Good evening investors!

We just launched our latest giveaway — last March’s event was a hit so we’re doing it again!

Introducing our “Stock Madness” bracket - where 64 stocks battle it out to be crowned the top stock of 2025! Download your bracket, pick your winners, and compete for amazing prizes!

March Madness, Investor’s Edge Style

While the NCAA tournament is heating up the courts, we're bringing the heat to the stock market. Say goodbye to the traditional bracket challenges because it's time to put your financial prowess to the test!

Introducing "Stock Madness" - where the thrill of stock trading meets the excitement of tournament-style competition. We know you love filling out those basketball brackets, but imagine the rush of selecting winning stocks instead!

Think you have what it takes to pick the next market champion? Whether you're a seasoned trader or just getting started, this is your chance to showcase your stock-picking skills and compete for incredible prizes along the way.

Let the Stock Madness begin!

Here’s a look at the bracket:

Eligibility Rules

Here are the rules to be eligible:

1. You must:

   • Be subscribed to The Stock Investor’s Edge newsletter

   Subscribe

2. Download the bracket in Google Sheets.

3. Using the drop downs, completely fill out the bracket for which companies you believe will outperform over the next year.

   • The “Tie Breaker - S&P 500” space should be your guess as to what price the S&P 500 closes on March 31st (last day of March).

4. Take a screenshot and send your bracket to [email protected] with the subject line “Stock Madness + [your name]”.

   • Brackets must be submitted by March 20th, 2025 at 12pm EST. Any brackets submitted after this time will not be eligible for prizes.

   • Only one bracket submission per person is allowed

5. Be sure to vote on our Instagram stories for winners of each head to head battle.

   • Follow Mark on Instagram: @dividend_dollar

   • Follow Chris on Instagram: @cmgventure

   • There will be four battles per day on each of our pages starting on March 20th, 2025. Final championship voting will be on March 29th, 2025 and we will both having the voting poll on our story.

6. Scoring will be as follows:

   • You are awarded points for each matchup chosen correctly. Points are not deducted for any incorrect selections, and their values increase each round. Here is a scoring breakdown for each round of play:

     1. First round: 1 point

     2. Second round: 2 points

     3. Sweet 16: 4 points

     4. Elite 8: 8 points

     5. Final Four: 16 points

     6. Championship: 32 points

Win Prizes

Now that we have the rules out of the way, we’re sure you are excited to hear about the PRIZES. Without further ado, here is what you can WIN:

1. Grand prize A: A perfect bracket will earn you a 1 year free subscription to the Investor’s Edge+ and some free swag.

   • *A perfect bracket means there were zero wrong entries and every matchup was chosen correctly.

2. Grand prize B: If there are no perfect brackets, the person with the highest scoring bracket will earn a 6 month free subscription to the Investor’s Edge+ and some free swag.

3. Runner-up: The person with the second highest scoring bracket will earn a 3 month free subscription to the Investor’s Edge+ and one piece of swag.

4. Third place: The person with the third highest scoring bracket will earn a 1 month free subscription to the Investor’s Edge+ and one piece of swag.

* If there is a tie for any of these prizes, we will be using the “Tie Breaker - S&P 500” guess to determine the winner. The person with the closest guess to the actual price wins.

Scoring will take some time, so winners will be announced the week of March 31st, 2025.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below or e-mail us at [email protected]

Thank you for supporting us here at The Stock Investor’s Edge. We hope this bracket challenge will be fun and some of you can earn some cool prizes along the way..

Be sure to SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY — the more people the better!

Until next time investors!

Mark & Chris

The Stock Investor’s Edge

Disclosure

This is not investing advice. It is very important that you do your own research and make investments based on your own personal circumstances, preferences, goals and risk tolerance.