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218: 11 Financial Moves to Make in 2017

2017/1/18
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Learn 11 financial moves to make in 2017

  1. Identify any mistakes made in 2016
  • Stocks to sell, trim losses
  1. Review & rebalance portfolio
  • Make sure you own some small caps
  1. Consider strategic investments in high growth areas
  • Spice up your portfolio with India, silver, China, tech, etc.

  • What can you buy low? Commodities? Uranium? Miners?

  1. Reduce debt
  • Refi or pay off
  1. Avoid long-term bond funds
  • 30 year bonds have the most risk in a rising interest rate environment
  1. Save and invest more
  • Savings accounts have low interest rates, investment accounts offer potential of higher compounding, but have more risk.
  1. Think over large purchases - Do you really need a new car? - Could you invest instead?

  2. Start a side hustle for extra income?

  • Never easier to start a business
  1. Consider how big picture changed and how it will affect you
  • New President, lower taxes? - Interest rates rising - Banks in Europe in crisis?
  1. Things that didn’t change
  • Debt in USA - Your work? Income? Mortgage? - Your goals? - Your retirement age?
  1. Time, Money, Compounding Rate are the 3 things that effect your wealth.
  • Time = years to retirement - Money = amount to invest - Compounding rate = % you compound money

Make it a priority to learn about investing.

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