Investors Forum: Welcome

The fastest way to make a million dollars is to write a book about how to make a million dollars and sell it to people. Welcome to Investors Forum. This is a forum I have started in order to get the word out on different strategies and tactics regarding investing your money. I have found that within all of the books I have read, there are one maybe two pieces of information worth remembering. These little bits of Intel are important however. They can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to you in the long run. My hope is that from this forum you'll learn how to develop a successful investment strategy of your own, as well as learn about different strategies you might be able to incorporate into your own.

I'll be going over a broad range of subjects throughout the forum. Initially I want to touch on the basic outlines of different investment vehicles. This is going to be more than just stocks and bonds. I want to include some investment vehicles that are not usually used by average investors, such as tax lien certificates, futures and commodities. I also hope to dispel rumors about some of the other medium. Such as the idea that options have to be risky (they can be one of the safer investments you make), or that insurance is anything but insurance (it is not an investment).

Aside from standard market-traded investment vehicles I'd like to talk about the importance of other asset classes and how to use them. Real estate - both Commercial and Residential - is one of the most powerful and productive investments you can make. More importantly, it is the end goal of an investment campaign. Real Estate can be effectively used as a stable provider of passive income with tax benefits. This is what we are after. The revenue comes in whether you work or not.

I'd also like to make a brief sojourn down the road of building a business as an investment. My knowledge on this is limited, so some things we will learn together. But, I was raised in a business family as well as currently attending business/finance school. Though this does not make me an expert by any means, I have garnered several truths and tips that I will be able to share with you.

I'll also go over the basic investment strategies that every broker in New York will tell you about (usually shouting at you with lots of 'energy'). Then proceed to tell you why they are weak strategies. Let me put an idea past you. If you ask a car salesman how the oil in the engine acts as a lubricant as well as a means for transferring heat out of the motor cylinder do you expect him to know the answer? Of course not, it would be ridiculous of you to expect it. One more question, do you really think that your broker aka salesman really knows anything about why a stock will go up in price? Or is he just saying what his superiors told him to say? Keep in mind that not all brokers are pure salesman. I've been doing business with a couple for many years that are very knowledgeable. From them I have learned many important truths that have served me well. But they are the minority, and it took me awhile to find them. Besides if you don't know the basics how do you know your broker does? It can be a very expensive gamble if you're wrong.

One other thing I will talk about is different retirement plans and what we can expect when we get older. This topic is of paramount importance, it's the predominant factor as to why we invest to begin with. Exotic cars, a life of luxury, these are all nice things. But when its all said and done, what we want is to be secure in our retirement and have some new experiences in the autumn of our lives. I hope that these articles will aid you in this endeavor.