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Americans is financially independent when they reach retirement. The rest
are dependent on family, friends, or charities, and millions exist at the
poverty level… literally waiting around to die.
If you plan on spending all your money when you make it and retiring on your social security, you need to wake up from your dreams! Social security is designed to merely provide a supplement to your investments and retirement plan. If Social Security is all you’ve got, you are either going to have to continue working well past normal retirement age, or be living a very meager lifestyle. You deserve more than that, and you can have it… with some financial discipline and planning. Why not just put your money in a mattress or safe deposit box? Because inflation will kill you. It will eat away at you money’s value, actually making you poorer and poorer with each day that goes by. For those of you who need some explanation, inflation is simply the general trend of prices to rise over time. Think back to 25 or 30 years ago. You could buy a nice new car for $5,000. A hamburger for 20 cents. An average new house for $25,000. You certainly can’t do that today. While the prices of some items are actually coming down (computers, for example), the overall trend is up. This means that over time your money will buy you less and less. For example, if inflation is running at 4% per year, you need to earn 4% on your money just to break even, more if you want to build wealth. You want to invest in things that not only give you a good return, but that also go up in value over time (appreciate). Another reason to invest in Carson City real estate is tax advantages. Most of us are being taxed from all angles. We ARE NOT talking about cheating the government or not paying taxes that are legally due. However, prudent real estate investors will always structure their investments in order to legally pay the lowest amount of tax. This includes tax-free investments, tax credits (as in depreciation), and tax deferral (as in most retirement plans). Many people invest for cash flow. A common goal is to create a “money machine” that will eventually replace you as the primary income earner. This means that instead of you working for money, your money works for you! Smart investing will put you in the position where someday your investments will earn more money each year than you do working at your job. At that point you can retire and do what ever you want, or continue to work and really sock away the dough – and build up some serious wealth! The main reasons for investing are:
Or stated another way, a great investment should have the following qualities:
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