Wow. It's been DAYS of this comments section unloading on mgmt and......crickets. Just a few chirps about how they need to make money (no problem with that), and that they have to charge a gate fee to get all the content. 

Here's a thought --- create a "lite" subscription -- $5/month, 30 articles a month, and full access to comments and ability to post comments. 

I think most of us could afford that and still feel like it's worth it. 

Long time reader, huge fan, and love the community (refreshingly free of politics, nonsense and articles NOT about investing/companies, etc). 

HOWEVER. Completely flipping the switch is not the answer. While the content is good, I'd agree w/ most commenters that it's not THAT good -- helpful, yes, sometimes insightful, but not groundbreaking. 

Which seemed like a perfectly fair trade off to have free access and paid ads. 

$239/yr for the first tier of subscription is robbery. Will NOT be paying.