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RISKS INVOLVED

No investment of any kind is full-proof. You can put your money in stocks, real estate, or simply leave it in a savings account, but there are no guarantees you will make a profit. Promising that would be impossible.

There is a risk to any investment. You could put your money in S&P 500 stocks, but what if a terrorist attack cripples the economy? You could put money in real estate, but what if your property burns down? Again, there are no guarantees you will make a profit on any investment.

One of the least risky ways to make a profit, is simply leaving maybe $10,000 in a savings account to get 4% interest at the end of the year, which is $400. And most banks are backed by the U.S. Government (FDIC). But did you know our government is over 8 trillion dollars in debt? That’s 8,000,000,000,000. Would you trust your money to someone with that much debt? Most of us do, everyday. But let’s get back to the issue of profit. Let’s say the entire budget for Minty: The Assassin was $30,000 and you invested $10,000, giving you 33 out of 100 points. If the film got picked up by a major distributor for $100,000, that would mean the film made a 333% profit. After your $10,000 investment is returned and the rest of the investors are paid back ($30,000), 50% of the profit would go to the creative side and the other 50% would go to the private investment pool, which you are a part of. 33 points would go to you, leaving you with $10,000 (original investment) plus $11,550 (33 points of profit), which totals $21,550 -- a 216% profit. Movie investing rivals real estate, blue chip stocks, gold, silver, precious stones, rental properties, futures, treasuries, international currencies, etc.

Below are some scenarios where you may not get a return on your film investment:

- The film is never completed.
- The film goes over budget during production.
- A distributor will not pick up the film once it is completed.
- It gets distributed, but the concept of an attractive female heroine beating people up and having entertaining lesbian love scenes no longer sells
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