Is Paul Mampilly the Real Deal?

Paul Mampilly comes across as a trustworthy and legitimate investment guru, who helps people make money in the stock market.

But is he a legitimate investment guru?

I don’t believe Paul Mampilly is a scam or fraud. He’s a former hedge fund manager who works for a company called Banyan Hill Publishing to provide investment advisory services like Profits Unlimited, Extreme Fortunes, and numerous others.

He also has an MBA in finance, worked on Wall Street for over 25 years, and has been featured on shows like Fox Business News. So, based on my research, he is a real investment expert.

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at who Paul Mampilly is, analyze his stock predictions, and see what his advisory services are about in more detail.

About Paul Mampilly

Paul Mampilly is an American author and investor who’s best known for his work on a site called Banyan Hill, where he contributes to newsletters like Profits Unlimited and Bold Profits Daily, among others.

According to his site (paulmampillyguru.com), he was born in India and grew up in a poor family. But thanks to his father landing a high-paying job in Dubai, while he was still a young man, he emigrated to the United States and obtained an MBA in finance from Fordham University.

His career on Wall Street began as an assistant portfolio manager for Banker’s Trust in 1991, which became Deutsche Bank in 1999. And according to his Banyan Hill profile page, he also worked for banks like ING, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and a private Swiss bank.

Then, in 2006, he was recruited by an unnamed asset manager and took their hedge fund’s assets from $1.3 billion to $25 billion. Which was around the time he was thrust into the limelight.

Especially because, according to Paul, Barron’s named this hedge fund one of the world’s best funds, thanks to the work he and his team put in. And because he won an award after being given $50 million and turning it into a 76% profit.

Aside from his Wall Street career, Paul has personally invested in emerging tech companies like Netflix and Google, before they became household names. And says he made a fortune in the process, despite many being skeptical of these stocks at the time.

He says this gained him the attention of mainstream media outlets like Fox Business News, CNBC, Forbes, and Bloomberg TV, where he made appearances.

Is all of this true?

It probably is, but only some of it is verifiable.

For instance, he doesn’t disclose the hedge fund he managed billions of dollars for or the one he worked for to win the award. And, other than this Fox News video, I was unable to find any mention of him on sites like Forbes, CNBC, Barron’s, or Bloomberg TV.

That doesn’t make it untrue though.

It just means I was unable to verify some parts of his story. Which could be due to other reasons. Like for example, maybe some of these companies don’t want to endorse a competing news source (Banyan Hill) so they took some of the interviews down. Just a theory.

In any case, Paul spent over two decades as a hedge fund manager on Wall Street before calling it quits and retiring at 42. And he now lives in North Carolina, where he works for Banyan Hill Publishing managing popular investment services and newsletters.

What Are Paul Mampilly’s Stock Picks?

Paul Mampilly’s stock market predictions have to do with something he calls America 2.0. This is basically a term he coined to describe the coming manufacturing and economic boom, or Fourth Industrial Revolution in the United States.

He says this revolution is being driven by a “handful of megatrends tied to new technological innovations” and “92 million tech-savvy American millennials” who are “embracing these new technologies and mega trends”.

Here are some of the main industry trends he’s talking about:

The Internet of Things (IoT)
Blockchain technology
Precision Medicine
Robotics
5G
Artificial Intelligence
3D Printing
Renewable energy sources and battery-storage technology
Fintech (financial technology)

So the trends within these industries form the basis of America 2.0, which is what most of Paul’s stock market predictions revolve around.

And if you visit the Banyan Hill website, where he talks about America 2.0 in a video presentation, you’ll see that in order to discover exactly which companies he recommends, you’ll need to buy a subscription to Profits Unlimited for $47.

What’s Paul Mampilly’s top stock pick?

Paul Mampilly has multiple “no.1 picks” and these are constantly changing as the market evolves and new opportunities arise.

That said, according to Paul’s America 2.0 pitch, there’s a 3D printing company he’s interested in.

It’s a relatively small company based in South Carolina
The stock is valued at roughly $10
It’s valued at $1 billion
The company is located in South Carolina
And here’s some of the companies he says have invested in it:
- Vident (404,000 shares)
- Invesco Advisers (8,000,000 shares)
- BlackRock (514,000 shares)

When we piece all of this together, along with some other clues, it appears as though one of Paul Mampilly’s top stock picks is a 3D printing company called 3D Systems Corporation (DDD).

I also found a presentation about a “warehouse” that he says “hold the key to a $3.1 trillion dollar revolution.” Which I discovered is all about blockchain technology.

Basically, these “special warehouses” are warehouses that contain the infrastructure to support blockchain technology. And he recommends a specific company that he believes will benefit from this emerging tech.

My research into what this stock is eventually led me to an article on Stock Gumshoe, which states that the blockchain technology company he’s referring to (as his #1 pick), is more than likely Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Update (November 25, 2021): I recently wrote about Paul Mapilly’s top blockchain stock and it appears as though it’s not AMD. Instead, I believe it’s a smaller, California-based company and I explain everything in the post I just linked to.

In any case, Paul has a range of top company stock picks which are all part of his group of “America 2.0 stock predictions”. Some relate to 3D printing, some blockchain, others the Internet of Things (IoT), but they all focus on emerging trends and technology.

Overview of Paul Mampilly’s Newsletters

After a two-decade-long career on Wall Street, Paul decided to retire and begin working for a company called Banyan Hill Publishing, where he now manages various investment services.

These services mostly include newsletter subscriptions that cater to a specific investment/trading strategy, and primarily center around taking advantage of emerging trends and technology. Here’s a list of Paul Mampilly’s newsletters:

Profits Unlimited
Rapid Profit Trader
True Momentum
$10 Million Portfolio
Extreme Fortunes
Rebound Profit Trader
IPO Speculator
100X Club
Inner Circle

Now let’s take a look at each of these in more detail.

Profits Unlimited

Profits Unlimited is easily Paul Mampilly’s most popular newsletter, or as he refers to it “investment system”.

Subscribers of Profits Unlimited are shown how to invest in emerging trends and tech such as self-driving cars, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

As part of this service, Paul analyzes companies he thinks could benefit from “mega trends”, tech related or otherwise. And once he finds a company that meets his criteria, he recommends subscribers buy shares in this company, before it takes off.

He typically recommends one new stock each month and shares that with subscribers via a detailed monthly newsletter. He reveals what the stock is, why he chose it, and shows you how to go about adding it to your portfolio.

In addition, members receive weekly webinar updates, and access to a member only website which contains his model portfolio, some training and bonus reports.

Profits Unlimited costs $47 per year, but there are higher tier memberships available for $79 and $129 if you want extras. Overall, I think it’s a legit and worthwhile subscription.

Read my full Profits Unlimited review to learn more.

Rapid Profit Trader

Rapid Profit Trader is another popular newsletter of Paul’s, but this one is more expensive ($2,995 per year) and focusses more on trading stock options.

Paul works together with Ian Dyer (another expert at Banyan Hill) to identify stock options that they say can provide fast, larger than average profits. That Paul says could help you turn a small investment of $5,000 into $200,000 within 12 months.

Subscribers receive one new options trade recommendation per week, access to the model portfolio, bonuses and training guides.

Read my full review of Rapid Profit Trader to learn more.

True Momentum

The True Momentum newsletter provides subscribers with 1-2 new stock investment opportunities each week. Which according to Paul can make you 100% gains or higher within weeks, and over 300% gains within 12 months.

Like most of Paul’s newsletters, True Momentum focusses on emerging trends. He analyzes overlooked companies that he thinks could benefit from a major upswing in the coming months or years, and takes a calculated risk on these.

It’s a little less expensive than Rapid Profit Trader, at just $1,995 per year, but still quite pricey all things considered.

Read my full review of True Momentum to learn more.

$10 Million Portfolio

The $10 Million Portfolio is all about investing in a diverse range of assets, both domestically and abroad. Such as stocks, royalty trusts, collateralized debt obligations, cryptocurrency and more.

Paul calls these trades “spec op” investments because he says it takes special knowledge to find the hidden opportunities he finds, before Wall Street and mainstream media catch on.

Together with Ian Dyer, he uses a unique GAP strategy to find and share at least one new trading opportunity per week that he says could lead you to creating a $10 million asset portfolio.

It’s not cheap though, the cost for the first year is $4,995!

But unlike his other services, it doesn’t renew at that same price. Instead, it only costs you $499 per year to maintain your membership. So in the long run it probably works out more cost effective.

Read my full review of $10 Million Portfolio to learn more.

Extreme Fortunes

In his Extreme Fortunes newsletter, Paul reveals stocks he’s investing in that he says could rally 1,000% or higher in the months and years ahead.

He says he has trawled through over 13,000 hours of raw market data to find a “detectable DNA” among stocks about to rally. And uses a unique three-phase strategy to pinpoint the best of these, to give his subscribers the chance to turn $10,000 into $250,000 within a single year.

For $2,995 per year, subscribers of Extreme Fortunes receive one new “potential home run stock” each month. Along with trade alerts, a model portfolio and weekly podcasts.

Check out my full Extreme Fortunes review here.

Rebound Profit Trader

Rebound Profit Trader is a $2,995 per year subscription where Paul Mampilly and Ian Dyer work together to show you how to capitalize on temporary stock volatility.

They basically look for stocks that have fallen in price, that they believe will rebound, in order to profit on the upswing using options trades. Which is a strategy Paul says could make you up to $122,800 every 90 days.

As a subscriber, you receive new trade recommendations every couple of weeks, for a total of 26 trades each year. Along with weekly updates via podcast to keep you updated.

IPO Speculator

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) takes place when a company transitions from a private to public company, and starts issuing shares. For investors, it’s basically a chance to get in the ground floor.

While some people make a fortune this way, lots of people lose money. Because out of the hundreds of companies that come to market each year, most don’t lead to large returns.

But according to Paul, 10% of these create 900% or more gains, and using his 25-point IPO rating system he is able to identify these. And, together with Hudson Cashdan, shares these opportunities with subscribers of IPO Speculator.

Membership costs $2,995 per year and comes with a minimum of 12 IPO trade recommendations per year. Which he says could make triple-digit gains.

100X Club

This is Paul’s latest and most expensive service to date, coming in at a cool $10,000 for the first year, and $995 per year after that.

The idea behind 100X Club is to give you the chance to 100x your money with a handful of trades, which works out to 10,000% gains.

The types of stocks Paul recommends in this service are those of publicly traded companies with a low share price and low market capitalization, AKA microcap stocks.

Along with huge profit potential comes a high level of risk though, especially when it comes to small cap stocks. So it’s not for the faint hearted.

Check out my detailed review of 100X Club here if you want to learn more.

Inner Circle

As a member of Paul Mampilly’s Inner Circle, you get access to every newsletter, trade recommendation, model portfolio… everything Paul publishes for a cool $15,000.

In addition, you get one admission to Banyan Hill’s Total Wealth Symposium, which is an exclusive three-day conference. And you get access to all of Paul’s future work for $475 per year.

But Wait.. There’s More

In addition to his core investment newsletter services, Paul contributes to Banyan Hill publications like Bold Profits Daily, and has a book called Profits Unlimited which is available on Amazon.

He’s also creates various sales presentations to pitch his newsletters. Some of which you may have seen.

For example, he recently created a presentation about America 2.0, which is a concept he uses to describe the fourth industrial revolution. And one about a “tiny device” that he says could change the medical world and surge into a $19 trillion industry.

Both of which he uses to promote his Profits Unlimited newsletter.

Then there’s the “summits” he holds, which are basically just video presentations, which he uses to promote virtually every Banyan Hill newsletter he manages.

For example, he has the Rapid Profit Summit, $10 Million Portfolio Summit, Rebound Profit Summit and Revolutionary Wealth Summit, to name a few.

Is Banyan Hill Legit?

Banyan Hill Publishing is the company that publishes Paul Mampilly’s work. So you’ve probably seen their name popup from time to time, and wonder if they’re reputable or not.

Who are Banyan Hill? They are a financial publishing company that began in Founded in 1998 as The Sovereign Society, which was a global asset protection and investment company. However, in 2016 it became Banyan Hill Publishing, which focusses on the United States.

What does the company do?

Banyan Hill publishes investment-based content, both free and paid, on its website (banyanhill.com). This includes regular blog content, free newsletters, and premium newsletters.

Banyan Hill’s free newsletters include Bold Profits Daily, Great Stuff, Winning Investor Daily and Smart Profits Daily. While their premium content is made up of dozens of individual newsletters, created by investment experts like Paul Mampilly, Ted Bauman, Matt Badiali and many more.

Is it a legit, reputable company? Banyan Hill is a legit company and one I would say is fairly reputable. I say this because they’ve been around for decades, publish lots of great content and work with some of the biggest names in the industry.

Not to mention they’re associated with other well known financial publishing companies like Agora Financial and Money Map Press, which provide similar services.

It might be worth checking out Banyan Hill’s Better Business Bureau profile page if you want to further your research.

What’s Paul Mampilly’s Net Worth?

It’s impossible to know for sure what Paul Mampilly’s net worth is, but most estimates put it at around $50 million. Which could be because he was given $50 million to take part in an investment competition, which he later won.

According to Paul, an unnamed company handed him this amount to see what he could do with it. And he and his team used the money to make a 76% return during the 2008 financial crisis.

This is a very loose way to estimate someone’s net worth, I know.

But the only report on his net worth I could find was from a site called The Wealth Record, which simply gives this $50M figure without providing any way to verify this. And the only correlation between Paul Mampilly and $50 million that I know of, is the competition he says he won.

Either way, anyone with his track record on Wall Street, and who has personally invested in emerging tech companies before they went mainstream, has probably made some serious money.

Not to mention, he’s a very well known “financial guru” who sells a lot of subscriptions, which alone would see him making the big bucks.

What Are People Saying About Paul Mampilly?

One thing I’ve noticed over the years of buying programs from various online gurus is that, even when the information they share is legit and helpful, there is always someone who calls them a scammer. And the reviews I’ve seen about Paul Mampilly are no different.

On one hand, there’s a lot of people who love his work and say that he has really helped them to make money over the years. And that his stock recommendations are fantastic.

On the other hand, some people suggest that he’s a con artist who only makes his money by selling overpriced, and overhyped subscriptions.

Sometimes these types of negative reviews are valid, but sometimes they’re just coming from people who are overly skeptical. The truth is, if you look hard enough, virtually anyone of note online has negative reviews about them.

So I personally think the best thing is to decide for yourself. Try to weigh up both sides objectively and use this to form your own opinion.

If you do want to look into this further, good place to start might be some of Paul Mampilly’s social media profiles, like his Youtube channel for example.

Because not only can that help you get an idea of who Paul is and what sort of content he shares before spending anything, but you might find some useful comments under the videos.

Is Paul Mampilly a Scam?

I personally don’t think Paul Mampilly is a scammer or fraud, he’s a real person who shares a lot of value with his subscribers about investing in the stock market. And he’s got an impressive track record so, while nobody is right about everything, I feel he is worth listening to.

It is true that some of his subscriptions are on the expensive side. They start out at around $47 but he has subscriptions that cost as much as $4,995.

And as with virtually every financial newsletter I’ve reviewed on this site over the years, some of the sales tactics I’ve seen associated with his newsletters make some bold claims.

But do high ticket products and clever sales tactics make something (or someone) a scam?

At one point I would’ve said yes, but I think that’s being a little one-sided. Because Paul also has lots of high-quality free and low-priced content that is absolutely full of value. And as far as sales hype goes, I’ve seen a lot worse.

Not to mention, expensive newsletters don’t make something illegitimate. What matters is the value for money you are getting. Because if you can take what you learn and use it to create a strong portfolio, then it’s arguably worth every penny.

Whether you think Paul Mampilly is a legit financial guru or scammer is ultimately up to you. The purpose of this article isn’t to sway you one way or the other, it’s to provide you with as much helpful information as possible, so you can make your own mind up.