read it! With my real estate experience I had already connected the "breadcrumbs", made my decision... Drew's report connects the real estate timing dots as he sees it. His report gave me the assurance my decision was correct. THAT'S a "Confirmation Signal". Can't put a price tag on that!

Education!!! Decide for yourself.
Best Wishes to All.
GH

The whole platform, app and alert service are actually great. There is a lot of good information throughout their website and I really do appreciate Gereths daily commentary on markets. Risk and portfolio management are absolutely abysmal and this is not designed for retail no matter how much he spins it this way. What is disingenuous is how the portfolio is handled when it becomes absolutely bloated with shorts as the market continues to march on many, many months after he would have expected a pullback by. Positions that may have started off small end up very large and considerably out of the money. Like all of them... at once. Along the way anyone who does not have a large amount of extra money to put into the account to cover nearly daily margin calls will eventually be on their own choosing which positions to either remove for a loss and which ones you can no longer add to. Even when using 2X leverage you still need much more additional money to just maintain margin and this is not even accounting for the fact that he just keeps continuing to both add new positions and add to basically every other position and we've still seen no significant pullback so this would be impossible for anyone else. I have reached out multiple times about this very thing and get basic information like "they are only recommendations" or "I know that it is hard to hold losing positions, they more often than not come back into the money eventually." And we still do not know how squeezed our account will be and how many adjustments and losses we would have to have taken by then. There is no humbleness it is just double down over and over for many months. The whole premise of Verified Investing is that it is information for retail to get an edge over big money which is absolutely laughable and you will get wrecked shorting like he does. He shoots from the hip constantly and never adjusts anything. This method may have worked when he made all his money but it is a disaster in this market. Eventually I am sure he will make some money on a lot of these positions but any normal person would have been unable to take positions/add to existing positions/have a worse average when he finally gets out of a position and you are then left either taking a loss where he exits or will be on your own maintaining the position and praying it corrects more than Gareth needed it to by. As I type this I am still watching my account go down as it does every single day in this bubble. Every technical he has focused on has broken and he just finds yet another one that's "so important" but most likely doesn't work either. You end up praying for these large corrections that are so few and far between and by the time it finally comes your account is so battered and bruised you are grateful to even get a chunk of initial money back in which case what is the point of it all and why pay for the service. Any longs that we have are quickly unloaded around 10% only to subsequently see them run up sometimes 100's of additional %. For someone who traded through multiple bubbles, the advice that is given is a surefire way to blow up your account on the way up. Anyone could just short any high flyers over and over. At my breaking point with this service as I am underwater a massive amount and in margin calls nearly daily and have added a lot of extra money myself and also had to take significant losses as well. Update 10/27/25 They flagged this review as "defamatory content" but couldn't get it taken down so they had to reply to it below. A bad look on this company and it seems like they can't take any valid criticisms from anyone and continually shut off comments. Cannot imagine the money that could be made doing the opposite of Gareth as he "builds his short positions" for 3/4 of the year. Update 11/10/25 259.8% of the portfolio is now being used to break even with positions massively out of the money and still no end in sight. Update 1/15/26 Gareth just said on a daily video that he is now going to be using a new system that will show true P&L and we will be able to see his exact account figures and he'll be able to maintain it as "one portfolio." Like WTH were you doing before? I thought the whole point of recommendations as percentages of a portfolio were that you were maintaining your portfolio as a whole. Its so disingenuous and he just says it as some passing comment. He needs to be more honest and forthright. This whole experience has been so disappointing, I am going to pray these markets correct and I am done following his advice. It is WAY too risky for the average person and I would consider myself more open to risk and able to sit on my account being out of the money more than the majority and even I am just so done with this. Feels like getting stabbed over and over daily. There is also absolutely no way these recent excellent reviews are all legit, no way.

I have been with this service a little over a year. I have lost more money in this service than in my entire trading career of 10 years. Gareth Soloway has been chasing shorts the entire time, which includes the SOXS, S&P 500 and Nvidia to name a few. The losses are usually quite large 12 percent of portfolio for each loss. Wins are normally 1 percent of portfolios. He is constantly trying to pick the bottom and top of charts and often fails. I am upset with myself that I got hooked into thinking his methodology was sound. I would not recommend this to a new or seasoned trader.

Lose Money it’s terrible advice
Had been a subscriber for the service for 1 year. It started well, the first month was even profitable (worse than index investing though) but the rest of it was a disaster. The traders running the service are holding onto massive losses on shorts for years (they give recommended stop targets, but never follow them themselves as they say in videos for subscribers): NVDA (down 250%), SMCI (down 56%), GE (down 92%), MSFT, AAPL. These positions are down so much and are so overweight in the portfolio, that any further trades in 2025 will not recover their portfolio to 0% loss, even if markets correct 50% like these traders expect. The best they can do is limit the losses when and if the markets correct, but they will still be double digit losses percentage-wise for the overall portfolio a subscriber of this service would hold. That is, if the traders running this subscription service didn't get margin called, which they should have been (as mentioned in one subscriber video from beginning of 2024, they were close). You can do so much better :). Even a bank deposit is better than this service. And SP500 index investing is massively outperforming this active trading "methodology" in the last 2 years.

Service subscribers are never shown total portfolio P&L that would be formed if they followed the trade signals. Which is the most basic metric of whether you should bother with this service. One of the traders running the service started doing that in IBKR account in a couple of subscriber videos and then pulled the plug on the idea. He probably figured revealing the overall portfolio performance YoY (it should be about minus 50% or more) would scare subscribers away.

Only two things are shared (instead of overall portfolio performance): their entry points (average price, short/long, and the time the position was opened), and "portfolio' percentage" of the position. But there are so many tricks buried into portfolio percentages, you will never figure out their overall portfolio P&L mathematically.

I will share just one of the many things they do so you can never figure out the overall P&L. Let's say you want to throw in 100K to test the methodology offered (beware that they can go up to 2-3x of the initial 100% allocation, but let's forget that nitpick). Say, they claim they are long T, for 10% of the portfolio (10K) at average price X. And then the next day T's price goes down 50%. That position is now 5% of the portfolio money-wise, they would say, but the overall portfolio actually shrunk. That also means overall portfolio is down 5% (this information is not shared). Consider multiplying this simple example 50 times for 50 open positions like this one, and then you can understand that the overall portfolio performance becomes impossible to deduct from the partial information the service is exposing to subscribers.

You know what's even funnier? A few years ago they simply added the gain they had on closed trades (and only closed trades, not accounting for massive losing trades that are still open) to form a crazy number like +1756% and that was declared as yearly performance :). For example, they would close 3 tiny 1% of portfolio positions for 10% gain and in that case they'd declare +30% as an overall result. Current situation is no more transparent and no more accurate than the above.

They also feed you other bits of partial information that is true (like 5 last successful 1% portfolio trades they made 10% on) but they never share the full picture (like their overall portfolio across all positions in aggregate being down 50%) which is what you need to know when considering whether to follow this methodology.

Note that I meticulously copied all the trade signals given by the service so the numbers above aren't random. The above is not my opinion, it's the overall portfolio P&L (2023--2024) which is the information you will never come across being a subscriber of Verified Investing/Smart Money: Stocks and ETFs. Best of luck with investing and learning how to do that somewhere else.

Verified Investng team provides great overview of the markets with observations, specific chart setups and ideas. This is the best service in finance I've seen in 8 years of my presence in the financial markets.
It is truly "No BS, just charts", and I really appreciate the work they are doing.

I had a problem with streaming the Deep Dives and Tessa got it taken care for me!! Excellent service!

Absolutely unbelievable anyone is giving this service positive reviews. Lost $100,000 with this service. His success rate is measured off closed trades. He fails to mention the MASSIVE amounts of money he is down in open trades. These amounts account for over 100% of the recommended allocations. This means according the recommendations ALL your money is in theses trades. That would leave ZERO for your open more trades. Simple math. Total scam.

Very positive experience. Trading together with the group has helped me a lot with my focus and consistency. The ability to ask and listen to questions and answers is strong guidance for understanding the trades.

At Verified Investing, they guide individual investors make good decisions and they explain well so you can learn how to make good trades because it's all about the charts. They are very good.