About Me
Hi, I'm Mark L.
I'm 46, married with two kids, project manager on a $115K salary. Last year I crossed $1M in my investment portfolio. No inheritance, no crypto windfall, no side business — just 17 years of consistent investing and, eventually, finding the right tools.
Self-Directed Investor | 17+ Years of Real-Money Experience
I've subscribed to and stress-tested over a dozen investment platforms with my own money. This site is where I share what I found.
How I test
Every tool on this site I paid for with my own money and used for at least three months on a real portfolio. No demo accounts, no press kits, no platforms I haven't logged into. Where a tool earned a recommendation, it earned it on real positions — not a spreadsheet.
About the affiliate links
Some of the outbound links on this site are affiliate links. They don't change the rankings — I paid full price for every one of these tools before any of these companies knew I existed.