04/10/09. Metualis Review and Other News

WARNING! THE PROGRAM HAS STOPPED PAYING! PLEASE DON’T INVEST!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying your weekend and feeling relaxed. I was. Until just a while ago when the silence was shattered by the regular sight of thousands of football fans (soccer to American readers) all streaming past. Chelsea have their stadium just down the street from where I live and their latest victory this evening will be celebrated around the neighborhood for a few hours to come. Hope the noise won’t affect my concentration or I may have to go and join them, lol!

Before that happens though I want to talk about one of the new programs I joined recently which you may remember I told you about if you read Friday’s post. It’s called Metualis and it’s a mid term low ROI investment program that has reasonable potential to grow into something profitable. There are three plans, all of which pay daily dividends and all of which return your principal at the end. As you can see they are all quite similar but let’s take a closer look at them on an individual basis.

The first of the three runs for a term of 50 calendar days and offers a daily interest payment of 1.5% on all deposits between $10 and $100,000. So something for every budget in there it’s safe to say. Those payments will eventually add up to a total of 75% of your initial deposit and assuming everything goes according to plan can be considered as pure profit. That plan including the return of your principal of course. So to take a practical example of let’s say a $100 investment, you could expect a daily payment of $1.50 for 50 days. That will be $75 at the end, upon which your initial hundred should be handed back.

For the next plan Metualis offers a slightly increased return of 1.6% per day and pays it over a longer term. A term of 60 days to be precise. The amounts you are allowed to spend remain unchanged with a $10 and a $100,000 maximum. Well, they could hardly increase that bit now could they? So put that same $100 in here and get yourself $1.60 a day for 60 days. That will add up to $96 on expiry which can be considered pure profit once your principal is returned.

And finally the third plan which I went for myself. This one runs for 70 days and pays 1.7% interest per day on the unchanged deposit amounts of anything between $10 and $100,000. To a certain degree it’s arguably less of a risk than the previous plan based on the fact that it will (and it’s the only one of the three that will) allow you to recoup your principal before expiry. Let’s take an example. For a $100 deposit here you can earn $1.70 per day for 70 days. That means you will have earned your principal back after 59 days. On day number 70 your payments should all add up to a total of $119, which upon return of your principal can be considered as pure profit.

The recent history of the online investments industry has numerous examples of programs that made higher payments than this in a shorter time frame that turned out to be success stories that ran for several months. So what’s that got to do with Metualis? Well if nothing else it at least proves that the plans can be profitable and can be sustainable. In the right hands that is. Payment processors that are accepted at this time include LibertyReserve, PerfectMoney, StrictPay, and EcuMoney. Standard fare for an online HYIP game and quite adequate.

The always excellent Koddos are the hosting provider and have Metualis on a dedicated Staminus server. In other words the best available. The script is licensed from Goldcoders which is fine but the icing on the cake so to speak is the implementation of SSL encryption. An added layer of security which is always welcome and sadly after briefly becoming popular amongst program admins earlier this year seem to be less and less common at the moment. So kudos to Metualis for making the extra effort on that.

Communication with the admin should you need to get in touch is done via an online e-mail based support ticket system. The FAQ page is a little thin, however most of the important questions are touched on. As well as that there are discussion threads open in the main investment forums but Metualis doesn’t actually provide links to any of them. So it remains to be seen how much, if any, involvement the admin will have there.

The bottom line I suppose would be that Metualis isn’t a bad little prospect at all as far as HYIPs go. Unfortunately their texts are lifted straight from an actual investment firm so best to ignore whatever claims they make about billion dollar real estate deals. In fact a number of HYIPs have stolen the very same text from the very same source. How about next time you hire a proper writer, eh guys? For now though Metualis, is as I have said, offering a series of plans that have been proven by other admins to be sustainable for a number of months. So I’d say it’s at least one for you to think over, and even those of you who normally prefer shorter term programs might think about it for the sake of diversity. Either way, the potential is there if managed right.

Other news for today.

If you enjoyed my detailed and comprehensive review of the one of the most interesting autosurfs launched lately – MindPowerSurf (read the review here) – you might be interested to know that I just sent some questions for an interview to Mircea. I’m sure that this experienced admin has much to share with the investors and hopefully he will tell us how he’s going to make MindPowerSurf last. Anyway, after less than a week after launch the program is growing strong with over 230 investors probably attracted not only by high-ROI plans (140% after 14 days and 5% for 30 days) but also by the personality of the admin as well as the fast daily payouts. Mircea never fails to update his investors on how things going on MindPowerSurf daily (a quality I admire) and here is the latest from him:
“It is really a great start and this is because of your support. Alexa ranking is 470,118 after only 6 days from start. The link for first review on money-news-online is posted on main page. You will see also very soon my first interview in this reputable site I’m not so active in forums because I have a lot of work to do but I’ll keep you updated every day with updates via mass email. Enjoy surfing and have a nice weekend. Mircea I admin MPS”.

One long-lasting program which I have been monitoring since April 2009 InvestmentForge (reviewed here) issued another update connected with Hedge funds. I understand that they are allegedly involved with this but in my opinion it would be more beneficial for the investors if they explain how exactly they make money on Hedge funds instead of re-publishing financial news from other websites. In my strong opinion InvestmentForge doesn’t give us enough information that we could treat it as an investment project and not just a regular HYIP with variable returns. Anyway, just read the latest update from them and draw your own conclusions:
“Greetings! Today InvestmentForge would like to give you the hottest news from Hedge Fund Market
New York (HedgeConet) – Hedge fund prime brokers, Northern Trust and Merlin Securities, have set up an agreement which enhances Merlin’s existing broker-dealer custody relationships with Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. Clients of Merlin’s now have easy access to all three providers through Merlin’s award-winning multi-prime reporting platform.
“In today’s market, managers and investors are seeking custodial solutions that reduce their risk and provide fully integrated, multi-custodian reporting analytics and risk data,” said Stephan Vermut, Founder and Managing Partner of Merlin. ‘Our agreement with Northern Trust addresses this need for our clients and grants seamless access to a bank custody provider with an unparalleled reputation for quality, safety and stability.”
“Northern Trust is delighted to add Merlin and its clients to our growing hedge fund custody and administration business – which now provides asset servicing for more than $90 billion in assets worldwide,” said Peter Cherecwich , Chief Operating Officer for Corporate and Institutional Services at Northern Trust. “Merlin’s technology, risk analytics, and multi-custody reporting capabilities are a strong complement to Northern Trust’s hedge fund services.”
As of June 30, 2009, Northern Trust had assets under custody of $3.2 trillion, and assets under investment management of $558.9 billion.
Merlin Securities has offices in New York and San Francisco and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Recognized as the #1 prime broker for funds less than $1 billion by Alpha magazine’s 2008 hedge fund service provider survey for the second year running Merlin was the top-ranked non-algorithmic-driven firm and second overall among brokerages trading NYSE stocks as measured by arrival price, according to the 2008 Elkins/McSherry annual transaction cost survey.
Stay with InvestmentForge. Earn Money with InvestmentForge.”

Since I didn’t see any other suggestions for my poll I’m going to ask you, my loyal readers, this time a personal question about MNO. I would like to know what section of my blog you do prefer most. Is it the daily news from Industry, or maybe reviews or interviews with the admins, and maybe you’re interested in payment processors and want to hear more about them? Please let me know by casting your vote in the new poll that is located in the very end of the right sidebar under my ShoutBox. I’m sure together we will make MNO even better. And surely I would like to thank to all MNO readers by supporting money-news-online which has enabled me to get my site into the top 40,000 most visited websites in the world according to Alexa. Thank you all and I sincerely hope that it has been somehow beneficial to you and you will support my project in the future as well.

Just a few hours ago I received another update from the admin of PTVPartner Garrett (interviewed here) with some important info about the payment processors. It seems that finally StrictPay was properly integrated into the script and you can deposit via SP in any of the investment plans on offer: 110% after 10 days, 125% after 20 days, 145% after 30 days, 190% after 40 days. GlobalDigitalPay, which is a promising new e-currency with well known owners (I strongly recommend you to open an account with them), will be added very soon as well. What’s more? The new site is ready, well, almost ready and hopefully PTVPartner will have a new look and new features very soon. I’m quite excited myself to see this in action I can tell you! But maybe the most important thing about them is the live conference that will take place very soon and that is so highly anticipated by the program members as well as other curious onlookers. I will try my best to be online at the time of the meeting or at least check this later on the so-called PTV Radio. Due to many various achievements and a definite attempt to be the best I decided to promote PTVPartner to #6 on my monitoring page. I hope you agree with my point of view that the program really deserves this (read my detailed review of PTVPartner here). And this is the latest lengthy newsletter from Garrett:
“Rain! Rain! And More Rain… then…
It has been raining here in Belize, a little or a lot, almost every day. The old adage of ‘When it Rains it Pours’ certainly can hold true, regarding both the weather and life.
Fortunately, so can… ‘Behind every dark cloud lies a Silver Lining’.
For the last week, we have had our share of ‘pouring’ at PTV, at least as it pertains to the addition of StrictPay and GlobalDigitalPay. Some new challenges arose each day as we struggled to get the new Digital Currencies online. Again, fortunately, the silver lining arose as well. Thru the struggles we developed a very good rapport with both StrictPay techs and the Managing Director at GDP.
StrictPay is now available!!!!!!!!!!
Both these processors have a fantastic presence in this market. StrictPay has a very good customer service response. They have been very helpful in assisting us to get our problems taken care of and we look forward to a great relationship. This should be the Digital Currency of choice for all those that have no issue with privacy, anonymity and are diligent in claiming their incomes for tax purposes. StrictPay of course offers Direct Cash and Bank Wire Deposits as well as a Visa Debit card program. If those services are desirable to you, then this is the processor you should choose.
GlobalDigitalPay offers the other side of the coin. GDP, although new to this market, comes from a well managed, highly favored, extremely reputable source… London Gold Exchange! London Gold Exchange was a pioneer in the Market Maker / Exchanger trek of the last decade. LGE is a ‘Top Choice’ in this field, offering Fast, Efficient and Secure exchanges for practically 10 years. Their clout, stability, security and high standing among their peers are certain to propel GDP straight to the top of the Digital Currency ‘Best Picks’ chart.
GDP is a ‘closed book’, True Digital Currency. Unlike AP, STP and SP and several others, GDP is not directly tied to the Banking Industry. You will never have any funding issues because banks get closed down or accounts suspended etc. Because they are ‘Offshore’ and un-associated with the Banking Industry they will enjoy a less scrutinized playing field. They are also a ‘No’ chargeback system which is exactly what this industry needs to be comprised of. I personally feel that GDP will quickly rise to the forefront of the Digital Currency world by providing a much needed very attentive Customer Service program, low fees, financial security and excellent management. I am truly excited to add GDP to the lineup and fully expect them to live up to our every expectation. We should have them added in 24 to 48 hours more… provided the technical pouring slacks and the rain gives way for the sun to appear.
The rain is also dampening our attempt to get the new website out front and online. We fully expected to make it available within a few hours once the design was complete. Upon a first-hand examination, our programmer said… “OMG… this is 165Megs and made up of several programs that are going to take me a lot more time to integrate the script into. This is very complex.” I laughed with the designer as I expressed the programmer’s reaction. I asked for an explanation of the complexities so I could share them with you. This following was his reply…
“The new website design is a compilation of XML for Dynamic editing flash content, javascript, JQuery which is a more powerful form of javascript, 3D imaging and After Effects composition. It’s designed to give the user a graphical experience while being user friendly by saving time utilizing a slide based site, keeping jumps from page to page to a minimum. It uses CSS3 for high quality images and near tableless design making it more flexible.”
I included the above in our update last night. If you have never seen the new website or have not seen it lately, we have optimized it for IE, which was undone until 48 hours ago… please take a look. You can find it at http://client.ptvpartner.smack3.com/#
I want to remind you all we are conducting a meeting on Monday the 5th of October at midnight GMT. We will be discussing the Driving Force behind PTV. We will expand your understanding concerning this Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity. You won’t have any more doubts once you understand what we are prepared to release for you on Monday. We will spend about an hour explaining the behind the scene details of our Investments as well as taking questions. Our chat room only holds 50 seats. You will most certainly want to get there early to claim one. We will also be recording the meeting and making it available on-demand in our chat room and on the new website feature ‘PTV Radio’. Once completed, this recording may be re-broadcasted at your command from either location.
That’s about it for today. I don’t want to present all the PTV news today, otherwise I won’t have anything left to tell you next time. Somehow, I seriously doubt you believe that is true as we are constantly working to create the ‘The Ultimate High Yield Asset for you Financial Portfolio.’
See ya in the Chat Room. Start the Experience… Free your Life!!!
Garrett PTVPartner Admin. The Ultimate High Yield Asset for your Financial Portfolio”.

And now on to the newest addition to my monitoring page. Due to many requests it will be a low-ROI program this time (who knows, maybe it will make it straight to the top soon). Ok, the program is called XomFund and it is offering daily and weekly plans for the investors willing to deposit via LibertyReserve or PerfectMoney (yes, the choice is quite poor as of now). So the plans are: 1.1%-2.4% daily for the period of 90 to 120 days (the minimum to deposit is $20) and 9%-12.5% weekly for 26 weeks (the minimum to deposit is quite high at $1,000). The daily interest is only credited to your XomFund account on business days (Mon-Fri) and the principal is returned on expiry of both plans. You can see the latest daily rates for each plan in the right column of every page on the website. Compounding is available in both plans and the admin promises fast payouts within 10 hours of the request. There is a bonus available for all the new investors of XomFund in the form of a 10% investment bonus that will be credited to your account within 24 hours and that will bring you profit throughout your investment term. XomFund claims on its website to be involved in Currency Carry trade, Forex Trading, and Forex Arbitrage. There is certificate of incorporation in the Seychelles available for examination on their website as well as contact details with a physical address and phone number in Melbourne, Australia. The site is laid out quite well: there is a comprehensive FAQ section, the texts are original, the script is customized, their domain is registered for three years, hosted on a dedicated Staminus server by SecuredServerTech. The site in itself made a pretty good first impression on me and I’m looking forward to reviewing XomFund on my blog after receiving the first payout from them next week.

That’s all for today, folks. I just wanted to let you know what programs paid me today: Verifield, FxCapitalInvestment, GainRoi, AdsDailyPro, BlackDiamondPortfolio, CSMFinance, SensibleInvest, SeamlessProfitable, GeniusFunds, KobelCapital, XagaEnterprise, MindPowerSurf, CoolReturn, XrateInvest, CedexInvest, BlitzInvestments, GlobalFund, WLInvestments and Metualis. See you on my blog tomorrow with more news from the Industry and another review!