Brownstone Research Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.3

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Evaluating 86 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall, expressing deep frustration with the service. Many people complained about unexpected subscription charges, hidden costs, and feeling completely misled by expensive digital product pitches that failed to deliver. Consumers also reported facing major difficulties when attempting to cancel their ongoing memberships, contact support agents, or secure rightful refunds. Some reviewers were happy with the helpful customer support team, noting that representatives were very patient and efficient when resolving account access issues. Additionally, a few consumers even found the educational market content and specific stock recommendations quite beneficial for their long-term trading goals.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I enjoy listening to Jeff Brown he talks logically and seems sincere. i however found charges on my statement with amounts I never authorized nor have i received sufficient information to suppor... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

They should explain that subscription services don't mean fast gains. We don't all have same experience w/investing. That being said, whenever I've called the company w/question, they spend the time... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I feel when you recommend any new stock and then it drops a good amount you do not follow up on what we as investors should do. Hold, sell or buy more? Has anything changed from your side as to t... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was looking at your (rather long) video advertisement that popped up in my in box. I'm certainly no tech expert but am always looking for investment opportunities so I would need advice and guidance... See more

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Brownstone Research is a boutique investment research firm that consistently delivers insights and profitable investment recommendations to its subscribers. For too long, the best investment research has not been available to individual investors. It has been typically reserved for investment banks, hedge funds, private equity, and high-net-worth clients. The mission of Brownstone Research is to make that kind of proprietary research available to any investors looking to gain an edge in the markets. The goal is simple… to deliver unique and profitable investment research found nowhere else.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

IN THE RED.My portfolio has been in the red for…

My portfolio has been in the red for @$160,000 + for most of a year now, thanks to Jeff Brown, Teeka and Casey. I really can’t afford to sell and realize a complete loss-I am a widow living on soc.sec.I am forced to hang on hoping “one day” I might break even. One stock is trading at $ .023. I am completely paralyzed-and depressed. I am trying to buy a house, and this “loss” significantly weakens my buying power. Instead I’m running through my savings at an alarming rate having to rent.THEY DO say don’t invest anything you can’t afford to lose. KEEP IN MIND YOU MAY VERY WELL LOSE IT ALL.

9 July 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi Anita, we know the current market volatility is trying. All of us as investors are hurting right now. There’s no short answer for why stocks are selling off like this…Some of it is inflationary fears. Some of it is being caused by the uncertainty of what the Federal Reserve will, or will not, do next. Some of the selling is being caused by geopolitical uncertainty, or by deleveraging happening with institutional capital. We would also encourage subscribers to read Jeff's free letter, The Bleeding Edge, every weekday at 4:00 p.m. ET. He will often provide guidance and analysis during our daily issues. We know times like these are trying. But as longtime investors know, volatile periods do pass. And we will all be there to see it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought into Brownstone's portfolio…

I bought into Brownstone's portfolio for cryptocurrency for about $2800 with tax. Once they sent their information to me, I got cold feet, decided it was too speculative, and cancelled within a few days. They refused a refund and told me I had to select another portfolio and only one more choice was allowed. None of them interested me. I purchased 2 stocks they advised, and lost that money too. Total loss $5400. After this experience, when another investor said he invested $5000 in each of 20 start up IPO's at Brownstone's advice, and made no money, I bailed. Don't. Don't. Don't. Do Stansberry Research, Charles Payne, Paul Mampilly or another legitimate advisor.

17 June 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. If you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t Squander Your Retirement Dreams Like I have

This is a scam. They send marketing emails constantly to me with a $49 entry subscription. I’ve invested in several of Jeff Brown’s recommendations and lost nearly everything invested. The $49 subscription doesn’t get you anything but more marketing emails and promises of huge huge (and enticing profits). I’ve unsubscribed several times and I suppose they think, I’m once or twice a sucker, always a sucker. I hope you don’t waste your time or money on this. I’m a real person with real money, really retired and got suckered many times by people like this. If their investment ideas were legit and so remarkably great, why don’t the individuals at the company go all in themselves and make millions and billions. If they did, they wouldn’t be online trying to suck $49 out of tens of thousands of people who buy in to this crap. I thought… oh well $49 isn’t much to lose. Don’t get scammed on this one and many others like this. If you have money, get a professional financial advisor. Don’t squander your retirement dreams on this crap like I have.

16 June 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. If you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What happened is I fell for their line…

What happened is I fell for their line and lost $5000. They give NO REFUNDS. I bailed when another investor wrote he followed Brownstone's advice and invested $5000 in each of 20 start up IPO's. He said he made absolutely zero. Stay away from them. Invest in Stansberry or one of the legitimate companies.

8 June 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Sandra. At Brownstone Research, we strive for perfection and are shocked to hear of your experience. We would love to improve your experience with us. If we can get your email address so we can assist you properly. Please do not hesitate to call us at (888) 493-3156 or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I'm very disappointed in the outcome of…

I'm very disappointed in the outcome of purchasing their services. The only reason it is not one star is because I believe they do put in effort to provide details about the investments they recommend, So far it has not been anywhere close to their sales pitches that they claim.

30 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Jason. At Brownstone Research, we strive for perfection and are shocked to hear of your experience. Is there anything we can do to improve your experience with us? Please do not hesitate to call us at (888) 493-3156.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My Experience with Them and Others Like Them.

I didn't join them but did join others including home businesses. Instead of getting to the point and giving you a price, they waste an enormous amount of time wearing you down before giving you a price.

30 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. We can always remove your email address from our promotional email listing that would take about 72 hours to be completely removed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This fellow Jeff Brown sounds genuine…

This fellow Jeff Brown sounds genuine and like he knows what he is talking about. Maybe he does but after subscribing to Brownstone Research I've received thousands of junk emails from other would be financial analyst type research firms and papers. Jeff probably makes more revenue selling his data base of email subscribers than he does from his company Brownstone Research. If you like getting dozens of junk email daily, definitely Jeff's your fraud man.

24 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. If you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

He is a fraud candidate overall.

He is a fraud candidate overall.. I had one year exponential and lured me saying that extra one year will be free which did not happen .. all hist stock portfolio went down 30%.. huge loss

24 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. If you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Perfect place for becoming a…

Perfect place for becoming a millionaire, all you have to do is start with 2 million, and they will be sure to lose you the other million in the space of a year.

I am a lifetime member - unfortunately. That arrangement will be coming to an end with them soon.

They fail to publish annual returns for each newsletter, and keep saying to hold on. I am not referring to the past few months worth of downside, this has been a slow leak over the past 12 months.

Stay away! or become poor!

11 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Alan. We'd love to hear how we could earn 5 stars from you. If there's anything we can do to improve your experience, please feel free to give us a call at (888) 493-3156.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a SPAM factory

This is a SPAM factory. They operate several so-called "newsletters" and such and you will be hammered with SPAM from one right after another. Requests to unsubscribed are ignored. If they do remove you from one list they simply start emailing you the same crap from another list. Start filing complaints with their service provider. It is usually NameCheap. Best option is to steer clear of them to begin with. Legitimate companies don't do this type of crap.

EDIT: Regarding reply from Brownstone Research to my original review - they reached out to me through Trustpilot to request "additional information." The "additional information" they requested was my phone number. Guess they wanted to start sending SPAM texts, as well.

EDIT: I got entangled with these Scammers/Spammers through the Teeka Tawari spam machine (another one you should avoid). Even after notifying them to not renew anything for me, they just tried to charge my credit card $129. That charge originated from Brownstone Research. Fortunately, the credit card company contacted me to see if it was legit and I was able to get it declined. Interesting when your credit card company will not approve a charge from a company without checking to see if it is fraud. That says all you need to know about Brownstone.

10 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have requested some information from you via Trustpilot in order to resolve this issue for you personally.

Additionally, if you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a scam

This is a scam. I lost not only my annual subscription cost but also more than70k based on their recommendations. Please do not fall for this scam. They give you a number to call or e-mail them, but their response is the same. No refund!! Be careful!!! You will lose a lot more than the subscription cost by following their recommendations. I have stopped following their recommendations, and stopped losing more.

9 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

We are so sorry to hear about your experience, but I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have requested some information from you via Trustpilot in order to resolve this issue for you personally.

Additionally, if you would like, you can call us at 1-888-512-0726 Monday thru Friday 9am-7pm ET or email us at memberservices@brownstoneresearch.com in order to speak to an agent who would be able to resolve this for you as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Subscription Ever

On paying USD 140, I received constant emails that never get to the point from Brownstone. Further, I received multiple marketing emails from other so called investment advisory services trying to get me to buy their services and filling up my inbox. Ive wasted a lot of time unsubscribing to these emails. Very unprofessional and the worst subscription I have ever had.
JUST DON'T DO IT

5 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Rob. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us. We can remove you from our promotional emails if you don't mind providing us with your email address so that we can take care of that.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most harassing 24/7 non stop emails ever cannot ever unsubscribe !

If you unsubscribed and think they sold your info because your getting similar emails...More likely shuffling you to there other owned entities!! "Marketwise"parent companies web site click on "Our Company's" : Drop down menu of these owned entity's:

Legacy Research
Brownstone Research
Casey Research
Altimetry Research
Empire Research
Kings of Capitalism
Palm Beach Research
Rogue Economics
Stansberry Research
TradesSmith
Bonner&Partners
Empire Research
Omnia Research
Chaikin Analytics
InvestorPlace

So if you are getting spam from more than one of these entity's consider reviewing them ALL!!! :)

5 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Dan. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us. We can remove you from our promotional emails if you don't mind providing us with your email address so that we can take care of that.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

F rating with the Better Business Bureau for a reason

Brownstone Research has an ‘F’ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and you speaking about their high rating. I have been trying to stop the many emails a day from Brownstone or their associates (thanks for sharing my contact information Brownstone). Next day, repeat. You can never unsubscribe from Brownstone, just one of so many ‘affiliates’ that claim that I allowed for affiliate emails. Many more will follow. I have called the Brownstone Research directly, three times about stopping the emails and sharing of my contact information. Still waiting for the emails to stop.
Trust Pilot does not allow for me add a link to the Better Business Bureau, but it is easy enough to find.

3 May 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Wayne. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us. We can remove you from our promotional emails if you provide us with your email address so that we can take care of that.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Jeff Browne Research BEWARE!

Jeff Browne Research, smoke and mirrors… “But wait there’s more! (At further costs). Their methods seem to border on a scam. I had to fight to get my refund (within the legal 40 days) After I got it they then sold on on my email to an open register and I receive so many emails now which I block. BEWARE!

30 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Nena. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us. We care, and we want to make this better, we have removed your email address. Please allow 48- 72 hours to be completely removed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non-Subscription Nightmare

*UPDATE: Don't believe the response below. They have now added me to an additional 7 new letters per day!

I also, like another reviewer, had a "trial subscription" with Palm Beach Research and then unsubscribed. BUT they on-sold my email address to Brownstone, who is now bombarding me with affiliate emails and Jeff Brown advice at the rate of 50 emails per day! and growing.

If you have a spare email address, take the risk or be prepared to close down your email account for harassment by these guys:
Art of Investment
Jeff Brown in many colours and packages
Active Money Management
BBB Bulls Beating Bears
Conservative News Journal
...this list goes on and on

29 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Suzette. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us. We have removed you from our promotional emails.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never Trust

They are getting your money and they have never considered the loose that you got from following their recommendation . My portfolio ended with loosing money %70- %90 and one stock is delisted that cost me around - $3000 alone. I got a response from the customer service notifying me that they will send me the refund and cancel my service as I requested but I got only $1066.25 from $5331.25 that I paid for Brownstone Unlimited service. I try to explain that I should get my full refund even if I agreed to their terms. It is enough the money that I lost and they do not care about it but they care about getting your money and to convince you that in 6-12 months you get what you pay plus huge profit. I should report it to the consumer affair. Please do not try to deal with them and save your money and stay away . They are going to make money from you by any mean. The law does not protect the dupes.whoever own this business should be clear with the customers and try to increase customer satisfaction not by telling false and imaginary dreams that is why this business is loosing customers and having a bad rate.

29 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

The customer was refunded 1066.25 because that is the amount that they paid for the subscription after using a non refundable one time use credit for the remainder of the purchase.

The customer was informed at the time of purchase that the credit was non refundable and one time use and agreed to these terms and condition before making the purchase.

We apologize that you are unhappy with the resolution, however we do stand by our decision due to your agreement with us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You never really know what service(…

You never really know what service( information) they are selling( promising) you for the money spent for advice. After you give them a large amount of money . You follow up on there information and how to use it and wham! They tell you you need to buy an upgrade to really make the gains they implied. I realize nothing is guaranteed and nothing is a sure bet, but the buy and sell ques are way out of sync with real life. And and that is exactly the information I paid for. Plus the real money on making gains is the upgrade you get crumbs to to entice you to spend another 2-4-12 thousand dollars for. It's like sitting in on a timeshare 1-2 hour sales pitch.

22 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Bruce. If there's anything we can do to improve your experience, please feel free to give us a call at (888) 493-3156.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam!

Total scam!! One infomercial after another. They "promise" good information if you pay so many dollars--but wait-- if you pay more, they will give you better advice. The "good advice" starts at. $2000 and goes up. Having said that, I did receive my refund because I cancelled w/in the timeline.

21 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Hi, Debbie. We are sorry that your experience wasn't ideal, but we thank you for sharing this with us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not legit, smells like a scammer

Take note - an indictment filed by the SEC against a Jeffery Brown for defrauding $17 million from investors in a real estate scheme between 2006 to 2010.. eventually Jeffrey Brown pleaded guilty and got 5 years in prison. Check it out, the guy is not legit

19 April 2022
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Reply from Brownstone Research

Thank you so much for your feedback.

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