If only we could rub that crystal ball and forsee the future life would be so much more stress free. And yet I don’t think too many people were surprised when Imperia Invest posted their latest news about how members can get access to their funds. Unfortunately, as predicted, there is a cost for this service and many people are questioning just why this is the case. Most comments I’ve seen run along the lines that Imperia Invest are just squeezing the pips a little harder before disappearing off into the sunset.

Where’s that crystal ball when you need it? Admittedly there are arguments that could be put forward which would justify a charge as many other opportunities have done this in the past. No financial institution would send out a debit or credit card without charging on the basis that they would get paid when the programme paid out.

Given that the news has only been available for a couple of days it hasn’t been possible for many people to access the Imperia Invest website to find out what all the fuss is about. There are 3 pdf files that give some details of what you will be able to obtain. Briefly, there are 3 options:

1. Silver package - $145 with a maximum monthly withdrawal of $5,000 per month
2. Gold package - $230 with a maximum monthly withdrawal of $10,000 per month
3. Platinum package - $450 with a maximum monthly withdrawal of $50,000 plus an offshore bank account

From what I can surmise most people are taking the view that they would purchase the Silver option for $145 and then once they get paid would upgrade to the full package. A big caveat here is that this strategy has not been tested with Imperia so it may not be possible to achieve. The other thing to bear in mind is that you have to make a purchase by 01 May. If you don’t do this you will not get paid. However, the payments will not start until June so we can’t even let others buy a package and see if they get paid.

So plenty to wrestle with over the next few weeks. When I look into my crystal ball I see people hanging on and hanging on and then in the last week making a desperate attempt to get a package as they would never forgive themselves if Imperia turned out to be genuine and they had convinced themselves otherwise. Like everyone else I am undecided at this moment and am hoping that over the next couple of weeks some of the questions being bandied about receive up front answers so that our concerns can be reduced.

If you would like a copy of each of the pdf’s please send an email to imperia @ onlineinvestingguru.com (remove the spaces before and after the @ symbol).