2022 Kickoff Contest for $2200 in Prizes

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We at Wall Street Survivor are incredibly excited to start the new year off with a bang! Our New Year’s resolutions involve investing more, stressing less, and giving away $2200 in prizes to our users in the 2022 Kickoff Contest. This seven-week competition will start on Monday, January 10th and last through the fourth week in February.

Make sure you sign up now for a shot at $2200 in prizes!

Prizes

There are $2200 in prizes up for the taking in the Holiday Trading Contest! Here’s the breakdown:

Leader at the halfway point of the contest (November 19th): $550
First place overall: $800
Second place overall: $550
Third place overall: $300

Leaders and winners are designated by largest overall portfolio returns.

Contest Calendar

January 10th: Contest Begins – SIGN UP HERE! January 28th: Halfway Point January 31st: Winner of Halfway Point Prize Announced February 25th: Contest Ends March 3rd: Winner of the 2022 Kickoff Contest Announced

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Contest Updates

January 10th It’s launch day! The Wall Street Survivor 2022 Kickoff Contest begins today, and our investors are FLYING out of the gate. Make sure to sign up now so you don’t miss out on any trading time! January 18th Week two, go! Don’t forget to check out the Motley Fool and Zacks if you’re looking for some help putting your portfolio together. January 21st Week two is all wrapped up! With almost 150 traders signed up and making gains, the competition is really picking up. January 24th The end of this week will mark the halfway point of the contest, with $500 going to the investor at the top of the leaderboard when the market closes on Friday. January 28th Halfway there! Make sure to get all of your trades in before the market closes at 4:00pm EST today. Whoever leads the competition at that point will get a prize! January 31st We have now started the second half of the 2022 Kickoff Contest. If you didn’t get your hands on the halfway point prize, don’t worry – there’s plenty more where that came from! February 4th With more than 180 traders signed up for the contest, it’s looking like the second half will be quite a competition! Keep on trading! February 9th We are now at over 200 investors! February 14th Happy Valentine’s Day!

Contest Rules

Each individual is allowed only one portfolio in any contest.
Winners will be contacted by email to receive their prize. This must be the email address associated with your account. If you need to change your email address, contact support@wallstreetsurvivor.com.
Every contest has a starting portfolio value of $100,000 USD, allows only US equities and ETFs.
Day trading and short selling are permitted in all contests.
500 max trades per account.
25% position limit.
Margin trading is allowed. 8% interest will be charged on loan balances.
All winners will be audited, and disqualifications will take place at our team’s sole discretion.
Winners must claim their prize within 30 days of the results being announced.
We may ask winners to provide a photo ID upon claiming their prize as part of our auditing process.

We can’t wait to see you go for the gold in the Holiday Trading Contest! SIGN UP NOW and compete for $2000 in prizes!

Ranking of Top Stock Newsletters Based on Last 3 Years of Stock Picks as of August 16, 2025

We are paid subscribers to dozens of stock and option newsletters. We actively track every recommendation from all of these services, calculate performance, and share our results of the top performing stock newsletters whose subscriptions fees are under $500. The main metric to look for is "Return vs SP500" which is their return above that of the S&P500. So, based on August 16, 2025 prices:

Best Stock Newsletters

Rank	Stock Newsletter	Picks Return	Return vs SP500	Picks w Profit	Max % Return	Current Promotion
1.	Alpha Picks	74.7%	51.1%	78%	969%	Sept, 2025 Promotion: Save $50
Summary: 2 picks/month based on Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating; Retail Price is $499/yr. See complete details and analysis in our Alpha Picks Review.
2.	Moby.co	52.5%	18.1%	73%	2,406%	Sept, 2025 Promotion:Next pick free!
Summary: 60-150 stock picks per year, segmented by industry; Retail Price is $199/yr. Read our Moby Review.
3.	Zacks Top 10	33.0%	15.1%	73%	170%	Sept, 2025 Promotion:$1, then $495/yr
Summary: 10-25 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review.
4.	TipRanks SmartInvestor	18.6%	7.6%	65%	386%	Current Promotion: Save $180
Summary: About 1 pick/week focusing on short term trades; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2015. Retail Price is $379/yr. Read our TipRanks Review.
5.	Stock Advisor	41.7%	6.1%	76%	299%	Sept, 2025 Promotion: Get $100 Off
Summary: 2 picks/month and 2 Best Buy Stocks lists focusing on high growth potential stocks over 5 years; Retail Price is $199/yr. Read our Motley Fool Review.
6.	Action Alerts Plus	25.9%	4.9%	65%	210%	Current Promotion: None
Summary: 100-150 trades per year, lots of buying and selling and short-term trades. Read our Jim Cramer Review.
7.	Rule Breakers	35.6%	1.2%	78%	273%	Current Promotion: Save $200
Summary: 2 picks/month focusing on disruptive technology and business models; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2005; Now part of Motley Fool Epic. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review.
8.	Zacks Home Run Investor	3.5%	-1.3%	44%	200%	Sept, 2025 Promotion:$1, then $495/yr
Summary: 40-50 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review.
9.	IBD Leaderboard ETF	11.4%	-1.8%	n/a	n/a	Sept, 2025 Promotion:Save $129/yr
Summary: Maintains top 50 stocks to invest in based on IBD algorithm; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Investors Business Daily.
10.	Stock Advisor Canada	23.5%	-4.6%	69%	378%	Sept, 2025 Promotion: Save $100
Summary: 1 pick/month from the Toronto stock exchange; Retail Price is CD$199/yr. Read our Motley Fool Canada Stock Advisor Review.
Top Ranking Stock Newsletters based on their 2024, 2023, 2022 stock picks' performance as compared to S&P500. S&P500's return is based on average return of S&P500 from date each stock pick is released. NOTE: To get these results you must buy equal dollar amounts of each pick on the date the stock pick is released. Investor Business Daily Top 50 based on performance of FFTY ETF. Performance as of August 16, 2025.

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