Code of Ethics
By Ian Ippolito · First published 2015. · Last updated April 2026
Many other sites (and investment clubs) have significant conflicts of interest, that compromise their neutrality, trustworthiness, integrity and usefulness. To avoid this, we agree to restrict ourselves following to the following code.
No money will be accepted from any outside sponsor or platform for anything. This includes but is not limited to:
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No money for guides, tutorials, reviews or postings (or any content in them, or to modify or delete them).
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No money for introducing or connecting investors to them or their deals
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No money for users who click on links that go to their sites.
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No money for advertising on the site.
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Additionally, the private investor club may negotiate better financial terms on deals for the benefit of the members investing in them. No special financial terms will be negotiated for myself above and beyond what members receive.
For clarity: I do receive monetary compensation in two ways: via donations or a club feeder. Site members can send donations (and a $200 donation entitles them to access my personal low-level due diligence notes on investments I've put money into). And if the club chooses to create a feeder, I take a fee as manager (and keep the excess beyond expenses). Very occasionally a sponsor may choose to reimburse some of the costs of creating a feeder as well.
Additionally I receive the same non-monetary compensation all club members do: Access to otherwise inaccessible sponsors, millions of dollars of special deals and discounts, the satisfaction of giving back and helping others, and more.
Independence in action:
