Money
In conversation with Rick Simons, Founder & CEO Yieldfund
Rick Simons is connected to The Captains Club during MASTERS EXPO through Yieldfund as a partner. "Beyond a fixed high return, Yieldfund offers several other perks, including weekly payouts. If you invest €10,000 for three years, you'll receive a net €115 paid out to your personal wallet every Monday." Higher margins "Yieldfund emerged from […]
Rick Simons is partnering with Yieldfund at The Captains Club during MASTERS EXPO. "Besides a fixed high return, Yieldfund offers several other perks, including weekly payouts. If you invest €10.000 for three years, you'll receive a net €115 payout every Monday into your personal wallet."
Higher margins
Yieldfund emerged from frustration that only hedge funds, institutional investors, and high-net-worth investors can truly profit from the large profits achieved with advanced algorithmic trading, while private investors are forced to rely on what traditional players regularly offer in the market, where the annual interest rate is often even lower than inflation. I believe that financial freedom shouldn't be limited to just those who can invest large sums. That's why I assembled a team of experts in 2021 to change that. After three years of development and countless hours of testing, we launched Yieldfund commercially in July 2024 as a quantitative trading firm that uses automated trading based on mathematical models and real-time market analysis. The strategy focuses on micro-inefficiencies and operates completely systematically, without human intervention, thus without emotions—the weak link in trading. Unlike traditional investment firms that rely heavily on long-term buy-and-hold strategies, we actively manage risks and opportunities through algorithm-driven short-term trades. We utilize high-frequency trading. Strategies where positions are held for as short a time as possible. Our algorithms continuously scan the market for opportunities and open and close trades with a fixed, preset profit percentage. The algorithm trades in both rising and falling markets. Volatility is essential to the mechanism. It's difficult to do business in a market that doesn't move, or only moves slightly.
Weekly benefits
Market volatility is essential for our algorithm. Therefore, we only trade cryptocurrencies that represent successful projects and have sufficient market capitalization and liquidity. This concerns a select group of cryptocurrencies from the top 25. Trading and investing always involve risks. We see the greatest risk in trading on an exchange; we want to quickly diversify this across three exchanges on three continents, thus minimizing capital exposure to risks, for example, an exchange hack or geopolitical problems. Many investors are looking for ways to invest their money, as their capital shrinks if left in the bank. With us, you can invest from €10.000. Yieldfund offers three investment plans perfectly tailored to each investor's financial goals: one year with a 36% annual return, two years with a 48% annual return, and three years with a 60% annual return, allowing you to recoup your initial investment in just 20 months. In addition to a fixed high return, Yieldfund offers several other options. Pres, including weekly payments, generate a passive income stream. Investors see results immediately. If you invest €10.000 for three years, you'll receive a net €115 paid out to your personal wallet every Monday. By compounding (periodically expanding your portfolio), you create a compound interest effect, resulting in even faster return growth. And importantly: at the end of the investment plan, you'll receive a full refund on your investment.
Personal contact
We have a personal conversation with every new investor. We do this not only to explain how a wallet works, for example, but also because everyone appreciates knowing how we operate, but more importantly: who's behind the company. Unlike many companies in the finance and crypto world, we value personal contact. That's partly why we're at the MASTER EXPO: to invite existing investors and connect with new ones. In our industry, reliability, commitment, and personal contact are paramount. Many funds don't have a point of contact, and you can't turn to anyone with your questions—yes, to a chatbot. We want to be personally accessible. We're not in a mode where we need to grow incredibly fast; we're primarily building and investing in the quality and structure of the company. Moreover, we earn enough to keep the company running smoothly. In our first year, we had a gross trading return of 148%, and in the first six months of 2025, we're already at a trading return of over 60%. Our revenue model is what we have left after Interest payments to investors and, of course, the costs associated with running the entire business. Our goal? To achieve a minimum trading return of 8% per month over the years and to gradually roll out the Yield Fund concept internationally. Finally, we aim to have 1000 private investors by the fourth quarter of 2026. We have a very defensive business policy. We are frugal with our money, transparent with investors, and always personally accessible. This appeals to many people, as does our revenue model – it's unique."
