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Everywhere we looked last week, we were bombarded with images and memories of a world gone mad — not just in the Middle East and Ukraine, but right here in America, as we observed the 13th anniversary of 9/11.
But today, let’s set the geopolitical discussion aside and devote this time to a quiet and brief chat — to bring our thoughts closer to home and to talk about your own future.
Faustian Choices
After contemplating her available alternatives — and those of anyone planning or in retirement — one reader recently asked me:
Which “solution” do you choose, Dr. Weiss:
Ridiculously low yield or ridiculously high risk?
My answer: Neither, of course. But I fully understand where she’s coming from.
Nearly everyone is familiar with the Faustian choices we face today, including me — and I trust, you as well.
Choice A. You’re expected to lock up your money in a bank CD or something equivalent. But even if you have a nest egg of say, $500,000, and even if you could find a bank that gives you 2% interest, all you’d see in yearly income is a meager $10,000.
That’s a total nonstarter.
Choice B. You go for a high-risk strategy of some kind or you get caught in a bear market. Suddenly, your principal is gutted in half. You’ve lost $250,000. And NOW, at this late juncture, you feel compelled to go for choice A, earning those 2% yields on your remaining capital.
Result: You have to somehow manage with $5,000 in interest income per year. And at that snail’s pace rate, it would take 50 long years for you or your heirs to restore just the nominal value of your original nest egg.
But what if you could multiply the size of your nest egg seven fold in less than 10 years … and then continue to build it at a similar pace?
THEN, you’d have a way to escape those absurd Faustian choices.
Then, you could realistically do more than just “survive” retirement.
Then, you’d have a plan capable of giving you the richer, more secure retirement you deserve.
Many of my friends and readers are going to discover this plan with me starting at 12 noon Eastern today. That’s when I begin my 3-part series to reveal my own personal strategy — one I feel has the potential to do all this for you.
I personally built this strategy to help you overcome the great retirement conundrum that you now face.
It could have multiplied your portfolio more than seven times over with a 613% return. That’s more than four times better than Warren Buffett has done with Berkshire Hathaway.
Unfortunately, if you haven’t signed up to attend, the deadline has now passed. However, the video will be posted online this afternoon, so watch your inbox for details.
Good luck and God bless!
Martin
Dr. Weiss founded Weiss Research in 1971 and has dedicated his entire career to helping millions of average investors find truly safe havens and investments. He is Chairman of the Weiss Group, which includes Weiss Research and Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading independent rating agency accepting no fees from rated companies. His last three books have all been New York Times Bestsellers and his most recent title is The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession and Depression.
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Where are your results for previous portfolios posted? I want to know your track record.
Martin,
Why is it that the ‘buy’ list has stocks listed on it that the ‘sell’ list also does? Also based on your latest articles, why is the buy list so much longer than the sell list? Seems like the lists have mistakes, please review and correct, our retirement nest eggs deserve better dilligence. Thanks!
Hi Martin – what happen to the promise March 11 2014 with PAAS ?
” Potential to make up to 1000 % in 2014 ” I guess Charles Goyette is also disappointed that this HYPE about PAAS did not work ? How many reader’s fell for that ?
Primero Mining and Endeavor were also mentioned at the same time .
At the time of recommendation PAAS was at $ 14.50 – now $ 12.50
PPP was at $ 6.50 – now $ 5.90
EDR.TO at $ 5.50 – now $ 5.50
PAAS is down – not up
PPP is down – not up
EDR is even ………………not even a gain in these 3 stocks but you saw a possibility
of 1000 % in 2014 ?
I guess with headlines like that ” 1000 % gain possible ” you can sell more subscription but in the end it should hurt your reputation .
Finally came across the price for this “service”. $2500 per year. I fell off my chair laughing. The only one making money is this web site.
The Dr. is touting a new Ultimate Portfolio that has grown 613.00% since 2005. HIs chart shows a fairly straight upward line. So he has been using this portfolio for 9 successful years and is just now trying to sell it for $3000.00 a year? I am guessing that all this growth is back-testing. which is a whole different world. You keep adjusting until you get the result you want. Heed the old saying: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. I think these Weiss guys are pretty sharp on the whole. But you have to be careful no matter who you want to believe.
I have tried Mike Larson, Douglas Davenport, Nilus Mattive and Larry Edelson, what a disappointment, maybe in within the next 10 years Larry may be right. Guess I will stick with him the rest of the year. Martin has really impressed me, they’re all such great story tellers. I am 84 years old, lost 50% of my retirement money since 2008, if Martin doesn’t come thru, this will be my last attempt at making anything to do with stocks and having any money for my final years. I’ll be broke and ready for the Maker.
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