Become a Member

My name is Larry Holmes. I have over 30 years of experience a financial professional and have worked with thousands of people in helping them reach their financial goals. I’m also a public speaker and teacher who has presented over 2,000 financial seminars and workshops in all 50 states in the U.S. and other parts of the English-speaking world.

Over the years I’ve leaned what works and what doesn’t work. I’ve also learned how to communicate complicated financial concepts to people in language they can understand.

I thought about offering personal coaching and consulting. But it would be cost prohibitive for many people – hundreds of dollars an hour.

That’s not what I wanted. I wanted to be able to help anybody who’s serious about reaching their financial goals, no matter what their current financial circumstances may be. And I wanted to be able to do it at a price that anyone could afford.

That’s why I started the…

The Grail Investing membership site

This is your opportunity to learn what works in the world of investing and trading. You will not be sold expensive courses. You will not be sold expensive coaching. You will not need an expensive financial advisor or planner.

You will learn how to use profitable investment and trading strategies taught by someone who has spent decades learning — not only by trial and error — but from some of the most knowledgeable financial experts in the world.

In other words, you will have an experienced professional show you the way for a fraction of the money you would have to spend to get that kind of personal attention elsewhere.

Does that sound better than reading books or subscribing to expensive one-size-fits-all investment web sites? It should sound a lot better.

Here’s a brief overview of the profitable investing and trading strategies we’re currently using…

The COT Strategy

The Commitments of Traders (COT) strategy is based on the weekly Commitments of Traders reports released by the U.S. Commodity Trading Commission every Friday (except holidays) for positions as of the previous Tuesday.

It’s based on the theory that big commercial participants in futures markets are the “smart money.” They are the ones “in the know.” They tend to have bullish futures positions when markets are relatively cheap and they tend to have bearish positions when markets are relatively expensive.

The idea is to buy when the smart money is historically bullish and sell when they are historically bearish. The time frame for this strategy is a period of a few months to a couple of years.

Risk and position sizing is based on a multiple of Average True Range.

The Long Term Timing Strategy

This strategy is based on a white paper written by Mebane Faber of World Beta. The idea is to only be in the stock market — or any market — when it is in a long-term bullish trend and to be out of the market when it is in a long-term bearish trend. It keeps you out of market disasters such as the one we saw in 2008 and ensures that you will be in the market during great times like we saw during 1995-2000.

It is great for  retirement plans like 401(k)s and IRAs, or if you prefer to keep at least some of your money in long-term investments.

The time frame for this strategy can be as long as several years.

The RSI Reversal Strategy

This strategy is based on the theory that markets tend to trend over the intermediate and long-term, but revert to the mean over the very short-term. So we look to buy an oversold security within an upward trend. And then we sell on the bounce. This is a short-term strategy with an average time frame of about five calendar days.

The ATR Trading Strategy

We use the Average True Range (ATR) indicator to exit individual stock and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) positions. We also use a multiple of ATR to size positions.

This is my experimental portfolio. I experiment with new ideas in real time. Nothing is set in stone. But, generally speaking, we’re focusing on the short to intermediate time frame (days to weeks).

A word about performance

The cumulative return (not considering taxes and transaction costs) of each Grail Investing strategies is prominently displayed on the right sidebar of this site. Returns are updated at least weekly and sometimes more often that that.

We don’t play games with performance. In other words, we don’t cherry pick investments that have done particularly well and display only them while ignoring the ones that haven’t done as well. We show you what the performance is during good times and bad.

We have faith that you realize that web sites and services that claim unrealistic performance numbers are just that — unrealistic. We want members to stay around over the long haul. And the only way to achieve that goal is to shoot straight with you. You can count on us to be truthful.

A Grail Investing membership is perfect for you if you’re just now getting starting investing or trading and you want to do it the right way.

A Grail Investing membership is perfect for you if you’ve tried to make money in the markets and you haven’t been as successful as you would like.

A Grail Investing membership is perfect for you if you have already achieved a level of success but you just need some help in getting to the next level.

And a Grail Investing membership in perfect for you if you sometimes have trading and investing questions and you want answers quickly and at a very low cost.

How much does it cost to be a member?

Your membership fee is a very low…

$12/month

Or if you prefer to pay annually you can do so at a discounted fee of…

$110/year

(a 24% savings equivalent to a little over $9/month)

And if you join now your membership fee will be $12/month or $110/year as long as you’re a member.

Fair enough?

And to make this easier for you here’s our unconditional, ironclad, no-questions-asked guarantee…

30-Day Ironclad Guarantee

The Grail Investing service is designed to give you an affordable source to find solutions to your investment and financial challenges. If for any reason you’re not satisfied after trying the service for a full month, we will promptly refund your money — no questions asked. On the other hand, if we are able to exceed your expectations we hope you will tell your friends about your great experience. We recognize that some people may take advantage of this guarantee in an unethical way. They will use the service for a month, get their questions answered, and then request a refund. That’s a risk we’re willing to take. We know that the great majority of our members will recognize the tremendous value and will want to be members for many years in the future. Your 30-day guarantee protects you by removing all risk so that we can help you get a quick start in reaching your investment and financial goals.

If you prefer the $12/month option, use the button below to subscribe via PayPal…

If you prefer the $110/year option (a 24% savings), use the button below to subscribe via PayPal…

I know that with a little help you can become a successful investor. I look forward to helping you any way I can.

Best Wishes,

Larry D Holmes

Larry D. Holmes
Owner, Grail Investing and President, L. D. Holmes & Associates, Inc.