Start 2022 with The Motley Fool’s first-ever “4-in-1” portfolio solution designed with the goal of achieving returns across each portfolio over the next five years!

Dear valued Motley Fool member, This could be the most important letter I write in 2022. And maybe one of the most important I’ll ever write. So, I’ll try to keep it as simple and as straightforward as I can. The reason being, over the past few weeks, my team has received countless emails, calls, and texts from friends, colleagues, and Motley Fool members like you who may not have their portfolios properly positioned to take advantage of 2022’s biggest opportunities AND avoid the potential pitfalls lurking in this suddenly volatile market. Quite frankly, I’m worried about these investors… I’m worried about the growing possibility of members in The Motley Fool community becoming spooked by recent market U.S. choppiness and missing their chance to potentially profit from 2022’s highest upside stocks. And I’m particularly worried for a lot of hardworking and committed investors with established portfolios. Who — because they’re at an age where they’re at or near retirement — could stand to miss out on future upside without a proper strategy for the year ahead… Now as you may know, The Motley Fool is introducing a brand-new solution we’re calling Showdown 2022 – an innovative “4-in-1” portfolio-building service designed to help ANY type of investor achieve the highest possible returns in 2022 and beyond. So, let me get a few things out of the way right up front. This is an invitation. It is only available for a limited time. And this easy-to-follow (yet comprehensive) solution could be the answer to your prayers as we embark on a brand-new year of investing. Now, that’s as “salesy” as I’ll get. Because the rest of what you’ll read here are straightforward facts. Along with some proof, firsthand accounts, and a friendly and easy offer — all to help you make an informed decision concerning what could be one of the most important money decisions you make in 2022… A decision that could mean the difference between smiling your way through market volatility, buying 2022’s top stocks, sleeping like a baby at night, knowing your life’s financial goals and dreams are intact and on schedule… OR taking a giant step backward and guessing where to put your money next. Because, you see, after speaking with many investors in the Motley Fool community in recent weeks, I noticed a few recurring themes bubbling up. See if this sounds familiar…

1. You worked hard for your money. Now you’ve reached a point where it’s not only important to keep growing your wealth, but also to preserve what you’ve already got.
2. You trust and enjoy The Motley Fool’s recommendations, but the recent roller-coaster markets, talk of prolonged inflation, and your heavy exposure to tech stocks have suddenly made investing a bit more nerve-racking.
3. You’re intrigued by the possibility of adding new strategies to your portfolio in 2022 but want to stick with someone you know you can trust and who won’t charge you an arm and a leg.

If any of those sound like you, let me carefully break down why I believe the most successful investors in 2022 and beyond will be the investors who are savvy enough to employ a handful of time-tested, Foolish strategies into their personal portfolios…

#1 biggest “threat” to missing 2022’s top stocks

Now, before we discuss exactly how using the guidance you’ll discover inside of Showdown 2022 could boost your returns potential and provide exposure to our top strategies for the current market conditions, it’s important to acknowledge one simple fact: Every investment involves some level of risk. If anyone ever tells you otherwise, they are probably peddling some pie-in-the-sky myth – or worse, something illegal! You see, over the past 29 years, The Motley Fool has tried to teach individual investors like you how to embrace “risk” and profit from some of the market’s most life-changing investment opportunities. As a loyal Motley Fool member, I’m sure you’re quite familiar with our track record and the returns we’ve helped investors achieve through high-growth U.S. recommendations like Amazon, Netflix, Starbucks, Baidu, Intuitive Surgical, and more… We’re proud of the track record we’ve built and how much it has helped change the lives of so many of our dedicated members in the U.S. and beyond. Hearing their success stories is what motivates me every day: As you can imagine, as an employee of The Motley Fool, it’s my dream that every member of our investment community achieves this level of success by following our recommendations. But the sad truth is, from my hundreds of discussions with loyal Motley Fool members over the years, I’ve realized that many of you have been “missing out” on some of our best-performing recommendations – often for the same reason… Namely, over the past few decades, buying and holding nearly ALL of The Motley Fool’s most lucrative U.S. stock recommendations also meant having to stomach an incredibly high level of volatility. Simply put, if you weren’t willing to watch your stocks violently rise and fall, you probably failed to match many of The Motley Fool’s best returns. Just consider our 1997 recommendation of Amazon – perhaps our most successful stock pick we will ever make. Even though our Amazon recommendation has generated record-shattering returns for its shareholders who followed along with us over the past 20 years… …Turning every $1,000 investment into over $500,000… …Every $5,000 investment into over $2,500,000… …Or every $10,000 investment into over $5,000,000! Over that same time, it has also taken those same shareholders on one heck of a rollercoaster ride – with the stock falling more than 50% numerous times since we recommended it, including one stretch where it was down -94% from its highs.

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And like I said, this phenomenon is not unique to Amazon! Investors who bought The Motley Fool’s 2004 recommendation of Netflix were equally gut-punched! After the company’s ill-fated announcement of its intention to spin-off its streaming unit into a new company known as Qwikster, investors were forced to stomach an 80% drop in the share price. However, if you had the guts to hold on to our recommendation, you’d now be sitting on a 33,025% return! Now let me be clear… I’m not reminding you of these examples to make you nervous about buying high-upside stocks. I’m showing you these charts because it’s the reality you face as an investor. In 2021, many of our Motley Fool U.S. recommendations (such as Lemonade, Zoom, Fiverr, Pinterest, and many more) fell more than 50%. And we believe… If investors want to make money in 2022 and beyond, they must understand that even the most successful stocks will have temporary moments of weakness – particularly in times when the overall market gets wobbling like it has in recent months. The key to not only surviving – but THRIVING – during a suddenly volatile market is employing a comprehensive portfolio strategy that allows for the ability to make money regardless of which direction stocks are going in the short-run. I’ll reveal why I believe our new “4-in-1” portfolio-building solution can help members do just that. But first, as we kick off 2022, I want you to take a moment to reflect on the past and give thanks for the opportunities that lie ahead. For me, as an employee of The Motley Fool, I have an awful lot to be thankful for… Every day I wake up and get the chance to live out my lifelong dream — helping investors like you identify and position themselves to potentially profit from what we believe are the world’s most promising investment opportunities. It’s hard to believe, but 2022 marks the 29-year anniversary of the founding of The Motley Fool by David and Tom Gardner! And during these three decades, we have become big believers in two truths…

1. With the right guidance and approach, anyone can achieve market-beating returns and generate generational wealth from the stock market.

After all, over the years, we’ve led investors to…

429 different U.S. investment recommendations that have more than doubled…

104 U.S. recommendations that have allowed investors who followed our guidance to 5x their money…

And an incredible 86 U.S. investment opportunities that have helped dedicated investors more than 10x their initial investment!

And while not every stock we’ve recommended has been a winner, I don’t know of any single competitor in the financial publishing industry that has been able to come close to our long-term, market-beating performance.

2. A little friendly competition brings out the best of all of us.

I’ll even go as far as to say that competition is the driving force here at The Fool that helps us dig a little deeper, look a little closer, and ask slightly tougher questions when we analyze and recommend stocks. The secret sauce, if you will, that helped us pinpoint dozens of stocks that outperformed the market in just the last couple of years — despite the volatility. Including market-beating returns like +460% in Etsy…

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Or +419% in Live Oak Bancshares…

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And +431% in Fulgent Genetics…

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So why not tap into that competitive spirit now? Which is why… Today, while the new year is still young, I’m extremely excited to announce our first-ever “4-in-1” portfolio solution.

Introducing…

Showdown 2022 is poised to be one of the most competitive ventures in Motley Fool history!

Now, let’s be clear – we’ve introduced new investing services at the beginning of a new year before.

Usually it’s one portfolio, with a handful of our top stocks for the new year, built around a single investing thesis. Well, this year, we’re not doing that. Instead, we’re taking US$500,000 of The Motley Fool LLC’s own money… And we’ll be investing it equally into FOUR real-money portfolios over the next year. Each portfolio has a different approach – which I’ll share in a moment – but competing directly with each other with the goal of delivering the highest possible returns in 2022 and beyond. Specifically, we want to see which one can double… and then TRIPLE investors’ money the fastest. Plus, we’re of course looking for the best total portfolio performance in the long-run, as well as the most 10x picks. Can you tell we’re really leaning into that competitive spirit I mentioned earlier! But this innovative 4-in-1 portfolio building-solution has another important advantage: It gives different types of investors each a comprehensive portfolio strategy. One that’s designed to not only survive but to THRIVE during a suddenly volatile market – just like we’re facing it now. Before I explain exactly how it works, let’s look at the four portfolios new members will get access to the moment they join…

The first portfolio inside Showdown 2022 is led by none other than Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner himself. It follows Tom’s hugely successful, tried and tested “Everlasting” investing philosophy: investing in rock-solid brands with exceptional competitive advantages and long-term-focused, shareholder-friendly management. The type of stocks you’ll discover here tend to have a plan for long-term expansion… …that can continue to grow their market, crank out cash, and reward long-term shareholders for years or even decades to come. And let’s face it, Tom’s track record speaks for itself. But now he’s revealing what he believes could be the next Amazon… Netflix… or Starbucks. Stocks that have literally made millions for Foolish investors who followed along with us over the years. But what about the other portfolios?

The next portfolio inside Showdown 2022 is focused on cash-generating, highly scalable business models. That means these companies all have large and growing addressable markets. For example, a very profitable SaaS business with 73% recurring revenue… …and remarkable above-market growth rates that’s providing the public sector with mission-critical software solutions enabling the future of “Digital Government” — and you won’t find it in any other Motley Fool service! Of course, that’s just one of the initial eight U.S. stocks members will get instant access to. Lead advisor Emily Flippen and her team will be in charge of this portfolio.

A whopping 16 U.S. stocks are awaiting Showdown 2022 Charter Members the moment they join in portfolio #3. Given the unprecedented uncertainty in the market today… Lead advisor John Rotonti and his team have pinpointed what they believe are some of the most resilient growth businesses in the world. Their “vital check” for a stock to make the cut:

A strong balance sheet

High or increasing returns on invested capital (ROIC)

Growth on the top line (revenue)

Growth on the bottom line (earnings)

To give you a sneak peek… One company that checks ALL the boxes is a leading private equity firm that just reported a record quarter after making big moves into the booming rental property and self storage markets, which should continue to prosper given high inflation… Another is a long-standing entertainment leader that as recently as four years ago, was valued at half of what it’s worth today – and it’s positioned to boost revenue and profits for some time to come… …and BOTH of these U.S. stocks are Showdown exclusive picks within the entire Foolish universe, meaning many investors aren’t even aware that these resilient growth stocks exist!

The fourth Showdown portfolio takes another, entirely different approach. Our in-house experts built a quant-driven, proprietary mathematical model to systematically identify the top stocks to invest in right now… And get this – out of the 13 initial U.S. stocks they’ve identified, EIGHT aren’t recommended in any other Motley Fool service. Another two are recommended in only one other service. Which means you’ve probably never heard of almost any of these under-the-radar stocks! Including an IT security supplier… Believe it or not, a manufacturer of golf products… And a global precious metals mining operation… Just to name a few. Lead advisor Ayal Cusner and his team ran the numbers through their algorithm… and believe these are the top stocks to invest in right now. Now, if you’re thinking to yourself: “Wow, that’s a lot of stock picks, how do I sort through all of that?” We’ve got you covered because…

Unlike other Motley Fool U.S. services like Stock Advisor and Rule Breakers…

Showdown 2022 is designed to display our “best of the best” ideas across all FOUR portfolios.

If you’ve been with The Motley Fool for any amount of time, chances are good you’ve run into the problem of “what should I buy next?” With flagship U.S. services like Stock Advisor and Rule Breakers dropping two new recommendations a month and combining to hundreds of historical winners… With various Motley Fool portfolios dropping lists of sometimes dozens of new stocks for members to choose from… Well, it can be a lot to juggle! That’s why we’ve designed Showdown from the ground-up specifically to solve for this problem. Because, while there are four separate – competing – portfolios… And members can, of course, just follow any one of them that fits their personal style of investing (with full allocation guidance included, so they’ll know exactly which stocks we recommend buying or selling at any given time)… And yet to come, we’re building Showdown to help members eventually use all four portfolios… together. And no – when you join, that doesn’t mean you have to buy every stock in all four portfolios! You see, perhaps Showdown’s most innovative feature is a ranking across all four portfolios we’ll be releasing down the line, so every member can know precisely how to get our “best of the best” stocks in Showdown 2022. So you won’t just know Emily Flippen’s team’s favorite stock, or John Rotonti’s portfolio’s top pick, or Ayal Cusner’s quant-driven model’s highest conviction stocks, or Tom Gardner’s top picks… But our top stocks from all of them combined. Making it simple for a member to take the very “best of the best” stocks from all four of our independent analyst teams. The benefits of competition, pure and simple. Plus: We believe every single stock that made the cut to be included in Showdown 2022 has the potential to at least triple investors’ money over the next 5 years. That’s right. No stock is allowed in any of the four portfolios unless our investors think it can at least triple an investor’s money! And I have more good news because…

Every member who joins today will receive an automatic upgrade to VIP status!

Our goal is nothing short of making Showdown 2022 the most comprehensive one-stop shop for investors who want to know exactly which stocks they should be buying – and selling – in the months ahead.

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