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Below you’ll find plenty of investment articles and ideas, but is investing safe? It’s risky, right? Isn’t it more safe to keep all my money in cash?
Nope!
Cash is king, but it’s got one major flaw: just like the rest of us, cash gets weaker as it gets older. In fact, your cash loses about 3% of it’s value every single year to inflation.
Stick $100 under your mattress and next year at this time your hundred buck will have have buying power equal to about $97. Given enough time, your cash will be worthless … unless you put it to work.
All by itself your cash gets weaker with age, but when you put it to work by investing it, then your money gets stronger with age – a lot stronger! Investing is like creating a money making machine that works for you 24/7/365.
And it’s not hard! Investing is so easy – all you really need to do is just Index and Chill.
If you’re looking for even more investment articles and ideas then keep on reading. Below you’ll find many, many more posts on this topic, so click around till you find one that you love.
Investing is one of the best things you can do for your finances, whether you are running a business or are an individual investor. Many financial commentators give advice, mainly on the common types of investments that people buy into. When many people think of investing, they think of stocks, bonds and cash. However, alternative investing could be a very lucrative path if you invest correctly. However, what is an alternative investment, and how could it be financially beneficial to you?
There is a lot of talk at the moment about the property market and whether it is a good time to invest. There are many predictions and opinions as to whether or not people should be investing or holding onto their money whilst waiting for house prices to fall.
Sustainable investing is on the rise as investors become more and more interested in finding smart ways to invest their money. By definition, sustainable investing refers to any investment strategy that seeks to preserve or grow capital while taking into account environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors.
In other words, sustainable investors are not just looking not just at the financial performance of a company. They are also looking at its impact on people and the planet.
by Joseph Sheeley of The Small Investor
High inflation is challenging. Every day the prices for the goods and services you need increase, leaving you scrambling to pay for everything. You go to fill up your car and it costs $40 more. You go to the supermarket and what seems like a modest haul costs $100 or more. You go to a restaurant and need to whip out the credit card because the cash in your pocket isn’t going to cover it.
Luckily, investing in high inflation times really isn’t all that difficult. In fact, you really need to invest when inflation is high. Cash will wither and disappear with inflation. Things like stocks and real estate will grow in price with inflation. With high inflation you absolutely need to be fully invested unless you need the money soon. Otherwise, you’ll be losing purchasing power with each passing month. It’s like there is a 10% yearly tax on any money you have sitting around, so leaving $10,000 in cash will cost you $1000 per year.
When most people think of early retirement, they think of 401(k)s, IRAs, and other common investment vehicles. However, there is another option that is often overlooked by investors: tax lien certificate investing – and it’s more lucrative than you may believe.
Contrary to popular belief, tax lien certificate investing is a great way to achieve early retirement. In this blog post, we explore the benefits of this investing method and how it will help you reach your retirement goals as well as dispel some of the myths that keep investors from taking advantage of this opportunity.