Friday, December 23, 2011

How to Create Passive Income and Retire Early

Well, after you read my last post you think a billion dollar net worth is way too realistic. Maybe.  The the lure is strong.

What if we just want to retire with $50,000 or so in passive income?

Do the following and see mastermind-university dot com :

-  Take profits.  When your stock shows a profit, at least sell the principal.  The market is tough now.
-  Buy into trends AND know what you own.
-  Investigate a lot of big dividend payers and bonds.  Don't limit yourself.
-  Spread your money around. 
-  Watch some inverse etf's and funds.
-  Be realistic regardless of what you hear or read.  The economy isn't great.  Be able to explain to your spouse, or kid why you made the investment you made.  Use facts, common sense and logic.  Admit mistakes. Admit it if your investments are too risky and make corrections.
-  Read about  investments.  What did the gurus read? What to MBA candidates read?  Get started.
-  Follow the news on your stocks and your watch list.
-  Have a competent MasterMind and a competent advisor cover your blind spots and expand your reach.

-  Think of ways to make extra income.  There are lots of people selling on ebay and amazon.  Lots of people have side businesses and etc.  What small deal can you think of?  Invest your extra earnings.

-  Think of ways to save money without hurting your lifestyle too bad.  See the site I mentioned.

-  Be nice to everyone.  Its easier to build a huge network when its not all about you, or if you are really inconsiderate.  Your employers and people you deal with every day should be able to say good things about you.  You should pay compliments to others too.  Your networks and lists could provide a job or some sales or some other deal.  (Or preferential treatment.)

-  Work hard at your job and your side projects.  Sloppy work won't get you to early retirement.  Focus on the bottom line.  What makes the income for your work or business?  Do those things.

-  Admit it to yourself if you are broke.  A baseless fantasy that a million bucks is around the corner is a path to disaster.

How to Become a Billionaire

1) Improve the world. Invent a product or service that makes everyone in the world's life better.  I wrote a book about MasterMind groups.  If you are going to get people in your MasterMind group, you have to improve a few people's lives.  Show them how to make more money.  Show your protege friend the ropes to the field you are in.  Then figure out how to get paid for serving more people.

Positively impact a billion people and you should be a billionaire.

2) Add more and MORE value than your competitors.  Look at the iphone and the droid.  Their customers have a value packed deal.  If word gets out that a good special report you wrote will solve X problem, you could sell a lot of your products with the traffic you get. 

Impact a billion people better, faster and cheaper than your competitors.

3) Give your government an edge through technology.  You can improve a function of the government with the right product or service.  There is a little more to it than defense, intelligence, and law enforcement.  Computer programs may be needed to cut costs and streamline, etc.

4) Make deals.  Joint ventures could pan out.  Who has what you need? Do you have what they need? Make a deal.  Consider a joint venture. 

5) Do more deals.  How many things going does Trump have?  What I have been thinking is: entertain more and more people through various projects.  Maximize the use of your time like Trump does.  You don't know ahead of time what will really work on a massive scale.  Have as many deals as you and your team can manage.

If you dont have the resources to pay a 10 person company, talk to your MasterMind group.

6) Brainstorm outside the box.  Don't go to bed when your creative juices are flowing.  Write down and brainstorm your best out of the box ideas.  Improve things that already exist.

7) Investigate the buzz.  Or have someone investigate the buzz for you.  Search the world for the best wealth building opportunities.

Will there be a Run Up of Silver in 2012?

There are some indications coming from various economic sources that may be pointing to solar flare activity in the realm of all things silver. If you're someone that has been buying silver bullion or if you're someone that's considering dipping your toe into the market this could be very good news. Let's take a look the top 3 reasons that will ignite its upward burst.



1) As I write today, with the price of spot gold at $1605/oz and spot silver sitting at $29/oz, the current silver to gold ratio is 55:1. Mathematically speaking, it would take 55 ounces of silver to purchase 1 ounce of gold. Historically, the gap between the two has been about 15:1 and so if go simply remains at it current price and the silver gap decides to revert back to its norm silver will jut upward to $107/oz. A nice jump for doing nothing except letting nature take its course.



2) Dollar printing. The price of gold and the value of the dollar have always travelled in two opposite directions. The more dollars in circulation the higher the price of gold. And, this isn't due to a rise in the value of gold. It's due directly to the value of the dollar. More dollars in circulation means a drop in the value of said dollars resulting in the rise in the price of commodities. Oil has the same response as gold to the increase of the money supply. Just ten years ago the price of gold was just under $300/oz. Has its value risen? No, but, the supply of money has and it has risen rapidly.



The full impact of the recent flood of money printed has yet to hit our shores, but, is making its way around the world and can be seen in all of its ugliness in countries such as Greece and England, as well as the countries of the Middle East. The impact here will be just as profound.



3) Inflation twisted numbers. Our "always looking out for your best" government officials have a knack for "fudging" certain statistics. Inflation is one of those. John Williams at Shadowstats.com tracks the true inflation rates and in a recent interview with King World News (Dec. 20, 2011) gives us this quote:



The earlier all-time high of $850.00 of January 21, 1980 would be $2,472 per troy ounce, based on November 2011 CPI-U-adjusted dollars, $8,702 per troy ounce based on SGS-Alternate-CPI-adjusted dollars.



In like manner, the all-time high price for silver in January 1980 of $49.45 per troy ounce, although approached earlier this year, still has not been hit since 1980, including in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars. Based on November 2011 CPI-U inflation, the 1980 silver price peak would be $144 per troy ounce and would be $506 per troy ounce in terms of SGS-Alternate-CPI-adjusted dollars."



John Williams also believes we're headed for massive hyperinflation and that the price of gold will likewise rise exponentially. Talk of gold hitting $7000+/oz and silver reaching $500+/oz is becoming more and more common in economic writings.



Bonus reason: The crushing demand for silver. Most people don't realize the true industrial value of silver. The metal can be found in batteries, bearings, electronics, soldering and automotive parts. Silver is essential for the production of plastic and can be found in jewelry, tableware and insulation. It has its uses in solar energy, water purification systems, glass and x-ray equipment. According to the The Silver Institute, the demand for silver has risen from 877 million ounces in 2001 to 1056 million ounces in 2010. Add in Chinas' voracious, unquenchable appetite for the metal and a global awakening, yet to come, of the need to protect oneself from currency devaluation via the purchase of gold and silver and the result will be explosive.



Much more information can be found on my website: CheapestGoldandSilver.com



Ray Dudley has become one of those "extreme couponers" over the last few years and has recently applied his couponing tactics to the arena of purchasing silver bullion with great success. Believing the word "retail" to have nasty implications he seeks all things "cheap(er)".





More of my sights can be found on my blog: http://www.cheapgoldandsilver.com



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Friday, December 16, 2011

Financial Independence on a Budget

At mastermind university dot com it is written to:

- Save 1/2 of all pay increases.
- Save unexpected income.

If you don't think you are making enough money now, start small anyway. 
How do you manage when you need a sick day?  How do people survive after they quit a concentration camp?

You can find a way to save.

The welfare hootchie mama's don't agree.  But pay them no mind.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

You Can Fight Poverty and Learned Helplessness...

... its somewhat easy.

Send your kids and young adults who act like they are:

- helpless
- overwhelmed
- conspired against
- hungry
- like an out of touch bureaucrat without the paycheck
- concerned about having a decent retirement
- using the delay game against themselves...

and send them to: http://www.mastermind-university.com/

I do not endorse glittering "new" things. New usually just means socialist or indicates a borderline fraud. The word "new" is misused frequently.

Follow through by quizzing your student, kid, inmate, patient, or employee about what he or she learned.

The above site takes the best ideas for financial independence I have learned in my life and they are on the Internet for free.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Berkshire Hathaway a Buy

Posted by Archives, Featured Article -->on November 14, 2011 10:53 am

Warren Buffett “arguably the greatest investor in history“ put a fresh $23.9 billion dollars to work in new investments in the third quarter of 2011.
Itsthe most in at least 15 years, according to Bloomberg.
As usual, Buffett is taking advantage of all the turmoil in the markets these days. The cheaper stocks get, the better I like to buy them, Buffett said in September.
Buffett put nearly $24 billion of cash to work through his company“ Berkshire Hathaway."
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway are a buy in my True Wealth newsletter. Berkshire is trading near its book value which is a (very rough) gauge of liquidation value.
Whenever you can put your money with the greatest investor in history at close to liquidation value, you should.
According to the latest annual report from Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has grown the company's book value by 490,409% from when he took over through the end of 2010. (Yes, that's 490,409% growth รข€“ that's not a misprint!)
With that kind of extraordinary track record, you'd think investors would be willing to pay a premium for his skills. Usually they are. Take a look at the chart below.
You can see that the stock traded for about two times book value in the late 1990s. And it traded around 1.5 times book value for most of the 2000s, until the financial crises.
Over the last 20 years, shares of Berkshire Hathaway haven't gotten as cheap as they are today (trading near book value) very often.
* In 1992, they almost got as cheap as they are today and the shares nearly doubled in a year.
* In 2000, they fell to near book value and the stock rose 50% in a year.
* In March 2009, the shares bottomed near book value. They soared about 70% over the next year.
Dan Ferris, a longtime friend who writes the investment letter Extreme Value, recently estimated a fair value for shares of Berkshire Hathaway for his subscribers. Dan's fair value for Berkshire is about 56% higher than its share price today (and Dan's math seemed conservative to me).
Two weeks ago, Dan told his Extreme Value subscribers, "If you asked me for one that's a perfect place for new subscribers to begin taking advantage of our ideas, I'd have to choose Berkshire Hathaway.
Last month, Buffett put a fresh $24 billion to work in investments. He was simply following his own advice to be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.
Others are fearful. It's time for you to be greedy and consider buying shares of Berkshire Hathaway today. They come in shares and B shares they're different prices, but they'll perform the same.

Today they're not trading at much of a premium at all over book value. This situation rarely happens. When it does, take advantage of it! History shows you should be well rewarded.

Good investing,

Steve Sjuggerud

www.topstockanalysts.com

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Community of Investors and Achievers

Get your proactive, motivated self and your NZT48!

I have got some people together who are investing for early retirement, follow Robert T. Kiyosaki and a few other fine gurus.

If you want to retire early or become a billionaire, you need to get around the right people.

Come check it out this community of achievers. Read the description carefully.

This group is moderated by the author of The Black Book of the Master Mind.

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndependentWealth/

In IndependentWealth, you can:

-  Share what works and what doesn't with other uncommon people.
-  Get excellent articles, motivational quotes, memes, book suggestions, and stock picks.
-  Unite with others who pursue FI-RE regardless of other people's messages and insinuations.
-  Get honest opinion on the financial markets and stock picks.