I hear from thousands of people every week in my capacity as Chief Investment Strategist. Right now, many of those folks are telling me they want to invest, but are scared to death to leave their money in the markets.
I get that – there are days when I feel the angst, too.
The headlines are scary, the politics disjointed and bitter. The geopolitics of our world are downright – well, this is a family-friendly publication.
But here’s the secret - you won’t hear about this from Wall Street, from your broker, or from your favorite uncle. And it certainly won’t be in the mainstream media… unless, of course, you hear me talking about it directly.
Investing has nothing to do with fear… and everything to do with opportunity.
The simple fact is that money is always growing.
It doesn’t matter whether you want to make a few hundred dollars a week or a few thousand, even during a crash or a recession. Having the right investments can practically guarantee your money is on the move, working hard, and heading toward the future of your dreams.
So let me show you how to do just that…
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Here’s the Perfect Place to Start
You can’t go wrong if you start by aligning your money with the six Unstoppable Trends we talk about frequently: demographics; scarcity/allocation; medicine; energy; technology; and war, terrorism, and ugliness.
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I recommend tapping into these trends for a very specific reason: Each one of them is backed by trillions of dollars. That’s money that will get spent no matter what the Fed does next with rates, no matter what Washington does with politics, or who’s in the White House, and no matter how Wall Street tries to hijack your retirement.
You can pick individual stocks like I do, or you can simply buy a fund like the Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares (MUTF: VWELX) – which is rock solid and has industry-leading holdings that do the job for you.
Think of it as a foundational holding. Indeed, it’s one of the “base builder” recommendations in the Money Map Report model portfolio – part of the “50” in 50-40-10. It’s an investment around which you can build every other investment you’ve got… today and tomorrow!
The Vanguard Wellington been around since 1929, and it’s endured all the wild ups and downs ever since. It’s an unassailable fortress of institutional experience and management savvy, built up against Wall Street’s next crisis.
Management fees are an ultra-low 0.23%, and the minimum investment needed to get started is just $3,000. What’s more, you can hold it in regular accounts, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) accounts, even Educational Savings Account plans.
I’d like to take a moment to address an issue that crops up from time to time. I’ve heard from some readers who’ve tried to buy the Wellington only to hear that it’s “closed to new investors.”
The good news is, it’s definitely open to new investors.
It’s true Vanguard closed the Wellington to new accounts from financial advisors and institutional customers effective Feb. 28, 2013. But new accounts from individual investors are welcome and encouraged to this day.
Believe it or not, this is a move that’s actually in your best interests, because it’s a powerful sign from the fund’s managers that they want to maximize your contributions.
You can still invest in the VWELX in two ways: 1) through any broker or financial advisor who had a pre-existing relationship with Vanguard prior to Feb. 28, 2013; or 2) as an individual investor, you can open an account directly with Vanguard.
My point is that getting something this simple right can help you sleep better at night, knowing your money is safely growing the way it wants to, by harnessing the world’s best companies even at the worst of times.
No second-guessing needed.
At the end of the day, there’s really only one thing that matters when it comes to making huge profits and building the financial future you deserve: knowing how to make money in good times and in bad.
Your money wants to work hard for you.
The trick – and where most people fail – is letting it!
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About the Author
Keith is a seasoned market analyst and professional trader with more than 37 years of global experience. He is one of very few experts to correctly see both the dot.bomb crisis and the ongoing financial crisis coming ahead of time - and one of even fewer to help millions of investors around the world successfully navigate them both. Forbes hailed him as a "Market Visionary." He is a regular on FOX Business News and Yahoo! Finance, and his observations have been featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, and MarketWatch. Keith previously led The Money Map Report, Money Map's flagship newsletter, as Chief Investment Strategist, from 20007 to 2020. Keith holds a BS in management and finance from Skidmore College and an MS in international finance (with a focus on Japanese business science) from Chaminade University. He regularly travels the world in search of investment opportunities others don't yet see or understand.