Is The Capitalist Network Worth $147/mo?

Thirteen people have written a review of this community. It has 794 members.

One of those thirteen, rating it four stars, writes that he knows he is under qualified for a lot of the opportunities inside and is treating the membership as preparation for later.

The disclosure comes first. I am not a member of The Capitalist Network, nothing has been paid to Ben Oberg or anyone connected to it, and this site takes no commission from the community. What follows was built from the public Skool About page, the written reviews Skool restricts to paying members, and the founder’s own public profile and channels, captured on 9 September 2026. Sales copy is flagged as the seller talking.

This one sells access to investment deals. Every income or performance figure on the page belongs to the seller and has not been verified. Nothing here says a reader will earn anything, and money placed in real estate, oil and gas or precious metals can be lost. This is not financial advice.

Quick Decision

This fits someone who already has capital to deploy, wants a room of people doing the same, and values introductions more than lessons. Nine admins for 794 members is one per 88, which is the strongest staffing ratio in this ranking, and 2,230 posts means the feed is alive.

It does not fit a beginner with no capital. The sales page says as much itself, ruling out anyone currently in heavy debt or not ready to invest, which is an unusually honest exclusion to publish.

It also does not fit anyone who needs to see the deal terms before paying. The partners are described by asset class and never named. You can check the listing yourself on the Skool page.

What $147 A Month Buys, And The August Discount Still Running

Skool’s price record holds $147 per month in US dollars, and the join button matches it. There is no split between the structured price and the button, which is more than several listings in this ranking manage.

The sales copy advertises 21% off annual membership and calls it an August exclusive offer. The capture is dated 9 September 2026 and the line was still on the page.

That is a small thing with a clear reading. Either the offer runs past its own deadline, which makes the deadline decorative, or the page is stale. Neither is fraud. Both tell you to treat the urgency as marketing furniture.

The annual arithmetic is straightforward. Twelve months at $147 is $1,764. Take 21% off and a year lands near $1,394, a saving of about $370 for paying up front and losing the option to leave.

No refund policy appears anywhere on the listing. No trial. No cancellation notice period. For a subscription in the investment category, ask for all three in writing before you send the first payment.

The 40% commission behind the coverage

This community pays affiliates 40%. At $147 that is $58.80 per member per month, recurring for as long as the member stays.

A single referral who stays a year returns about $706 to whoever sent them. It is the highest commission rate in this ranking, and it is worth holding in mind when you read a review that reads like a pitch. This review earns nothing.

Nine Admins, 309 Modules, 2,230 Posts

Nine admin accounts for 794 members works out at one per 88. That ratio is the single strongest number on this listing. It supports the claim that a concierge maps a path on day one better than any testimonial does.

Three hundred and nine modules across 24 courses averages 13 modules per course, so these are structured programs rather than loose video dumps.

The feed carries 2,230 posts against 794 members, close to three per member. Nineteen people were online at the capture, about 2.4% of the roster at one moment.

What the seller says sits inside

The page frames the product as a live network rather than a course library, with members investing in the same deals as the founder alongside the same partners. Named asset classes are real estate, oil and gas, precious metals and insurance structures.

Two specific claims carry no source. The copy says most members are in their first deal conversation within days of joining rather than months. It also says 1 in 5 members had never invested a dollar before joining.

Both are the seller’s own figures about his own product, published without a sample size, a date range or an audit. Read them as marketing until someone shows the working.

The exclusion is the part worth respecting. The page states plainly that the community is not for anyone currently in massive debt or not ready to invest. Sellers in this category usually promise the opposite, so a published disqualifier counts for something.

Ben Oberg Leaves A Public Trail

Ben Oberg has run this community since March 2024, roughly 18 months before the capture date. He names Boise as his location, which is more specific than most Skool founders manage.

Five public links sit on his profile: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and the thecapitalistnetwork.com website. That is the widest public record in this ranking, and it means a prospective member can spend a week reading and watching before spending $147.

His bio lists him as CEO of The Capitalist Network and CEO of The Business Firm, and as the author of a book titled American Mediocrity. Skool marks his account with crown status, which the platform awards on revenue rather than on results delivered to members.

The listing carries 3 videos. Combined with the LinkedIn profile and the YouTube channel, that is enough material to form your own view of how he thinks about money before you pay him.

The gap that remains

None of the deal partners are named. The page describes relationships that took years to build and says they cannot be found on Google, which is a reason to join and also a reason nobody outside can verify a thing about them.

For a community whose central promise is co-investing, that is the real transparency gap. A prospective member can research Ben Oberg thoroughly and still know nothing about who will actually be holding the money.

Ask, before joining, which entities the deals run through, who sponsors them, what the minimum ticket is, and whether the offerings require accredited investor status where you live. Those answers exist. They are just not on the public page.

Thirteen Reviews, And The One That Says Not Yet

Thirteen reviews at a 4.9 average from 794 members is a 1.6% response rate. Four are publicly visible.

Skool restricts review writing to paying members, so none of these can be purchased or automated. That protects the floor. It does not fix the sample size, and thirteen opinions is a thin base for a decision about where to put capital.

Three of the visible four are worth summarising. One member describes the learning opportunities as drinking from a fully open fire hose and calls the value amazing for the investment (a member review on Skool, September 2026). Another says the classroom and the discussions are helpful, that questions get answered, and that she moved from monthly to annual billing (a member review on Skool, August 2026). A third praises fast admin responses and the partnerships behind the community (a member review on Skool, August 2026).

The fourth is the useful one. Rating it four stars, a member writes that he is under qualified for a lot of the opportunities inside, and that he sees the membership as preparation for a day when he can act (a member review on Skool, August 2026).

That review does two things. It confirms the sales page’s own warning that this is not for people without capital ready. It also raises the obvious question of what a member in that position gets for $147 every month while waiting.

What none of the reviews say

Not one visible review names a deal, a ticket size, a distribution, a yield or a return. Nobody writes that they funded something and what happened next.

For a community built on co-investing, that absence is the most important finding in this post. The reviews establish that members like the room, rate the admins highly and find the classroom useful. They contain no evidence at all about investment outcomes, good or bad.

Thirteen reviews and zero reported results is not proof of a problem. It is a reason to ask harder questions before the second month bills.

Skip This If

• You have no capital ready to deploy. The page itself excludes anyone in heavy debt or not ready to invest.
• You need the deal partners named before paying. They are described by asset class only.
• You want a large evidence base. Thirteen reviews from 794 members is a 1.6% response rate.
• You expect the membership fee to be the only cost. Co-investing means minimum tickets that the listing never states.

My Verdict

The operational side is better than most listings at this price. Nine admins for 794 members is one per 88, the best ratio in this ranking. Three hundred and nine modules across 24 courses is a real curriculum, 2,230 posts is an active feed, and Ben Oberg publishes five public links plus a named city, so a buyer can research him properly before paying. The price is consistent between the structured record and the button, which sounds trivial until you read the listings where it is not.

The weak points are about evidence and disclosure. Thirteen reviews from 794 members is a 1.6% response rate, and not one of them reports an actual investment result. The deal partners are never named on the public page, which is a serious gap for a product whose core promise is co-investing. The 21% annual discount is stamped August and was still running in September. The claim that 1 in 5 members had never invested before joining has no source, and the 40% affiliate rate means most of the praise you find elsewhere was paid for.

If you already invest, watch the YouTube channel first, then ask for the deal structure, the minimum ticket and the accreditation requirements in writing. If you are still building capital, the four-star reviewer inside the community has already described your experience: preparation, at $147 a month. For a community selling a cheaper entry into the same audience, read our Affiliate Marketing Launchpad review, and the AI Profit Boardroom review covers a listing with a much larger review base. The current listing can be checked here.