Charles Scoville CEO
To me Generally, an "investment company" is a company (corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company) that issues securities and is primarily engaged in the business of investing in securities.
An investment company invests the money it receives from investors on a collective basis, and each investor shares in the profits and losses in proportion to the investor's interest in the investment company. The performance of the investment company will be based on (but it won't be identical to) the performance of the securities and other assets that the investment company owns.
Source: https://www.sec.gov/answers/mfinvco.htm
*** This is not how traffic monsoon works ***
In the base core of traffic monsoon, the definition of investment is NOT being applied in true reality. Money received is NOT a deposit. It is NOT an investment. It is clear that the offer is ad service, so the buyer is a customer.
Traffic Monsoon is NOT issuing securities. Traffic Monsoon does NOT invest the money it receives from "investors" on a collective basis and share the profits / losses in proportion to the investor's interest. The performance of what the buyer has paid for is not based upn the performance of the securities and assets the company owns.
It's clear that Traffic Monsoon is not an investment company. The buyer is made well aware of that just in case they had this imagination.
Traffic Monsoon sells ad services, and buys the services on other websites with a bulk discount and creates a profit margin.
Traffic Monsoon invites adpack buyers to click on ads in the traffic exchange. Out of generosity, Traffic Monsoon simply reviews how many people have qualified and divides up the profit margin total from the day before and mixes it up with sales revenues that came in more than 24 hours ago. This is only a transparent description of what has taken place.
If I was less transparent, I would simply say: You'll receive a surf bonus after surfing 50 ads. This is what many other traffic exchanges do. They have rewards for surfing. The calculation of these rewards for surfing 50 ads is simply explained to the surfer. Where do these rewards come from? The profit margins of the services sold.
Max surf bonus: $55 -- meaning as people surf day after day after day -- as they receive surf bonuses, they would stop receiving when they have reached $55.
Compare with a mail-in-rebate. Buyer of a product would need to meet certain qualifications to receive money. Traffic Monsoon adpack buyers meet a qualification to receive money. It's easier to classify as a rebate than an investment.
It's not an investment because:
1. a service is provided for the purchase
2. there is no indebtedness - no promise to pay back anything
3. there is no deposit
4. there is no interest
5. there is no rate or time
6. nothing relating to an investment whatsoever
To me Generally, an "investment company" is a company (corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company) that issues securities and is primarily engaged in the business of investing in securities.
An investment company invests the money it receives from investors on a collective basis, and each investor shares in the profits and losses in proportion to the investor's interest in the investment company. The performance of the investment company will be based on (but it won't be identical to) the performance of the securities and other assets that the investment company owns.
Source: https://www.sec.gov/answers/mfinvco.htm
*** This is not how traffic monsoon works ***
In the base core of traffic monsoon, the definition of investment is NOT being applied in true reality. Money received is NOT a deposit. It is NOT an investment. It is clear that the offer is ad service, so the buyer is a customer.
Traffic Monsoon is NOT issuing securities. Traffic Monsoon does NOT invest the money it receives from "investors" on a collective basis and share the profits / losses in proportion to the investor's interest. The performance of what the buyer has paid for is not based upn the performance of the securities and assets the company owns.
It's clear that Traffic Monsoon is not an investment company. The buyer is made well aware of that just in case they had this imagination.
Traffic Monsoon sells ad services, and buys the services on other websites with a bulk discount and creates a profit margin.
Traffic Monsoon invites adpack buyers to click on ads in the traffic exchange. Out of generosity, Traffic Monsoon simply reviews how many people have qualified and divides up the profit margin total from the day before and mixes it up with sales revenues that came in more than 24 hours ago. This is only a transparent description of what has taken place.
If I was less transparent, I would simply say: You'll receive a surf bonus after surfing 50 ads. This is what many other traffic exchanges do. They have rewards for surfing. The calculation of these rewards for surfing 50 ads is simply explained to the surfer. Where do these rewards come from? The profit margins of the services sold.
Max surf bonus: $55 -- meaning as people surf day after day after day -- as they receive surf bonuses, they would stop receiving when they have reached $55.
Compare with a mail-in-rebate. Buyer of a product would need to meet certain qualifications to receive money. Traffic Monsoon adpack buyers meet a qualification to receive money. It's easier to classify as a rebate than an investment.
It's not an investment because:
1. a service is provided for the purchase
2. there is no indebtedness - no promise to pay back anything
3. there is no deposit
4. there is no interest
5. there is no rate or time
6. nothing relating to an investment whatsoever