Good Topic !
Thanks for the kind words about my Newsletter, etc. 7,000+ readers every 2 weeks Enjoy my FREE info. I'm just amazed that not MORE T-Net readers are not interested in being "up-to-date" on current events in the treasure hunting world !
About investing: this is a "gamble"---NEVER invest money you cannot afford to LOSE---because THAT is a very distinct possibility ! It is just like going to a casino: you are there for "entertainment"---you will rarely win ( although I do a LOT ! ). It sickens me when I hear about people investing "family" money in something, losing it, and then their family suffers.
ALL of MY investors sought me out---I rarely even mention that I have a TEAM, investors, etc---except in my own private Newsletter. First off---it is ILLEGAL to troll for investors---you need to go by the book. Every week I get many emails from people wanting ME to invest in THEIR site. Basicly these people want people to pay them to treasure hunt ! ( Don't we ALL wish we could get paid to do this full-time ! ? ). One guy's "business plan" was that he needed $100,000.00. When questioned as to what the money was NEEDED for, his answer was that he wanted to buy a new pickup truck, detectors, etc & have enough money to support his family for a year, while he went out to treasure hunt ! SWEET ! I want that, too ! Don't you ?
In the 10 years that I have been doing this "professionally" I have learned that there are only about 5 U.S. treasure-hunting companies that I would recommend you invest in. These are all LEGAL corporations with a track record. If you invest in a U.S. company, at least you have some sort of recourse, should you feel you got ripped off, etc. If you invest in a foreign company---you are at their mercy, etc. ( My personal opinion )
Over the years I've received easily over a thousand requests from various people wanting me to be "partners" with them on a site they think treasure is, etc. After I've asked all of the HARD questions, researched their site, related stories, etc., etc.,---99% fail to pass my test. Only a very few are valid & GOOD sites---so that is some indication that about 1% of the people that want money, actually have a good chance of ever re-paying you ANYTHING for your investment. I can tell you more, but hopefully you now have the insight to just be VERY careful & selective when parting with your hard-earned dollars.
Quick Examples: over the years I've heard from various "treasure hunters" on various treasure stories such as Swift's Silver Mines, Lost Dutchman, Lue, Beale, 17-Tons, etc etc. In each of my files on these stories I have an average of lets say 6-7 different locations for EACH of these treasures. How can THAT be ? Do you want to risk your money on possibly investing in one of the six guys that are WRONG in their location ? Might as well drive down the road & throw your money out the window ! Only ONE ( or NONE ! ) of these guys can, or might, be correct. SO: you see how difficult this "business" can be ?
ONLY invest your money, if you can stand to lose it. Invest only if you want to be part of possibly something big and you want the thrill of a Dream, cheap entertainment, bragging rights, etc. Believe it, or NOT, but I sometimes just have to turn down certain investors because they just have too high an expectation, or I "sense" that they are desperate and selling a valuable asset in order to "be in the game".
Well---I could ramble on forever, but everybody knows how to contact me, if they have questions, etc.
Happy Hunting & GOOD FORTUNE to ALL !
Floyd
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Good Luck 
