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WhoseFuture
AreYouFinancing?
WhattheGovernmentandWallStreet
Don’tWantYouToKnow
Ifwhatyouthoughttobetrueturnedoutnottobe,
whenwouldyouwanttoknowaboutit?
DavidLukas
InfiniteFinancialServices,Inc.
DLShowOnline.comInfiniteFinancialServices.com
501.218‐8880
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“Thisbookwillchallengeyourbeliefsystemaboutmoneyandwealthcreation.Theseideasandstrategiesareuncommonandarenottaughtthroughtraditionaleducation.DaviddoesanexcellentjobofpresentingtheFACTSandsharingtheTRUTHabouthowmoneyworks.Preparetobeenlightenedifyouareseriousaboutyourfinancialfuture.”
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“Asatalkshowhostwhohasinterviewedhundredsofauthorsovermy30+yearradiocareer,Iunderstandhowimportantitistogivefactsinaconciseandunderstandingway.OthershavewrittenmultiplebooksinanattempttoexposethefinancialtruthsthatDavidhassuccessfullyoutlinedinfewerthan150pages.Thislittlebookinyourhandsisveryreadable.SaveyourtimeandmoneyandreadDavid'sbook!”
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Acknowledgements
ThankyoutoLeah,mybeautifulwifeof14years,forenduringmybusinessendeavorssincetheearly90’s.Yourpatienceandconstantsupportisappreciated!Intruth,Ihavetheeasyjob.Iamgratefulfortheendlesshoursyouinvestinourtwochildren,BenjaminandAudrey,andsoontobethirdchild,Zach.Raisingkidsintoday’sworldisnosmallundertaking!
IamgratefultobothofmyparentswhonevergaveuponmewhileIwasinschool.Thankyou,ThankYou,ThankYou!
IammostgratefulfortheunconditionalloveandgracegiventomebyGodthroughthesacrificeofHisSon.Despitemymanyshortcomings,Godcontinuestoloveandpursueme.
IamthankfulforeachandeverydaythatGodhasgivenmehereonplanetEarth.Istrivetoliveintodayastomorrowmaynotcome.Asahumanbeing,it’seasytogetcaughtupinthemindsetofthinking,“WhenIgetthisnewjob,thenIwillbehappy.Whenthishappens,thenIwillbecontent.”Iencourageyoutobethankfulandliveintoday.Lifeistoday!Tomorrowmaynevercome.Asthedaysgoby,Iambeginningtorealizejusthowshortlifeis.EvenifIlivetobe100,lifeonearthislikeavapor;youseeit,andthenit'sgone.IstrivetomaintainthisperspectiveandlivemylifewiththisinmindwhilebeingthankfulforeverybreaththatGodhasgivenme.
ThankyoutoJohnLittlewhohasbeenagreatfriendandbusinesspartner.Iappreciatethetimethatwehavespentlearningfromoneanother.
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ThankyoutoallofmyclientsandfriendswhomIhavehadtheopportunitytoserve.Withoutyou,Icouldn’tdowhatIdo!
Lastly,Iwanttoacknowledgemydeceasedbusinesspartnerandfriendwhotaughtmesomuch.OnOctober23rd,2012,ValWheelerdiedofamassiveheartattack.Valwasjust56.Icansaythathedieddoingwhatheloveddoing(literally,hewasgivingapresentationtoagroupofdoctorsatthetimeofhisdeath).Valwasagenerousmanwhowillinglygaveofhistimeandresources.Hewillbemissed.
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Table of Contents FOREWORD 3CHALLENGINGPARADIGMS 6JIMMY’SDILEMMA 7OUTLIVINGYOURINCOME 10WHYCOMPOUNDINTERESTDOESN’TWORK 133TYPESOFMONEY 18THEBANKINGEQUATION 20THEBIRTHOFFRACTIONALRESERVEBANKING 25DEBT,DEBT,DEBT 26THEBIGGESTHIDDENTAXKNOWNTOMAN 28THEBUCKETBRIGADE 32YOUFINANCEEVERYTHINGYOUBUY 35THREETYPESOFPEOPLE 37STRATEGIESUSEDBYTHEWEALTHIEST1% 40I’MFROMTHEGOVERNMENTANDI’MHERETOHELPWITHYOUR401(K) 443RETIREMENTGOALS 51BEINGACRASHTESTDUMMY 53WHATILEARNEDFROMSATURDAYMORNINGTV 54DRIVINGONANEMPTYTANK 55THEWALLSTREETCASINO 57SAFEDEPOSITBOXES 58MAILBOXMONEY 65CREATINGYOURPERSONALMONETARYSYSTEM 71SMALLBUSINESS,THEBACKBONEOFTHEAMERICANECONOMY 75USINGU.P.S.TOBUILDYOURWEALTH 81THEVALUEOFCASH 83LIVINGINTHEREALWORLD! 88MORTGAGEPLANNING 92TIMETOLETGOOFTHEPAST… 94“WHATISYOURRATE?” 95PRUDENTHOMEEQUITYMANAGEMENT 98EQUITY’SRATEOFRETURN 102AREYOUSTORINGMONEYINYOURMATTRESS? 103BUILDINGATHIRDHOUSE 106
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FINANCINGYOURNEXTVEHICLE 107PAYINGFORCOLLEGE 112YOURGUARANTEEDRETIREMENTSYSTEM 114DAVID’SDICTIONARYOFFINANCIALTERMS 117RECOMMENDEDBOOKSANDRESOURCES 121ABOUTDAVID 122
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Foreword
Afewyearsagoagoodfriendapproachedmeproclaimingthathehadfoundsomemodernday'secretoffinance.'ThisgentlemanandIhadworkedtogetheratoneofthelargestbroker‐dealersinthecountryjustafewyearsearlier,beforehissuddenexitwhichleftusallscratchingourheads.WhoknewthatIwouldmakethatsamesuddenexitnearlyayearlater.AtthetimeIwaswellonmywaytobecomingoneofthetopfinancialadvisors/moneymanagersinthesouthernU.S.BeingthatIthoughtIknewbetter,Ibrushedhimoff.Buthewasrelentless.FinallyIgaveinandreadabookaboutwhatDavidcallsyourPersonalMonetarySystem.Thissystemwassointeresting,soexcitingthatIcouldn'tstopstudyingandresearchingit.Finally,afterayearofutterresearch,tryingtofindalltheloopholesandpitfallsofthislittle‐knownstrategy,IcametotheconclusionthatthiswasthemosteffectivefinancialmanagementandgrowthsystemAmericanshaveaccesstotoday—andthatthey'vehadaccesstoforthelast200yearsforthatmatter.WithinsixtydaysofreachingthatconclusionIleftthatbroker‐dealerandpublishedtheresearchI’dspendnearlytwelvemonthsbuilding.OverthecomingmonthsIspentmytimesearchingforpeoplewhohadheardof,orwerewillingtolearnabout,thisPersonalMonetarySystem.Thensomethingremarkablehappened.OnabeautifulsummerSaturday,oneofthosedaysthatyouknowGodcreatedtoletusknowHe’sthere,Iwasinthecarmovingthroughradiostationstryingtofindsomethingworthlisteningto.ThenI
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hearthisgentlemanonsometalkradiostationtalkingabouttheverytopicsI’dbeenresearching!ThatgentlemanwasDavidLukas,andhewasdebunkingtheconventionalwisdomthatfifteen‐yearmortgagessavedyoumoneycomparedtothirty‐yearmortgages.Iwashooked!SoIdidwhatanysanepersonwoulddo–IGoogledhisname.WhatIfoundonlyhookedmemore.ArchivesofradioshowsandwritingsdetailingthecreationoftheFederalReserve,whymutualfundshadrobbedsomanyAmericansblind,andwhymostbanksputmoremoneyininsurancecontractsthantheydoinrealestateorbonds.NearlyayearafterthishappenedIbecameawarethataninsurancecompanyexecutivewhomIknewalsoknewDavid.Andtherestishistory,astheysay.DavidandImetandIrealizedthathehadmoretoofferthanheprobablyknew.Forthosethathaveacquiredthisbook,you’reinforarealblessing.Mr.Lukashasoutlinedforusexactlywhatthislittle‐knownfinancialsystemisand,almostmoreimportantly,whymostofyouhaveneverheardofit.Therearegreatpowers,powersthataremanytimesbehindthescenes,thatwon’tbenefitfromoureducationonthetopicsthatDavidwritesabout.Whatyou’reabouttogainreallycannotbedescribedbriefly.Itwilltakeyouonajourney,challengeyourpreexistingbeliefs,andleadyoutoalandofprosperitythatyoumaynothaveknownexisted.GeorgeOrwelloncesaid,“Inatimeofdeceit,tellingthetruthisarevolutionaryact.”Thetruththatisinthisbookisn’ttobetakenlightly—anditisrevolutionary.Themoreyouread,themoreyoustudy,themoreyouanalyze,the
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moreyouwillcometounderstandthatwhatthemajorityaretaughttodofinanciallyisinconceivablyinaccurate.You’llrealizethatmanypeoplegetrichintheprocess—butusuallyyouaren’toneofthem.Byreadingthisbookyou’llgettheinsidescooponhowthewealthyreallymanagetheirmoney.Anditwillleadyoutoplacesyouneverthoughtyoucouldgo.Lettheprosperitybegin!B.ChaseChandlerFounderofChandlerAdvisorsAuthorofTheWealthyFamily
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Challenging Paradigms
WhenChristopherColumbussetsailtoexplorethenewworld,everybodythoughthewascrazy.Theysaid,“You'regoingtosailrightofftheendoftheearth.”“He’samadman.”“He’llnevermakeitback.”Whatevertheymayhavesaidorthought,weknownowthatwhatthemajorityofpeoplebelievedatthattimewasactuallynottrue.Theideathattheearthwasflatwassoingrainedintheirculturethattheycouldn’tfathomanythingdifferent,letaloneanentirelynewparadigm.
WhenGalileowaslookingthroughhistelescope,hecametotheconclusionthatitwasnotthesunthatrotatedaroundtheearth,butthattheearthrotatedaroundthesun.Thistotallyrocked“common”logicandbelief.Atthattime,thisbeliefwassoingrainedinthecultureandsocietythattheCatholicChurchsaidhisclaimwasagainstallthingsHolyandevenblasphemoustoScriptureitself.Itwasheresy.Becauseoftheselong‐heldbeliefs,theyliterallyimprisonedGalileo.Weknowtodaythatindeedtheearthdoesrotatearoundthesun.Weknowthistobetrue,buteveryoneatthattimethoughtotherwisebecausethat’swhattheyhadbeentaughttobelieveandthoughttobetrue.
So,thepointofthisbookistochallengeyourassumptions.Iwanttohelpyouthinkdifferentlyaboutyourfinances.Whatyou’velearnedfromschools,magazines,mediaandWallStreetitselfmaynotbetrue,andinrealityisnottrue.
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Jimmy’s Dilemma
Ihaveaclient(we’llcallhimJimmy)whois72yearsold.He’sretiringthisyearandhehasaccumulatedapproximately$1.3millioninsavings.
WhenIfirstmetwithJimmyandweanalyzedhiscurrentfinancialposition,Iquicklyrealizedhehadallofthe$1.3milliondollarsinequities(thestockmarket).Thatmeant100%ofhislifesavingswasatrisk,andhewantedtoretirewithsecurityandpeaceofmind.Ifthemarketwentthroughanother“correction”ofsay25%,Jimmycouldlosemorethan$300,000ofhisretirementsavings.Hecouldn’taffordthat!Hedoesn’thavetimetoregainwhathewouldlose.AsmygoodfriendJohnLittlesays,
“Therearenodo‐overswhenyouarethisclosetoretirement.”
WallStreetusesterminologylike“securities”todescribewhatyouarebuyingbutIwouldsay,basedontheunpredictablevolatilityofthemarket,thereisnothingsecureaboutsecurities.
WallStreethasitsownterminology.Whenthemarkethasa“correction”,likein‘08whentheS&P500dropped37%affectingmanyretirementfundaccounts,theysaythisis“normal”andthateverythingwillbouncebackintime–“italwayshas.”That’snottoocomfortingforJimmy.
Jimmyhastoldmethathecan’taffordamarket“correction.”Whydotheycallitthat?Thereisnothing“correct”aboutacorrection!He’sretiringthisyearandsaidtomewhenwesat
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downtodiscusshisfuture,“I’vealwaysthoughtthiswastheonlyway.”Jimmy,likemanyothersImeet,hasbeendupedintobelievingthere’sonlyonepathtosavingforretirement.WallStreetlikestocallit“investing.”Iprefertheterm“gambling.”
WhatJimmyhasnowdiscoveredisthatwhathe’sbeensoldalltheseyears—thathehadtoputhismoneyatrisk—isnottrue.This“takeariskandwaititout”investmentstrategyhasallbeenunnecessary.Hecouldhaveachievedthesameresultswhileknowingexactlyhowmuchmoneyhewouldhaveduringretirement(isn’tthatwhatweallreallywanttoknow?),thathecannotoutlivehisincome(whatIcall“incomeforlife”),andthatitwouldallbeguaranteedtobetherewhenheneededit(whatIcallRetirementWithoutRisk).
ItstillsurprisesmewhenImeetpeoplewhohavelostuntoldamountsofmoneyinthemarket,yettheycontinueto“feedthebeast”byputtingmoneyintothemarketmonthaftermonth.Manyofthemaresimplyhopingandprayingtheywillgetbackwhatthey’veputin.
Anotherstorythathitsclosetohomecomesfromafamilymemberthroughmarriagewhotoldmeofherownverypainfulexperience.Sheinheritedapproximately$1millionworthofstockheldinonecompany.Atthetimeshewasadvisedtokeepit“invested.”ThenameofthiscompanywasWorldCom.NeedIsaymore?Withoutgettingintoallofthedetails,thecompanyemergedfrombankruptcyduring2004andtheoutcomewasthatthevalueofthestocksheinheritedbecametotallyworthless.$1millionlostpracticallyovernight.Shedoesn’tliketotalkaboutthisstorytoomuch.Itwasaverypainfullessonindeed.
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Remember:Itisequallyimportanttogetareturnofyourmoney,asitistogetareturnonyourmoney.
Aninvestmentoperationisone,whichuponthoroughanalysis,promisessafetyofprincipalandanadequatereturn.Operationsnotmeetingtheserequirementsarespeculative.
–BenjaminGraham,TheIntelligentInvestor
Askyourselfthisquestion:
Whensomeoneadvisesyoutoputyourmoneyat risk(byspeculatingintheMarket),whosemoneyis atrisk?Yours…ortheirs?
Beforeweproceed,IwouldliketosaythatIamnotinherentlyagainsthavingasmallportionofyourmoneyatrisk.Anymoneyyoudecidetoputatrisk,ultimately,shouldbemoneyyouarewillingtolose—moneyyouareNOTcountingonforretirement!Therealityisthatyoucanachieveoutstandingresultswithouttakingsubstantialrisk.ThesadtruthisthatmostpeoplewhoaresavingforretirementhavethemajorityoftheirmoneyatriskwithNOguarantees.Thegoodnewsisthereisanalternative.
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Outliving Your Income
Jimmycommentedtomerecently,“Idon’tnecessarilyhavetoworryaboutoutlivingmyincomebecausemostofmyrelativeshaveonlylivedintotheir70s.I’m72….”
Whathe’sfailingtorealizeisthathecannotplanhisfuturebasedonthelifespanofothers.
Mygrandmotherisabouttoturn98yearsoldandshestilllivesathomebyherself.Hermindisverysharp,thoughshedoeshavesomeonecomeinandhelpherwithsometasks.Grandmahasoutlivedhertwoyoungersistersandherolderbrother.Weallknowthatpeoplearelivinglongerthaneverbefore,andmygrandmaisaperfectexample.
Similarly,mygrandfather(mymom’sdad)turned92recentlyandhealsolivesathome.I’mwitnessingmyparentstakecare
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oftheirparentslikesomanyaredoingtoday.Icantellyoufirsthandthatthetimeandenergytheyareinvestinginthecareofmygrandparentsisveryreal.Someonenowhastostaywithmygrandfathernightandday.Thisisarealityformanyofus,andwillbecomemore“normal”inthefuture.It’sriskytoassume,“Well,Ijustwon’tlivethatlongsoIdon’tneedtoworryabouthowlongmyincomewilllast.”Weneedtobewiseinourplanningsowewon’tbeaburdentoourchildrenandwe’llbeabletoenjoylifeandretirewithoutriskorworry.
SomethingelseaboutgrandmathatIthinkisalittlefunnyisthatshe’sabitofahypochondriac.Overtheyearsgrandmawouldoftensay,“Oh,IjustknowIhavecancer.Iknowit.Thisisit.”Andthenthedoctorwouldgiveheracleanbillofhealth.Ialwaysjokethatwhenshe’s102she’llgotothedoctorandthey'lltellher,“Edna,we’resorrytotellyouthisbut...youhavecancer.”Andshe’llreply,“Iknewitallalong!”Well,grandma,youhavetogosometime.Ifyou’vemadeitto102,everydayisabonus!
Thepointofthesestoriesisthatyoureallydon’tknowhowlongyouwilllive.That’swhyit’simperativetoknowthatyourretirementincomeisgoingtobetherewhenyouneedit,foraslongasyouneedit,withoutinterruption,“correction,”orrisk.ThatiswhyItakeamoreconservativeapproachwithanincome‐for‐lifestrategy,whichguaranteesyouwon’toutliveyourmoney.ThisistheonlymethodIknowofthatgivesyoucompletecontrolandpeaceofmindsoyoucanenjoylifenowandRetireWithoutRisk.
Byfollowingthisprovensystem(whichwe’llgettoinafewpages),you’llknowexactlyhowmuchmoneyyou’llhavecomingtoyoueverymonthfortherestofyourlife.It’swhatI
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liketocallyourownPersonalPrivatePension–or“MailboxMoney”forshort.
Ifyou’relikemostofmyclients,allofyourlifeyou’vebeentaughttobelievethatsavingforyourretirementthroughthestockmarketistheonlyoption.You’veprobablybeentoldnottoworryaboutmarketfluctuations,tostaythecourse,andthatovertime,you’llrecoverwhateveryou’velost.
MainStreethasbeencontinuallyseducedbytheoverlyoptimisticgamblingnatureofWallStreet.We’vebeensoldonthe“fact”thattheonlywaytoaccumulatemoneyisbyspeculating.IthinkitwasSchoolhouseRock®thattaughtusto:“Buylow,sellhigh,takeapieceofthepie–that’stheWallStreetway.”
Sofromourearliestyearsasachild,we’vebeenconditionedintobelievingthat“theStreet”wasthebestwaytosaveforretirement.Theproblemisthatsimplyisn’ttrue.Thereisanotherway.
Thehopethatthoselivingon“MainStreet”haveisthatwhenwehitJimmy’sage,wewillhaveenoughmoneysavedtohaveadecentincomefortherestofourlife.That’sreallywhatwewant.Wedon’tknowexactlyhowmuchwe’regoingtohave,wejusthopeournesteggisbigenoughtosustainusuntilwedie.
Isyourgoalforretirement…
a. Tobeultra‐wealthy?Or,b. Tohaveincomeforlifeandmaintainyourstandardof
living?
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ThehopeofMainStreetisthatWallStreethasthesolution.Whatyou’reabouttofindoutisthat’snotnecessarilythecase.
Why Compound Interest Doesn’t Work
AlbertEinsteinsaidthatcompoundinterestisthe8thwonderoftheworld.Itworksbestuninterruptedandovertime.Whenmoneyisputasideandleftuntouchedtocollectinterestyearafteryear,theresultisnearlymiraculous.
Thereasoncompoundinginterestdoesn’tworkforsomanyAmericansistheyfailtosaveanysubstantialamountofmoneyduringtheirlifetimebecausetheyhavenomethodtogainuseandcontroloftheirmoneyduringthecompoundingperiod.Ifyouspendthemoneyyouaresupposedtobesaving,youinterruptthecompoundingprocessand“killthemiracle”thatmakescompoundinterestwork.
Andwhat’sthesecrettothismiracle?
YouNEVERTouchthePrincipal.
Thisallowstheinteresttocompoundcontinually(uponitselfandtheprincipal)sothatyouearnincreasingamountsofgrowthastheyearsgoby.
ForExample:Ifyouputjust$100amonthawayfor40years,compoundingat7%,your$48,000hasturnedinto$265,643!Buttheproblemis…lifehappens.Thereareallkindsofexpenses
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thatcomeupthroughoutyourlife—manyyoudon’tanticipate,suchas:
● Youneedanewairconditioningunit.● Youneedanewroof.● Youloseyourjob.● Yourkidsneedbraces.● Yourhousefloods.
Thetruthisthatmostpeopledon’thaveaplan(noramethod)togainaccesstotheirmoneywhilestillallowingittocompounduninterrupted.Thatiswhymostpeoplefailtoaccumulatesubstantialsavingsduringtheirlife.
Remember:The“miracle”ofcompoundinterestworksbestuninterruptedandovertime.Ifyou“kill”themiracle,itdoesn’twork!
Ifyouwereconsistentlysaving$5,000peryearandyouspentwhatyouhadsavedinthe5thyear,itwouldrepresentalong‐termlossof$229,000overyourlifetime!(SeeFigure1.1)
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That’saHUGEloss.Butthisispreciselywhatmostpeopledo—theyremovetheirsavingstomakeapurchase,thus“killingthemiracle”ofcompoundinterest.Then,whentheyreachretirement,theydon’thavenearlyenoughsavedandareputtingthemselvesatgreatriskofrunningoutofmoney.
Theexampleaboveassumesyouonlymakeonecashpurchaseinyourlifetime.Whataboutthepersonwhopayscashforeveryautomobilepurchase?Afterall,isn’t“payingcash”whatwearetaughtisthewisefinancialchoice?Ifahouseholdacquiresjustonevehicleevery6yearsandpaidcashforatotal7carsovera
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40‐yeartimeframe,thiswouldrepresentalong‐termlossof$797,053!(SeeFigure1.2)
Thisisaconservativeestimateasweassumethateverycarcostsonlywhatwasaccumulatedbeforethesavingsweredepleted($34,877)everysixyearstomaketheautopurchase.Mostlikelythecostoftransportationwouldincreaseover40years.
Abetterstrategyistoallowyourmoneytocompoundcontinuallyandhavecompleteaccesstouseitforpurchases,
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whileneveractuallytouchingtheprincipal.Inthiswayyourmoneycontinuestogrow,yougettobuythethingsyouwantandneed,andyou’llbeabletoRetireWithoutRiskknowingexactlyhowmuchincomeyouwillhavefortherestofyourlife.
Thisisn’ta“new”ideaormethodbyanymeans.Infact,it’sbeenaroundforover150yearsandistheprimarywaythewealthyfamiliesinourcountrypasstheirwealthfromgenerationtogeneration.
WallStreetdoesn’twantyoutoknowaboutthismethodbecausetheywantyoutospeculateinthestockmarket.Andthegovernmentdoesn’twantyoutounderstandthisbecausetheywanttotaxyourinvestmentswhenyoubegintakingthemoutofthestockmarket.
ThetimehascomeforthoseonMainStreettowakeupandconsiderabettermethodforsavingmoneythatcreatesguaranteedincomeforlifesoyoucanRetireWithoutRisk.Butfirstyouneedtounderstandthedifferenttypesofmoneyandhowtheyaffectyourlifestylenowandinthefuture.
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