Four Timeless Investing Tips

Written by Dr. Steve Sjuggerud


Uh oh. We're in trouble...

I just hosted our annual Investment U seminar, where a few hundred attendees came to learn to be better investors. With a laundry list ofrepparttar stars in our business, attendees picked up a lot of great investment ideas. And that might have beenrepparttar 136226 problem...

While picking up a few good investment picks might be a nice thing inrepparttar 136227 short run, it's not going to sustain you overrepparttar 136228 long run.

So in my closing remarks at Investment U, I tried to make sure attendees stayed onrepparttar 136229 right path. I turned investors' attention back to Investment U's "Twelve Timeless Rules of Investing." I pointed out a few that are particularly important right now...

Timeless Rule #1: An attempt at making a buck often leads to losing much of that buck.

"Wow, Exxon sure has soared. If only I'd bought call options onrepparttar 136230 stock instead of just buyingrepparttar 136231 stock, imagine how rich I'd be... I'd be retired now. Or... If only I'd bought a tiny oil exploration company instead ofrepparttar 136232 big blue chip, I'd also be retired."

It's a nice thought... but it just doesn't work in practice. As natural resources expert Rick Rule (http://www.gril.net) said: "Your risk is infinitely higher with a company looking for oil than a company that's already got it."

Everyone wantsrepparttar 136233 big score. But chasing it is like playingrepparttar 136234 lottery - for a lucky few, it works. For everyone else, those lottery tickets expire worthless.

Timeless Rule #3: Cut your losers, let your winners ride.

This was a big theme ofrepparttar 136235 conference. Most individual investors invest with a strategy that's doomed fromrepparttar 136236 start. They invest in a limited upside, unlimited downside way. If a stock goes up 20%, they'll take a profit. If it goes down, they'll hold it. This leaves them with a portfolio of losers.

Home Equity Loan – A Reverse Mortgage Could Provide a Comfortable Retirement!

Written by Charles Essmeier


While only comprising about 1% of all mortgages,repparttar reverse mortgage has gained in popularity in recent years. Federally insured sincerepparttar 136195 late 1980’s,repparttar 136196 reverse mortgage allows owners of paid-off homes of at least 62 years of age to borrow againstrepparttar 136197 equity in their homes inrepparttar 136198 form of a lump sum, a line of credit, or inrepparttar 136199 form of monthly payments. The loan is repaid whenrepparttar 136200 owners die or whenrepparttar 136201 home is sold or no longer occupied.

Inrepparttar 136202 early years of its existence,repparttar 136203 reverse mortgage was regarded as a “last resort” step to avoid foreclosure, pay medical expenses or keeprepparttar 136204 home from disrepair. More recently, however, retirees have been finding creative ways to userepparttar 136205 equity in their homes to allow their retirement years to be more enjoyable.

The huge growth ofrepparttar 136206 housing market duringrepparttar 136207 last five years has left millions of homeowners with large amounts of equity in their homes. Californians who bought homes inrepparttar 136208 early 1960’s at modest prices are now retiring; many of them have home equity inrepparttar 136209 mid-six figures. With that sort of equity, homeowners are using their equity to buy recreational vehicles, boats, luxury vacations, and even second homes. The structure of a reverse mortgage makes it possible for some homeowners to pay cash for a vacation home, while continuing to live in their primary residence for as long as they

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