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Investment Advice
Conventional Investment Advice Is Simple, Convenient, And Easy To Digest – Unfortunately, It Is Also Often Wrong
One size does not fit all - not with clothes, relationships, or investment advice.
The generic computer optimizations used by nearly every investment advisor and stock broker to build investment portfolios may be completely wrong for you. The implied assumption is one size fits all, but it's not true.
Studies by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Council of Life Insurance show that roughly 95% of Americans retire without financial security. Conventional investment advice isn't working and the results prove it.
"The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself."-Oscar Wilde
Nothing is wrong with conventional investment advice if the times you live in and your life situation perfectly fit the mold it is designed to model. Unfortunately, for many people seeking to build wealth and financial security the assumptions for the conventional model aren't true.
The reality is there are many alternative approaches to investment advice that are equally as valid as traditional investment advice. It's not so much a question of right or wrong, but rather what will better fit your unique situation?
One size does not fit all, and over-simplified solutions that can fit into a computer algorithm should be suspect. Consider some alternatives to traditional investment advice.
There's More to Investing than a 401(k) and Diversification
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- The Great Bond Bubble Is Next! What Now?: It's simple risk vs. reward analysis based on valuations and it can save your portfolio from massive losses when you understand how it works.
- How My Worst Investment Made Me Wealthy: How you manage investment losses will ultimately determine your profits. Learn which investment strategy makes the most of a bad situation.
- Which Type Of Investor Are You? Take This Test: Your financial security depends on the type of investor you are. Learn how you can advance your investment strategy to the next level.
- Peer To Peer Lending Review - Dangers Revealed: Investors are starving for yield and P2P lending companies have risen to satisfy that need. Don’t be deceived. Look behind the emotional facade at these facts.
- Wall Street's Dirty Little Secrets - Revealed: Uncover the dirty little secrets that Wall Street doesn't want you to know. Deception is never ethical.
- How To Pick Dividend Growth Stocks - A Fully Revealed Model: Provides a complete blueprint for dividend growth stock investing – fully revealed in this comprehensive tutorial guide.
- How To Invest For Inflation & Deflation: The future is volatile with bouts of deflation and inflation. How do you invest and manage risk in that scenario?
- Variable Annuity Investing for Dummies: Variable annuities are so complicated that even a rocket scientist could get confused. We simplify the complex so that you can get behind the variable annuity salesman's hype and independently decide if it is an appropriate investment for you.
- Are You Vulnerable To Investment Fraud? Take This Test: Discover which personal traits make you more likely to lose money to investment fraud with this fun, 15 question self-test.
- Investment Fraud Victim? How To Get Help: Learn the do's and don'ts that maximize your odds of recovery after investment fraud strikes.
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- One Key To Successful Investing: Warren Buffett, Jimmy Rogers, and yours truly all attribute their successful investment careers to this one habit.
- Four Stages To Consistently Profitable Investing: Discover which investing stage you are at now, and learn how you can jump to the next investment stage to become a more profitable investor.
- Ten Commandments Of Investment Strategy: Find out how your investment strategy measures up to proven success principles and learn what you can do to increase your financial security.
- Wealth Planning Course: When it comes to achieving financial independence, you need more than just an "investment plan." The truth is, most plans sold by advisors and brokers aren't nearly enough. They don't give you the action steps you need to create wealth. This wealth planning course will, and in just 30 days, you'll engineer a road map that will take you toward achieving all your financial goals. Find out more here.
The investment advice you'll find on this site is based on real-life experience and the experience of coaching clients just like you to achieve wealth. It is proven, systematic, step-by-step investment advice designed to help you reach your financial goals.
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