Finance
SERIES: Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI – Part 3
Welcome to the latest series on this wildly popular website – JosephSangl.com – “Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI”
ROI: Return On Investment
Everyone wants to receive a positive return on their investment. We are delaying the use of our money so that we can have more money in the future – at least that is the goal. However, many people are seeing negative ROI over the past several years. This is why I am writing this series – to help each of you make your money earn more. These are the top five rules I use to maximize my money, and it has worked out well for me.
Part 3 Maintain substantial margin in cash
If I do not maintain liquidity, it becomes very difficult for me to maintain rules One and Two. Without financial margin, I am more likely to be “jumpy” and leap out of investments when they trend downward.
Having substantial cash on hand also allows me to take advantage of tremendous opportunities – many of them may be “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities that will require cash money right away. If all of my money is tied up in investments (or all of my money is gone), then I am not able to take advantage of these great investments.
For me, it is helpful to keep 10 to 15-percent of my money in cash or cash equivalents. I hold a lot of my savings in on-line FDIC-insured savings accounts that pay interest equivalent to a two year CD, but do not have the liquidity issues that CDs have. I really like Capital One 360 – it’s my favorite!
What % of YOUR investment money do you like to keep in cash or cash equivalents?
SERIES: Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI – Part 2
Welcome to the latest series on this wildly popular website – JosephSangl.com – “Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI”
ROI: Return On Investment
Everyone wants to receive a positive return on their investment. We are delaying the use of our money so that we can have more money in the future – at least that is the goal. However, many people are seeing negative ROI over the past several years. This is why I am writing this series – to help each of you make your money earn more. These are the top five rules I use to maximize my money, and it has worked out well for me.
Part 2 Diversify Your Investments (Don’t just think about the stock market)
Don’t think just about the stock market. I have personally invested about 50-percent of my money into publicly-traded stocks and mutual funds, but my best returns on investment over the past ten years have occurred through private investments. When managed correctly, rental real estate is an excellent investment that provides an immediate return through rental payments and a long term return through property value appreciation. With the mortgage lending market in disarray, those who have money to invest can find tremendous values in the marketplace. Other alternative investments include starting a business, investing in another’s business, land, commercial real estate, and private bond offerings.
You can see my actual investment portfolio HERE. This investment portfolio is NOT PERFECT – there is no such thing, BUT it has certainly helped me grow my money and maximize every dollar I have.
SERIES: Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI – Part 1
Welcome to the latest series on this wildly popular website – JosephSangl.com – “Top 5 Ways To Improve ROI”
ROI: Return On Investment
Everyone wants to receive a positive return on their investment. We are delaying the use of our money so that we can have more money in the future – at least that is the goal. However, many people are seeing negative ROI over the past several years. This is why I am writing this series – to help each of you make your money earn more. These are the top five rules I use to maximize my money, and it has worked out well for me.
Part 1 Don’t invest for the short-term.
I am just not smart enough to make sense of every single nuance of the entire world. I do not know how a grasshopper invasion in Antarctica impacts oil production in Siberia, yet we have all seen that sometimes seemingly unrelated items have a major impact on financial performance. For this reason, I spend a great deal of time thinking about which investments to choose before I acquire them, and then I hold them for the long term. Day-trading (or anything like it) has a feeling very comparable to gambling in Vegas, and it usually winds up with the same result.
What are YOUR experiences with investing? Have you ever “day-traded”? Tell me your wins AND your losses!
SERIES: Top 5 Ways To Gain Financial Margin – 5
This is the final installment of this series, and I trust that it has been helpful to you! This final one is one that I am very passionate about.
#5 – Start A Successful Business
Of course, this is easier said than done. However, if you look around, there are TONS of successful businesses and someone started them! Why not you?
Do you have a marketable skill set? Do you have an idea that would allow you to serve customers in ways that they have never been served before? What can you do that people would recognize value in and be willing to pay for?
A business can allow you to win with money and put several zeros behind it! Starting a business can be one of the most rewarding things a person can do. It certainly has been that way for me!
SERIES: Top 5 Ways To Gain Financial Margin – 4
This next part of this series can be painful, but the end result can be worth it!
#4 – Sell Possessions
What do you have that you could sell?
- Car
- Boat
- Motorcycle
- Camera equipment
- Collectibles
- Antiques
- House
- Tractor
- Furniture
- Land
- Business
I have no idea what you possess, but it might make sense to sell it if you are flat broke! Let’s face it, no one likes to sell their stuff. We like stuff. However, if that stuff is preventing you from winning financially, it is time to wave goodbye to it!
Don’t worry, you will be able to buy it back later once you have began prospering – and probably at an incredible discount!
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