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2.4

15% would recommend to a friend

(301 total reviews)
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26% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

The Motley Fool has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Motley Fool employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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301 reviews
1.0
2 Jul 2026

A Downfall to Be Studied

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have made friends here. Benefits and remote work are still strong.

Cons

When I joined this company, I thought I would be here for many years, if not forever. In fact, during onboarding, HR mentioned they hoped that for new hires, this would be their last job. However, it is a sinking ship. Recently, there has been a continual decline. Culture has been decimated. Leadership no longer cares about staff. The way people are treated and spoken to is completely wrong. It's quite frankly insulting. There are men in leadership positions who have complaints against them and yet remain in good standing and powerful positions despite their biases and actions. Raises and cost of living adjustments have been halted, and promotions are extremely hard to get. Sometimes you get the monopoly money of equity that can vest, and maybe you can sell eventually. We're told to look elsewhere if we want more money while they pay contractors and new hires double the rates of current FTE. Staff and even member feedback, which was once embraced, is now ignored at every turn in favor of AI innovation. What is the AI innovation? Even leadership doesn't know. They do not have a plan and are instead hoping this magic pill will fix everything while watching the people with the knowledge and technical skills to help go out the door. And if their AI experts think you can be replaced, they intend to do so. Leadership is focused on downsizing, and there is no job security. I see no signs of this ship righting itself.

2.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay, remote work, and management played games with us to build connections

Cons

Contractors pick up slack for full time employees since there's unlimited PTO there's no incentive for actual employees to come to work. Contractors did the bulk of work load which was stressful

3.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Remote work - Great people amongst the rank and file employees - Excellent benefits, and a supportive culture - The opportunity to be an independent voice on stocks. You can speak your mind on a stock, even if it conflicts with what other members of TMF say.

Cons

- Leadership set a goal in 2019 to reach $1 B in revenue. The company tried to achieve this by selling more and more subscriptions, without expanding the research team. Diligence declined. Eventually the stocks recommended did as well. TMF has never really recovered from the reputational loss. - Leaders are chosen based on loyalty, not competence. All leaders basically carry out Tom Gardner's orders, no matter how bizarre or destructive they are. Independent thinkers are gotten rid off.

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