Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Sorry, this deal has expired. Get notified of deals like this in the future. Add Deal Alert for this Item
Frontpage Advertiser Disclosure

Amex Offers: Make $99+ Purchase Online at The Motley Fool & Receive Expired

$99 Statement Credit
+489 Deal Score
531,794 Views
Update: This popular deal is still available

American Express via Amex Offers is offering select American Express Cardholders: $99 Statement Credit when you make a single subscription-based purchase of $99+ online at The Motley Fool by May 8, 2021.

Thanks to community member wnat35 for finding this deal

Note: The Motley Fool Terms and Conditions currently provide that unless you notify The Motley Fool that you want to cancel, or that you do not want to auto renew, your subscription or membership fee will automatically renew for another subscription period (subject to applicable law) of equal length (for example, monthly, or annually). Offer availability may vary by cardholder. Please login to your American Express account to see if you're eligible to add the offer to your card.

Original Post

Written by
Edited February 10, 2021 at 11:38 AM by
A one-year subscription costs $99. The offer is to spend $99+ and get $99 back, so it's a free one-year subscription.

Get a one-time $99 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make a single subscription-based purchase of $99+ online at The Motley Fool or at fool.com/amex [fool.com] by 5/8/2021. See terms.

Quote :
Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible. American Express Prepaid Cards, Corporate Cards and American Express Cards issued outside the United States are not eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Offer valid only on US website or at Fool.com/amex. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars. Offer is non-transferable. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member. The enrolled Card account must not be cancelled or past due to receive statement credit. Any benefit earned from this offer is in addition to the rewards (i.e. Membership Rewards or cash back) earned as part of your existing Card benefits, but your ability to earn spend-based rewards for the purchase will be based on the amount after any statement credit or other discount is applied. Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 5/8/2021, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. The Motley Fool Terms and Conditions currently provide that unless you notify The Motley Fool that you want to cancel, or that you do not want to auto renew, your subscription or membership fee will automatically renew for another subscription period (subject to applicable law) of equal length (for example, monthly, or annually). This means that The Motley Fool will collect the then-applicable membership or subscription fee and any taxes by charging a credit card The Motley Fool has on record for you without notifying you, unless notification is required by applicable law. Note that American Express may not receive information about your qualifying purchase from merchant until all items from your qualifying purchase have been provided/shipped by merchant. Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned/cancelled. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your transaction as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the statement credit. For example, your transaction will not qualify if it is not made directly with the merchant. In addition, in most cases, you may not receive the statement credit if your transaction is made with an electronic wallet or through a third party or if the merchant uses a mobile or wireless card reader to process it. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer. AMERICAN EXPRESS DOES NOT ENDORSE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR (A) THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT MADE THROUGH A SITE BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN AMERICAN EXPRESS, (B) ANY CONTENT PROVIDED ON LINKED SITES OR (C) THE CAPABILITIES OR RELIABILITY OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL AMERICAN EXPRESS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A USER'S RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH A SITE OR A LINKED SITE, OR USER'S RELIANCE ON ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. THE MOTLEY FOOL IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF RENDERING PERSONALIZED INVESTMENT ADVICE. INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED AS PART OF SERVICES RENDERED ARE NOT GUARANTEED, INVOLVE RISK AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOSS. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC OPINION, ADVICE, PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT. POID: K1PJ:0001.
https://www.amexoffers.com/
If you purchase something through a post on our site, Slickdeals may get a small share of the sale.
Deal
Score
+489
531,794 Views
$99 Statement Credit

Community Wiki

Last Edited by famewolf April 12, 2021 at 08:04 AM
Send an email to [email protected] after you have signed up requesting opt-out for the auto renewal. After I did that, they sent me an email that said: "we have disabled the auto-renewal feature"

If you search online - you will find 2-year packages to StockAdvisor or Rule-breakers for only $98 (one-year for $59)

Rule Breakers (1-Year) for $99:
https://www.fool.com/order/fe_off...er-centric

Stock Advisor (1-Year) for $99:
https://www.fool.com/order/fe_off...er-centric

TURN OFF AUTO-RENEWAL
All Motley Fool premium subscriptions are set to automatically renew for your convenience, and to ensure uninterrupted access to your premium service's investing guidance. If you would like to turn off the automatic renewal feature, we can assist.

To help with your request, please email us at [email protected], or by filling out the online Contact Customer Service form.

PRIVACY SETTINGS for premium subscriber
My Fool > Data Preferences >> turn off
My Fool > Data Preferences >> select "The Fool may NOT sell my data"

For Existing Subscribers
For people with existing Stock advisor subscription, if you buy and sign up with same email information as your existing Motley fool account, the new purchase will extend your expiration date by 1 year.

============================================
[b]For those curious how Motley Fool's stock picks are performing I setup a pie (portfolio) on M1Finance with 41 of the most recent suggested stocks from Tom and David. As long as I see reps coming from this thread so I know people are still using it I will update this link every Thursday to show the new recommendations.
https://m1.finance/2M-jgR32cPTC [Final update was on 04/08 due to apparent lack of interest].
M1finance gives you free trades and fractional shares which means you can transfer xxx dollars a week or 2 weeks and it will adjust it based on your percentages.
Advantage of fractional shares is explained well here: https://www.fool.com/investing/ho...al-shares/

For the people complaining about to much spam before you go crazy and cancel your account, go into your account settings and uncheck what you don't want. I have everything unchecked but the buy/sell alerts in stock advisor. https://www.fool.com/account/comm...-settings/
--Famewolf
============================================

List of states that Fool will charge sales tax:
https://www.fool.com/legal/sales-tax-faqs/

1,503 Comments

Your comment cannot be blank.

Featured Comments

I just signed up. The first thing they do is try to sell you upgraded services for anywhere from $200-$14,000. The "premium" service we get is nearly useless. The last stock picks article is from December 28.
Swagbucks has 7500SB for the $99 yearly subscription as well, should be stackable for a nice MM.
Market correction coming soon for GameStop.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Oct 2008
L99 Maxed out
> bubble2 1,779 Posts
1,819 Reputation
littlepigs
02-17-2021 at 05:16 AM.
02-17-2021 at 05:16 AM.
They say 30 day money back on some services but don't specify which. I have contacted support but they are slow. has anyone canceled online and have received a refund?
Reply
Joined Jul 2009
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 95 Posts
38 Reputation
sv33688
02-17-2021 at 05:33 AM.
02-17-2021 at 05:33 AM.
Is there any cashback site to use with Amex for the stock advisor offer ?
Reply
Joined Sep 2013
L5: Journeyman
> bubble2 692 Posts
98 Reputation
irishtroll1984
02-17-2021 at 06:15 AM.
02-17-2021 at 06:15 AM.
Quote from littlepigs :
They say 30 day money back on some services but don't specify which. I have contacted support but they are slow. has anyone canceled online and have received a refund?

Yep. Got it the next day after canceling.
Reply
Joined Sep 2013
L5: Journeyman
> bubble2 692 Posts
98 Reputation
irishtroll1984
02-17-2021 at 06:19 AM.
02-17-2021 at 06:19 AM.
Quote from ascotnot :
Same here except I got charged $164 since my state would tax panhandler change if they could. AMEX told me a credit could take up to 90 days. They also said that I need to try to get the adjustment for the overcharge made through the vendor first before asking AMEX for help.

First I need to confirm that I have been removed from auto renewal. That's in process. Then I will send them a request for adjustment. I note that they sent no receipt and I didn't keep any screen caps but I know I followed the process very carefully starting from the link in the AMEX offer itself specifically to ensure I didn't buy something that I did not intend to buy.

Finally, I will call AMEX about the credit if necessary. I'm not satisfied with the explanation about the 90 days it could take for a credit. It's never taken anywhere near that long in the past.

Agreed. Ever since they first started giving out offers, they have always given the credit way before the stated time frame that they claimed it would come in. Now, because they have done that, I like you expect them immediately and if I don't get them I suspect something is wrong. Not sure why they do it that way, but they kind of shot themselves in the foot through their own actions now.
Reply
Joined Oct 2009
L8: Grand Teacher
> bubble2 3,036 Posts
ascotnot
02-17-2021 at 07:06 AM.
02-17-2021 at 07:06 AM.
Quote from irishtroll1984 :
Agreed. Ever since they first started giving out offers, they have always given the credit way before the stated time frame that they claimed it would come in. Now, because they have done that, I like you expect them immediately and if I don't get them I suspect something is wrong. Not sure why they do it that way, but they kind of shot themselves in the foot through their own actions now.
This has become a minor disaster for me. I cannot get them to confirm removal from auto-renewal. They overcharged me and AMEX have not issued the credit. Meanwhile, they have sent a tsunami of spam and what I have seen from their "research," they offer nothing more than the same kind of advice you can find on dozens of websites for free. You're better off wading through investment forums than trying to educate yourself through their methods. The product is worthless.

Ultimately, this is my fault. This website has been around for years and has always come across to me as something of a scam. My instincts told me don't bother but I bit based on what is at its base level simply greed on my part - something for nothing.

However, AMEX made the offer. The vendor appears to be overcharging people, may be getting elusive on the auto renewal and AMEX are deviating from past practice on the promotional credit.

I am going to try the CS E-mail address one more time to get auto-renewal disabled. If they don't and if AMEX will not assist, I will simply close my AMEX account (getting a new card issued with a different number doesn't necessarily cancel auto-renewals). Assuming that is successful,I will request a credit for the overcharge and if the vendor won't do that, I will go again to AMEX and attempt a chargeback for the entire thing.

AMEX have always set themselves apart in customer service, so we will see how they do on this test.
Reply
Joined May 2012
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,011 Posts
315 Reputation
XDark_FenixX
02-17-2021 at 07:35 AM.
02-17-2021 at 07:35 AM.
Quote from hunnii :
Bought on 1/29 and still no credit yet. I did receive the AMEX confirmation email.

Same here. Have you tried contacting AMEX? I feel like I'd get a canned wait response

Edit: contacted them and exactly what I said above happened
Reply
Last edited by XDark_FenixX February 17, 2021 at 07:54 AM.
Joined Dec 2016
L1: Learner
> bubble2 468 Posts
126 Reputation
couchy
02-17-2021 at 08:37 AM.
02-17-2021 at 08:37 AM.
I canceled after a week, got refund a couple days later, then the AMEX credit a couple days after that. Have yet to see if it'll get clawed back.
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined May 2010
L3: Novice
> bubble2 235 Posts
56 Reputation
rrbhokies
02-17-2021 at 08:39 AM.
02-17-2021 at 08:39 AM.
Quote from slickdealtx :
Which one is better...Rule breakers or stock advisor?
Bump..... Both seem very similar. Can anyone comment on which is the preferred subscription to get?
Reply
Joined Oct 2008
L4: Apprentice
> bubble2 377 Posts
45 Reputation
slickdude99
02-17-2021 at 08:59 AM.
02-17-2021 at 08:59 AM.
Got charged $149, just cancelled
Reply
Last edited by slickdude99 February 17, 2021 at 09:40 AM.
Joined Oct 2009
L8: Grand Teacher
> bubble2 3,036 Posts
ascotnot
02-17-2021 at 10:16 AM.
02-17-2021 at 10:16 AM.
Quote from slickdude99 :
Got charged $149, just cancelled
I sent a request for a credit adjustment. All I ordered was 1 year of stock advisor starting from the AMEX link on their website. That's all the receipt says too.

They are not clear about whether cancelation results in a refund. I assume that that is deliberate. There seems to be a 30 day policy that applies and the T&C from AMEX do not appear to contradict or modify that, but the information only refers to refunds that "may apply."

I am willing to keep working with the website (ignoring the E-mail spam) to find value in it, but this deal has become an ordeal just getting it off the ground.

Upon further examining the T&C, the credit could conceivably not be applied until August, dependent upon the vendor reporting the transaction to AMEX, which I assume they did because I have an E-mail confirmation from AMEX that I took advantage of the offer.
Reply
Joined Jan 2011
Deal Killa
> bubble2 2,279 Posts
529 Reputation
OpusXX
02-17-2021 at 11:02 AM.
02-17-2021 at 11:02 AM.
Is this still active? I don't see it on my amex offers.
Reply
Joined Feb 2008
L9: Master
> bubble2 4,555 Posts
1,114 Reputation
Namelessme
02-17-2021 at 01:22 PM.
02-17-2021 at 01:22 PM.
Quote from ascotnot :

I am going to try the CS E-mail address one more time to get auto-renewal disabled. If they don't and if AMEX will not assist, I will simply close my AMEX account (getting a new card issued with a different number doesn't necessarily cancel auto-renewals). Assuming that is successful,I will request a credit for the overcharge and if the vendor won't do that, I will go again to AMEX and attempt a chargeback for the entire thing.

AMEX have always set themselves apart in customer service, so we will see how they do on this test.
I wouldn't get that worked up over the auto-renewal thing -- I mean you have like 12 months to get that sorted out.

In my case I just sent in an email asking them to turn off auto-renewal and it took them about a week or two to get back to me, confirming it has been turned off. So give it a little time.

And worst case just tell Amex to block that merchant from further charges?

I'd be more concerned with the overcharge ... weird how some here have been getting $149 charges instead of $99.
Reply
Joined Oct 2009
L8: Grand Teacher
> bubble2 3,036 Posts
ascotnot
02-17-2021 at 01:47 PM.
02-17-2021 at 01:47 PM.
Quote from Namelessme :
I wouldn't get that worked up over the auto-renewal thing -- I mean you have like 12 months to get that sorted out.

In my case I just sent in an email asking them to turn off auto-renewal and it took them about a week or two to get back to me, confirming it has been turned off. So give it a little time.

And worst case just tell Amex to block that merchant from further charges?

I'd be more concerned with the overcharge ... weird how some here have been getting $149 charges instead of $99.
Yeah, that brought me some comfort when I first realized that. There's plenty of time. And I also am pretty certain that AMEX would help if I asked them anyway.

Regarding the response time, I tried sending an E-mail once and they got back to me right away, telling me they didn't have my E-mail address on file. It took me a second to figure that one out. I use protonmail and they offer an alternate domain of @pm.me for E-mail addresses which is very convenient when, for example, you provide your E-mail address over the phone and such. Well, my E-mail request to them used the full domain, @protonmail.com, so that's why they didn't find a match. That never even occurred to me. But I found out that I can send E-mails under the abbreviated domain as well - it's just that that's not the default selection. That will probably save me some pain in the future so I definitely count that as a gain in this little adventure.

It took them only a couple hours to get back to me on that. When I re-sent the request with the correct E-mail address though, that was a couple days ago and still no response. Regardless, I note on the website that you can cancel auto-renewal pretty much any time but they show a popup that is very vague and suggests that you are canceling your entire subscription as well and may or may not get a refund.

All that said, all I really need to focus on is the overcharge and I have requested that from them. Having gained some information and insight from posts like yours (thank you), I'm optimistic that I didn't step into as big a mess as I had thought and am confident that they will refund the overcharge. Smilie
Reply
Joined Dec 2019
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 71 Posts
14 Reputation
Somadis
02-17-2021 at 02:14 PM.
02-17-2021 at 02:14 PM.
Quote from ShamanthV :
Market correction coming soon for GameStop.
It already came lol.
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Jan 2014
L4: Apprentice
> bubble2 316 Posts
73 Reputation
bc0003
02-17-2021 at 03:49 PM.
02-17-2021 at 03:49 PM.
FYI-placed my order 1/29 and got my credit 2/10.
It came together with my peacock credit that I placed on 1/28 so I'm guessing their system on a whole is just being slow right now.
Reply
Page 87 of 101
Start the Conversation
 

More Amex Offers Deals

More American Express Deals

Link Copied

The link has been copied to the clipboard.