An important note from the chat room

I will be moving into another stage of my life when I leave Florida in October. I am considering returning to San Francisco, which, despite the very negative publicity, the squalor of the Tenderloin and a dying downtown, is still the hands-down greatest city in America. The redevelopment of the Presidio in particular has been a spectacular success. It has always been one of the most desirable properties in the world, even when the U.S. Army used it and when the U.S. Park Service merely maintained it. It offers amazing views, scenic hiking trails, golf courses and tennis courts, and miles of beach along the Bay. But its conversion for civilian use must be seen and experienced to be fully appreciated. Some of the credit must go to Nancy Pelosi.

One of my goals for 2025 is to put Rick's Picks in capable hands so that I can pursue a big project that has beckoned me for many years: reviving muscular local journalism. I had started working on this in 2017, before divorce and cancer derailed me. Selling Rick's Picks does NOT mean I will be any less of a presence in here, only that someone else will handle the touts. Commentaries and interviews would be optional, but I would continue to play a role. Some of you are better suited than I for using interviews promotionally, since you are more knowledgeable than I about, for one, bullion and the resource sector.

If any of you, or perhaps a group of subscribers, are interested in buying Rick's Picks, please contact me at rick@rickackerman.com.  I will train you in all aspects of the Hidden Pivot Method and also remain as active on the site as you need me to be to achieve growth. I have done almost no marketing at all for nearly ten years, and so the potential for growth is considerable.

I am nearly decided on NOT offering any more courses. Instead, I will meet individually with subscribers online and teach each what he or she needs, and wants, to know. This will be much more labor-intensive for me than simply offering recorded courses, but it is the best and most efficient way I can think of to meet your needs. Depending on what they are, I would cover all material offered to date, including advanced tactics, 'midi' trades and the whole bag of 'cheap parlor tricks'.  I would also teach my radically different approach to trading options.

Scores of traders having taken one-on-one sessions with me over the years. I would encourage you to ask around the 'hood whether they think they got good value for their money. I would charge $400 for the first hour, then $250/hour for sessions purchased in packages of three. This is instruction tailored precisely to your needs, but also to your ability to learn. It will be much cheaper than taking a one-size-fits-all course and winding up with a system you cannot make work.

The material has become too valuable to retail to the world and would be made available only to paid-up subscribers. As of now, I don't plan to market any courses, although the ones I've already recorded would be made freely available to those who take me up on my one-on-one offer. I will create a landing page for signups, but if you don't want to wait, contact me directly at rick@rickackerman.com.