No matter how cheap your product might be, the blog post is still an advertisement.

Recent CFA Enterprising Investor advertisements masquerading as blog posts have included an ad for Turing tech’s ensemble portfolio product, a post supporting pay day loans, and a political diatribe to sell more ESG products. Other than ads, there were was a CNBC style puff piece about warren buffet’s favorite market indicator... written by a freelance journalist with zero financial market experience.

Why should members pay $300 per year member dues to receive thinly veiled advertisements? My spam inbox is filled with ads, and the ads are free.