Investing To Make MONEY
Simply put, there is NO other reason to “invest” other than to make money. There is a lot written about investing money; a lot said about it by everyone and anyone; thousands upon thousands of books are released every year about it and entire television networks are dedicated to nothing more than “finance” and making money. If that weren’t enough, newsstands are filled with magazines dedicated to “finance and money” that promise in one issue to make you a fortune, help you double your money, or make you a millionaire overnight. Often times these magazines and “financial news networks” as they are called are wrong in the information that they present to the investing public - as has been unequivocally proven and forever etched into the memories of hundreds of millions of people all over America who have now lost their retirement savings from taking the advice proffered by these so-called experts.
Because they themselves have nothing to lose - and their real job is to gain an audience and advertising dollars they pawn themselves off as “experts” and promise the stars. When they are wrong and people lose money instead of make it, the same old tired but trusty excuse is almost always exclusively used again and again (to the point where we all know it by heart by now) — “Well it’s impossible to time the market or know what it’s going to do. It’s almost impossible to know when things like this are going to happen.” And yet that is exactly what they advertise that they KNOW HOW TO DO. That is their sales pitch to you and everyone like you in order to get you to buy that book, or newsletter, or magazine, or to get you to tune into that network or that “you and your money” show. If nothing of true significance happens for a few months, then all is well. If a few percentage points are gained in your portfolio, then life is good. But when the same advice that was once profitable makes a turn for the worse, they use excuses as to why they didn’t turn out to be the experts they advertised themselves as. They also make apologies. And worse yet, they then try to unite themselves with the subscribers and viewers by pretending that “we are all in this together. Who would have known this was coming? We had no idea this could happen.”
But the truth of course is that regardless of what happens in the world’s financial markets, whether they are up or down or even sideways, there are still people in the world making money from investing. These people exist and they are all around us. They do not follow financial trends unless they KNOW there is money to be made from doing so. They do not watch the financial news networks except to keep an eye on actual stock, or commodity prices or the market indices. They do not read the popular mainstream financial news magazines. And they learned long ago that there is no bank, financial institution, or wealth management company out there that can guarantee them they will make money for them. For these companies often fall prey to the same mistakes, and then fall back on the same excuses that the magazines television networks do. What’s worse, they think that helping you grow your investment portfolio by five to ten percent a year is them doing a good job. Smart investors just simply do not put much faith in these companies. And for good reason. The last year has proven what many smart investors have been talking about for years.
By now anyone who is passionate about making money or even interested in it is probably asking themselves “So if these smart investors are not paying any attention to the magazines and television networks and are not even taking the advice of wealth management firms or financial advisers, then just what ARE they paying attention to? What ARE they reading?”
The truth of the matter, the truth that ninety-nine of the population of the world does not know is that there are a very small select group of investment clubs and newsletters that exist exclusively for this special class of people. They are not free. You pay to join them. You pay to read them. But the money you make from them makes a ten percent annual return on your portfolio seem like something so ridiculous that smart investors laugh about it while enjoying $20 cigars that literally go up in flames in less than an hour or $250 dinners.
At Optum Consulting we understand the rules of investing to make money. We understand that there is only one reason to invest, to make money. We understand that although there is a lot written about money and finance and investing, that none of that is the point, nor should be the focus. The only point and focus of investing is to make money. We can accomplish this goal by becoming obsessed with it and dedicating every waking hour to research and study and reading and talking about it, as some people do. Some even go so far as becoming day-traders, or at the very least taking over becoming their own “FA” or Financial Adviser by opening up an online investment account at eTrade or AmeriaTrade. Though this is not necessary, once you become a smart investor who understands that the sole purpose of investing is to make money, then YOU will be the one picking up the phone and telling your wealth management firm or your Financial Adviser what to buy or sell. (And regardless of your personal activity in doing the actual investing, maintaining your own online investing account is still an absolute must. Sometimes decisions need to be made fast, and we cannot afford to get “our broker” on the line. We here at Optum Consulting are still taken aback and flabbergasted when we hear that one of our clients or friends does not actually have an online investment account truth be told.)
But we can also make money from not spending very much time on it at all. YOU can make money in a very short period of time, AND by not investing too much TIME into it, but there are three requirements: one, you learn the REAL RULES of investing to make money, not all the mainstream babble of the mainstream press whose real business is to bring in advertising dollars, two, you become acquainted with and subscribe to one or more of the real investment newsletters or clubs that are out there that know how the game really works and who are always months and sometimes years ahead of the crowds, and three, you commit to learning enough to take control of your investment future. Again, this does not mean that you need do it all yourself. Plenty of wealthy smart investors have brokers and advisers that they use the services of, but they call the shots. They invest their money in partnership with these companies and individuals. They do not simply say “yes” when an investment opportunity is suggested to them by someone just because they hold a license or a storefront.
At Optum Consulting, as one can probably guess by now from reading the above, we are extremely passionate about investing and making money. It’s in our blood. We love talking about it, thinking about it, writing about it, and most of all we love DOING IT. Making money is fun. Investing can be fun too. One just needs to learn the rules and have access to the right information.
Whether you are just starting out in thinking about investing or have been investing for decades and want to make actual real money from your investing we can help. From the simplest advice for the beginner, to more advanced strategies for the master investor who has “been around the block a few times,” we know how to help and we would welcome working with you. At Optum Consulting our motto is “Helping People.” No matter what area or division of our company you happen to work with, that is what we are here to do: help you. If we are not able to offer assistance, one of our associates will be able to and we will be happy to give you their information.
We all owe it to ourselves to make money from our investments. By simply knowing the right rules and having access to the right information you will be surprised how easy, and fun, making money truly is. Please feel free to contact us for more information or just to answer some questions. We’re here to help.
Email: info@optumconsulting.com
