The most important trait to become a good investor is not gained
through superior intelligence or through scholastic merit, or even a high
aptitude for mathematics, rather it is desire and usually there is some pain
behind it. In this conversation my definition of pain is a deficiency, whether
it be losses, subpar growth or returns, change of lifestyle, change of work
situation, legacy etc. Usually a retail investor is faced with this pain and
the growing reality of retirement and finally decides to become proactive.
Two very different investors we have helped are a perfect
example of desire in action. First, our retired professor, who had a lengthy
tenor at a major institution. He had considerable amounts of capital in multipleretirement accounts and felt like they were in quick sand. As well, in his
retirement years he wanted another challenge. He took on investing assuming
that his educational back ground would allow him to excel right away; this was
not the case. It took over a year for him to become proficient. It just took
desire and possibly some pressure from his wife (which is also pain). The main
point was that he had to read and listen. The more he saw the charts, the
correlations, and his trade plan being successful through each investment the
more confident he became and in investing confidence to pull the trigger is
crucial. Mr. Professor then went on to study options. He began to start using a
little leverage; he started to collect income and hedged against market
fluctuations. He also ventured into futures and forex. Now he is a complete
trader. He understands the Money Flow in the market. He has seen it enough and
follows the market proactively to know where to put his money and when. His
desire to increase his growth, and his wife’s comfort ultimately pushed him to
do something. Without desire he would not be where is today.
Another tale of perseverance and desire is a correctional
officer that we work with. He has very little education and was intimidated by
learning how to invest. He thought that his lack of understanding of
accounting, economics and math would make it impossible. His pain was that he
wants more secondary income, which would allow him to travel. As well, his
understanding will allow him to keep his eyes on his investment adviser so that
his investments in his pension are allocated correctly. He actually was a
quicker study than Mr. Professor. He didn’t over think things he just used
common sense mixed with a little understanding. Within a quarter he was seeing
his fruits which ultimately allowed him to go to Mexico for vacation. Since
then he has also become a futures investor and is making additional income. He
still works as a correctional officer but he took charge and changed his life
for the better. Each time we speak it seems like he’s always on vacation
somewhere new.
So what should you take away from this? Figure out why youare investing. Then ask yourself are you doing absolutely everything it takes
to accomplish this? What is your desire? Anybody can learn to invest, you just
need to find a methodology and learn it, turn it into a skill, stick to it,
then stay proactive. Wealthy bucket’s
services are here for you to accomplish this. Through reading our newsletter
you will learn our multi asset investment model, and then using the money flow
videos and investment ideas you will learn to apply. Hopefully you can become
our next story we tell.
