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I've been in global markets for 37 years now as an analyst, trader, and consultant, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that personal success – to be clear, I'm talking about big, life-changing profits – comes from something a lot of investors fail to grasp.
The single most important thing you can do as an investor is to realize that wealth is a choice… but getting there is a skill.
Let me repeat that: Wealth is a choice, but getting there is a skill.
You have to work at it, just like studying for an exam or going to the gym. You don't pass Nuclear Physics 201 without significant effort any more than you'll look like Arnold Schwarzenegger without lifting weights.
Unfortunately, too many investors fixate on shortcuts or "magical" systems – things that somehow promise fast, easy returns but that all too often end in frustration and loss.
The way to really "get there" is to put in the work and learn. But as I'll show you in just a second, it doesn't have to be anywhere near as difficult or expensive as you might think.
In fact, just being aware of that simple fact puts you far out ahead of the crowd of investors…
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.