Tag: wealth

BECOMING A MILLIONAIRE FROM NOTHING: PART I

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

Hi all, Joey Ortiz here.

Welcome back to this week’s edition.

Let’s chat about becoming a millionaire, shall we? You may be asking, “Joey, what’s the point?”…

The point is that you need goals. Becoming a millionaire is one of the most common goals when planning to build long-lasting wealth. You are looking forward to building wealth for you and future generations. If you do it right, at some point soon, you will become a millionaire, and then some.

I did not say “Rich” because you can win the lottery tonight, be “Rich” overnight, and be broke again in a year or two. It would be best if you learned how to build and create wealth. It all starts with financial literacy. A knowledge mix of investing and taxes. Yes! Taxes! It is imperative to learn how to keep what you earned and protect your assets.

It starts slow but then something unique happens. Not only snowball into big numbers as the years’ pass, but if something unfortunate happens, like losing it all, you won’t “sweat it” because you know how to build wealth, and you can do it again. But, this time is even faster because you will have something this time that you didn’t the first time around, experience!

Apple (AAPL) is one of the biggest holdings of the Nasdaq.

One way of becoming a millionaire over time is investing in dividend stocks. Many of you ask the same question: Can you live off dividends? YES! Yes, you can. You need to understand that this strategy takes time because you have to accumulate shares for decades. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. It takes time, knowledge, and planning.

Why dividend-paying stocks? Because it doesn’t take much time out of your daily life. It’s passive income. All you need to do is set a specific amount of money once a month and invest it in your favorite companies. Then, keep going about your life. Then the company will share part of their earning profits with you as a dividend for your time and investment. You are a partner, and you will profit just like all the big investors without putting in any work at all.

It doesn’t matter if you have a raw platform like RobinHood, or something more sophisticated like TDAmeritrade, Schwab, or Fidelity. The reason is you will be buying once or twice a month and not looking to sell ever! Instead, you want to accumulate for the long term. In that case, the platform makes no difference for this strategy.

Things to keep in mind:

1. How much money a month is required to cover your expenses and have some extra money for fun?

2. How to choose which company to invest in? Look under the company’s hood (aka fundamentals).

3. Compare companies long term growth

From the comfort of your home, invest anywhere in the united states with Fundrise.

HOW MUCH?

Starting point. It would help if you did your math. Each one of you is living a different reality. Numbers will vary greatly depending on your habits, income, and current location.

As an example, let’s say that your expenses amount to $2,500 a month, and you will live comfortably with an extra $1,000 for yourself. That means that you need to make at least $3,500 a month or $42,000 a year.

How much will that cost? It depends on the dividend paid by the company and the price you pay for the shares.

As an example, let’s use a very well-known retail store, Walmart (WMT).

Dividend = $2.16

Price = $147 (as of Dec 12, 2020)

Dividend Annualized growth = 12.19%

Dividend Yield = 1.47%

$42,000 / 2.16 = 19,445 shares needed of WMT to cover your yearly expenses.

The current yield of 1.47% will not suffice. It doesn’t even beat inflation.

The annualized growth doesn’t look bad, but the current yield of 1.47% projects to grow to 4.64% in 10 years. Not bad, but there are plenty of better choices.

And if you would buy it all right now, it would cost you a total of $2,858,415 (current price of $147 * 19,445 shares). So unless you have $2.8 million lying around, let’s look for something better.

Listen, when you are a beginner, you may doubt the strategy because all you are about to see is that you received $1.50 or some ridiculous number like that. You will not be even close to where you need to be when you first begin. But you will be there eventually. The critical factor, you need to start! The sooner you begin, the sooner you can get there. It’s like needing to walk somewhere. If you stay on your couch, you won’t make it. But if you put your shoes on and start walking, you will get there eventually. Take action!

Divide that into three steps:

1. Decide if you want to live off dividends and take on this journey; if you do, go to #2.

2. Create your investing plan (includes how much money you will invest monthly and in which companies)

3. Take action and execute your plan!

Amazon (AMZN) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

HOW TO CHOOSE?

Point number two. How do you choose where to put your money? Ok, there are thousands of options for you to choose from in the stock market. Not what you wanted to hear? Sorry, but it’s the truth. So what now?

A quick but not always beneficial way of choosing, only invest in companies that you shop at or know well. That will probably be something like Apple (AAPL), Walmart (WMT), Walgreens (WBA), Verizon (VZ), among many others.

Is it wrong to buy what I know? No, it’s not. If that is the route you want to go, so be it. Just like everything in life, we have to live with our choices.

The good thing is you know and trust these companies. The bad thing is they may not be offering you the best bang for your buck.

Alright, smarty-pants, what other choice do I have? Not the quick way, that’s for sure.

Look under the hood—the company’s fundamentals.

Use a free stock screener like Finviz or BuyUpside (Dividend Growth Rate Calculator – See How Fast Dividends Grow) to look at your favorite companies or not so famous. You never know what you might find. You will be amazed when you find out that your favorite companies are probably too overpriced, and you should invest your money somewhere else.

I use Finviz to look at the current numbers of a company like:

          – price

          – current EPS

          – current Dividend and Dividend Yield, Dividend Payout

          – ROE

          – Current Ratio, Quick Ratio

          – Long term Debt / Equity, Debt / Equity

          – Forward P/E, PEG, Price to Sales (P/S), EPS past five years.

From BuyUpside, I find the Annualized Dividend Growth of stock to project into the future using that same growth.

COMPARE COMPANIES LONG TERM GROWTH

Point three. Collect the information to compare companies and their growth. Then, plug in the numbers into an Excel Sheet, and formulate it to highlight only the best. In the end, add up which company highlighted the most, and those companies are usually the ones to choose to invest in because they provide the best cushion from all angles.

In conclusion, I’m looking for a company that can provide an excellent Return on Equity. Has sufficient cash to pay their bills and expenses, has medium to low debt, a good dividend yield now that can beat inflation of 3.5% on average, and sustainable growth for the future. So even if the price doesn’t go anywhere for ten years, I can still receive more in dividends, thanks to their growth. In addition, look for positive earnings growth into the future and growing sales.

Now, begin your Road to Wealth!

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How To Reinvest Your Dividends Automatically

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

If you are new to investing, I know you don’t know about this yet. However, strangely enough, followers who have been investing for some time don’t know about this trick either. It is a very self-explanatory concept and easy to grasp.

            I present to you the (DRIP) Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

            A DRIP is a program that any investor can use. This program allows investors to reinvest their cash dividends into buying more shares of that same stock. If the stock price is higher than the dividend received, you can purchase fractional shares of that stock.

            It uses a technique called (DCA) Dollar-Cost Averaging. Simply put, it takes all your purchases amounts and prices and averages it out equally.

Let’s see an example.

(DCA) Dollar-Cost Averaging Example

            In the first Quarter of 2022 example, you purchased a total of 21 shares of a stock, and you invested a total of $145. Divide 145/21, and you get an average price of $6.90.

            For you to make a profit, you need to know this number. Selling below this dollar-cost average price will guarantee a loss.

Simple enough, right?

            So, enrolling in a DRIP helps you automate the process of reinvesting cash dividends. It makes investing a much simpler task. In some cases, cheaper. Best of all, it is done automatically for you—an utterly hands-off system with no emotions involved.

            A great benefit that I love, the system itself, will buy more shares when prices go down and fewer shares when prices are up. Over time, it helps you compound your gains. That way, it gives you a better price by dollar-cost averaging down. It is a powerful tool to have.

            Understand that DRIPs only work for investments that 1) pay dividends, 2) you will hold for extended periods (yearly/decades). You will often hear the argument of choosing well-established companies, also known as “high quality” and “low risk.”

Don’t forget!

            DRIP investing is subject to taxes. Because even though investors do not receive a cash dividend, an actual cash dividend is reinvested. The IRS considers that to be income and therefore taxable.

Note:

            We will begin two YouTube channels in 2022. An English as well as a Spanish channel. We will go over all these strategies, and you can learn and implement them for yourself. Stay tuned!

Summary:

            – DRIP is a program that reinvests your cash dividend automatically for you.

            – It dollar-cost averages the purchases and helps you compound your gains over time.

            – Taxes are paid on those dividends, although you didn’t receive the cash on hand

That’s it! Verify with your broker how to set up DRIP investing in your account and watch your account grow.

Now, begin your Road to Wealth!

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START LIVING YOUR REALITY

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

“The biggest risk is not taking any risks” Mark Zuckerberg

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We all want to live before we die, right? That means that at some point, we have to stop trading away our time for dollars. Money is important but we need to stop working for a salary or a wage and figure out how to make money work for us!

First thing is, you need to be honest with yourself. Answer the following questions with all honesty and see where you are. Just a simple Yes or No.

1. Do you operate your household with a budget?

2. Do you know how much debt do you currently have? (Total debt)

3. Do you routinely pay your bills on time?

4. Do you have savings for an emergency? (At least $1,000)

5. Do you have a plan for tackling your debt?

6. Do you regularly charge your credit cards because you spend more than your paycheck?

7. Do you hide bills from your family?

8. Have you been turned down for credit/loans?

9. Do you prefer to buy fun things today than buying assets for the future?

10. Do you think the government and social security should provide enough to cover your expenses in retirement?

See how you did…

If you answered ‘Yes’ to questions 1-5, that’s great! You are already taking control of your cash flow…

If you answered ‘No’ to questions 6-10, that’s also great! … You have the right mindset and probably just need a little push…

If your answers are mixed, you have some work to do…

If your answers are completely inverted, You are headed toward financial disaster. You need to re-evaluate your life big time.

At first, it is difficult to change your bad habits. You bet it is. But your life can dramatically change for the better and it all depends on you. See how you spend your time and that will give you an idea where your life is headed.

I come to figure out in my 30’s, that I do like to read. As a young person, I thought I didn’t like to read. Actually, I figured out that when it comes to making my money grow faster and faster, I can’t stop reading once I start.

Everyone is money-oriented. Some to spend, some to accumulate. The difference is financial knowledge and literacy. The ones that read about money and apply it in real life, get ahead of the game. The ones that not, live through struggle their whole life.

I will make several recommendations of books that I have read and have been illuminated by new knowledge that when I started putting it all together, my life started to change for good. There is no stopping now.

Note: Although it was not the first book I read, it is highly recommended you start with Twelve Pillars for a solid foundation…. but getting back to the article…

The first book I read was:

#1. How to make money in stocks by William J O’Neil – in short, he follows and shows how to use the CAN SLIM formula (yes, it’s an acronym), uses both a few fundamentals and a little bit of technical analysis. He doesn’t use a get rich quick scheme. Slow and steady wins the race.

#2. How to make money in stocks complete investing system: your ultimate guide to winning in good times and bad. Also by O’Neil.

#3. The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham – he teaches you to keep emotions under control and invest like an intelligent individual. No high IQ needed, or inside information or luck. You can’t ignore that some of his disciples have shown the possibilities when you put it all together. Like who you said? Nothing more than Warren Buffett who says this is the best book in investing ever written by far. Mr. Buffett is currently the 3rd richest person in the world with over $80 billion dollars.

#4. The millionaire next door – opened my eyes to the possibility that anyone with any type of income sources can get to where they want if they so desire. No high income is needed because everything comes down to your spending and savings habits. It shows you a simple formula to measure your wealth! Now, you will instantly know if you are ahead of the game or not. Are you a PAW, AAW or UAW?

#5. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki – has expanded my knowledge to immense proportions. In summary, Robert’s real dad (poor dad) and his best friend’s dad (rich dad), shaped his life with the way they see money and investing. You don’t need big degrees or high incomes to be rich. You just need financial literacy about money and how the rich make money work for them and not the other way around.

I’m telling you, if you start with these 5 books, you will be way ahead of 80% of individuals I know because no one wants to read. If you feel like one of those too, let me show you a trick; read 10 pages every night before you jump into bed. For example, the millionaire next door is 270 pgs, at 10 pgs per night you will finish it in 27 days. Just under a month, you will have new knowledge that if applied, you can start your own road to wealth.

Knowledge is power, only if put into action. You can know it all, but if you don’t start, it just goes to waste. Don’t be one of those 10 years from now saying, only if it would have started earlier.

I’m glad I didn’t wait that long but still would have loved to have all this knowledge when in college. My life would have been even better than what it is right now, which is not bad at all. I mean, I just doubled my wealth in 2 years and 8 months.

Don’t be left behind. Jump on the bandwagon and give me company on this journey in the road to wealth.

#BONUS#: We spoke about habits earlier. If you want to pick up good habits, you might want to check “The 7 habits of highly effective people“.

To our wealth! Leave your comment below.

Remember, it’s all about the road to wealth. If you liked it, pay it forward. Don’t forget to share it on social media and help others become successful as well. There is plenty of room for all of us. In the end, your success will only depend on you and not what others do.

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PILLARS, SOLID FOUNDATION FOR GREAT SUCCESS!

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

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Yesterday I attended a Woman’s Equality Luncheon (Equal Opportunity Program for the Army). The guest speaker spoke eloquently about women rights and how long it took to get where it is today.

There were lots of failures and sacrifices but if there was one thing they all had, was the courage to fight for what they wanted.

I ask you today, what is it that you want?

If it is financial freedom, I encourage you to find within yourself the courage to make the necessary changes in your life, as all these courageous women did for years.

It won’t be easy, and it will take time, but in the end, you will look back and see how far have you gone and how much have grown since you made your choice.

Let’s start by making this point very clear: If you are going to get out of the rat race (a term used from Rich Dad Poor Dad), your cash flow has to exceed your expenses. But…

Do you know what your monthly cash flow is today?

What is your monthly cash flow goal to get out of the rat race?

The answers to the previous questions are important.

But first, you need to build a solid foundation for success; pillars. Twelve pillars to be exact.

The book “Twelve Pillars” by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener explains it in detail.

The pillars are based on the following:

#1 – Work harder on yourself than you do on your job

#2 – Total Well-being

#3 – The gift of relationships

#4 – Achieve your goals

#5 – Proper use of time

#6 – Surround yourself with the best people

#7 – Be a lifelong learner

#8 – Life = sales

#9 – Income seldom exceeds personal development

#10 – Communication is key

#11 – Be a leader

#12 – Leave a legacy

CONCLUSION

You got a head start, but you need to dig in and get the details of this great book. You have to show how bad you really want it. Success is not easy, and there are no short cuts.

To our wealth! Leave your comment below.

Remember, it’s all about the road to wealth. If you liked it, pay it forward. Don’t forget to share it on social media and help others become successful as well. There is plenty of room for all of us. In the end, your success will only depend on you and not what others do.

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YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM YOU WILL EVER NEED

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY
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Let’s learn how to take control of our financial freedom today. Use the exact same blueprint I used for my financial freedom.

WHAT IS THE BEST MONEY MAKING APPROACH?

There are thousands’ of money making models out there, so I guess you are here to see which of them is the best fit for you. If you need someone with a financial background, like a B.A. in Accounting, you get one here, for free. I’ve been trying different approaches at growing my money in order to not depend solely on my job; especially after retirement.

I learned that the average millionaire has 7 to 8 sources of income. Following on their footsteps, I have become financially free. What I mean by free is, my passive income is making me an amount of money which surpasses my expenses.

DO YOU NEED A BACHELORS IN FINANCE TO DO THIS?

Now remember, it was not done in a month or two. It took some work, sacrifices, discipline and time. It takes money to make money, right?

HOW DID I DO IT?

1. Automate your savings and grow them at the same time

First thing I did was opening a savings account that will help me grow my money over time. It has an easy set up and it is one of those set it and forget it type of models. Just let it compound over the years.

It has several features:

A. Saves your money automatically by rounding up your debit/credit card to the next dollar. When it hits $5, it transfers it out from your checking account into the app account. Then the next feature takes place…

B. The money that you just saved will automatically be invested in the stock market. You can choose if you want to be more heavily invested in stocks, bonds or a mix of both. This step needs to be done only once. It will automatically do it for you after first time set up. Also receive dividends from the stocks you hold.

C. Found money feature lets you buy at your favorite brands and stores through the app and they will give you cash back or reinvest into your account.

Get your ACORNS account.

2. Easy source of income with Real Estate

Then I saved $500 to open an account where I can get some exposition to Real Estate. The reason why I prefer to do it digitally is because I became a landlord without the hassle.

For this type of investment I have a longer time horizon, meaning years. I’m planning on getting money out after I retire, not before. And since Real Estate takes it’s time to develop, I will take my time to let it panned out.

The $500 will get you in with the Starter Portfolio where you can split your money between two portfolios. In order to start using all the features available you need to save $1,000 to reach the next level called Core. By all means you can start here if you have the money available.

After reaching Core level you choose between 3 investment plans…

Supplemental Income

  • Aim to earn returns via quarterly dividends, with less appreciation.
  • Invest in an income-oriented real estate private equity strategy
  • Portfolio allocated primarily to debt real estate assets

Balanced Investing

  • Aim to earn returns via a blend of dividends and appreciation
  • Invest in a balanced mix of income and growth strategies
  • Portfolio allocated across both debt and equity real estate assets

Long Term Growth

  • Aim to earn returns via appreciation in share value, with fewer dividends
  • Invest in a growth-oriented real estate private equity strategy
  • Portfolio allocated more towardequity real estate assets

If you want to get into Real Estate, FUNDRISE is your way to go.

3. Be the Bank

Just as Real Estate has stood the test of time, so have Loans. With this advance in technology now you can become the bank, lend $25 per loan and get paid.

The downside here is you need money to open this account. If you want just the basic stuff you need $1,000 to be exact; although they recommend you begin with $2,500 in order to mitigate risk of losing. If you want to get free notes with full features and $75 bonus, then you need to save $5,000.

Now to the good part. They claim historical returns over the long term is 3%-8% but as you can see on the picture below, I’m currently at 11.55%. If you open an account shoot me an email and I will show you a few tricks to weed out bad investments. Free of charge of course.

LENDINGCLUB is your pass to play the Bank, but with real money, getting paid for real; not Monopoly money.

Note: Currently only residents of the following States may invest in LENDINGCLUB notes: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, or WY.

4. Build a wealth mindset

Ever dreamed of becoming a trader and making money on the markets? Today is your lucky day because you can open your account, and receive a free stock like Sprint, Apple, Microsoft or many others.

The simplest way you can do this is by buying dividend paying stocks. I suggest you take a look at this list.

Great Dividend Stocks include stocks with both consistent multi-year dividend growth and steady price appreciation.

Dividend Achievers are stocks that trade on the NYSE  or NASDAQ and have increased its annual dividend for at least 10 years or more.

Dividend Aristocrats, are stocks that have increased its annual dividend for 25 years or more.

Dividend Kings are stocks that have increased its annual dividend for 50 years or more.

You can buy some of this stocks and know that price will increase over time but almost surely your dividend will increase yearly. Giving you bigger payouts.

Get your ROBINHOOD account today.

5. Extra Income

The following accounts I don’t use to build wealth but to get some extra cash every month. They are similar but offer many options when it comes to receiving your money.

SWAGBUCKS will pay you for giving your opinion on surveys, watching videos, and a wide variety of other ways.

INBOXDOLLARS will also pay you for giving your opinion on surveys, watching videos, and many other ways.

LUCKTASTIC is the modern way to play Lottery by scratching digital tickets. You can win cash, gift cards or tokens.

6. Fix your credit score

If you want to become wealthy, one way you need to get started is by improving your credit score. Credit Sesame will give you tips by email to help you get where you need to be.

7. Save, get cash back and much more…

Ease on your pocket by getting the best you can in Car insurance. Gabi will compare your current insurance and will find you if any other Insurance Company is offering the same insurance at a lower price.

Get offers, save and get cash back in your groceries. It is a great way to stay in budget and keep your fridge full. Ibotta will give you this and much more. Give it a try.

Paribus is a program that will scan your emails and get you cash back when the item you bought drops in price. It also gets you compensated when your shipment is late. Don’t delete your emails anymore and rip the benefits of this program.

MY RATING SYSTEM

I give ratings to my investments from 0 to 10. Main variables are:

* Ease of set up

* Ability to make money

* Consistency

* Price

* Special features

ACORNS 9/10 (only downside is if the market sells off, although we know it will be temporarily, everything else is great)

FUNDRISE 9/10 (it is a slow investment, need patience but it’s totally worth it)

LENDINGCLUB 9/10 (only hurdle is the amount of money to get started, once you get over that hurdle you will not stop smiling)

ROBINHOOD 8/10 (super simple platform, need more features if you plan to day trade)

SWAGBUCKS 7/10 (need time for surveys, you can let videos run in the background)

INBOXDOLLARS 7/10 (need time for surveys, you can let videos run in the background)

LUCKTASTIC 6/10 (at least for me the cash prices have been low, although I read about others making $100, maybe I’m not lucky enough, lol)

CREDIT SESAME 10/10 (everything you need to improve your credit score you can find here)

GABI 10/10 (super easy to do and save me over $900 for the year by switching to the new insurance company)

IBOTTA 9/10 (easy to use and offers many options)

PARIBUS 10/10 (easy set up and you have to do nothing but wait)

CONCLUSIONS

Hopefully, you’ve already put an eye on a money making technique that you liked. If you are still unsure, start from the simplest techniques and move up. I recommend you open an account for each type of approach. They are uncorrelated and that will help you grow faster when the cycle comes around. Like the Chinese saying goes “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is today”. Today is your day to plant your tree.

Hope it helps! Leave your comment below.

Remember, it’s all about the road to wealth. If you liked it, pay it forward. Don’t forget to share it in social media and help others become successful as well. There is plenty of room for all of us. In the end, your success will only depend on you and not what others do.

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EARN 3-8% ON YOUR MONEY PLUS A BUSINESS IDEA

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

“All big things have small beginnings” IG @Inspyire

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We all have goals in life. My goal is to create wealth that will last for generations. So, I decided to take the matter in my own hands because no one will do it for me.

I’m learning tricks and techniques from the wealthy, and it makes so much sense now. They don’t work for money, they are looking to acquire assets that will give them a stream of income whether they work or not.

One of the oldest ways to earn passive income is lending out money. Just like the banks. Banks give out your hard earned money in loans, they collect monthly payments (interest) and they have no risk since it is not their own money anyways. You see how well they do, don’t you?

How do you become the bank you say? Through LendingClub.

LEND LENDING MONEY INVEST INTEREST NOTES BORROW LOANS

This is how it works. You rent out your money to other people, and the rent you charge is the interest rate. Which will vary depending on how conservative or aggressive you want to be. But now you are the one getting paid! Not the bank.

Instead of having your money sit at a normal bank account and pay more in fees than what you get in interest every year; you collect a diversity of interest.

So, now thanks to technology, you can spread out your risk by lending only $25 to each note. That means if for some odd reason the borrower can’t payback, you only lose $25. Again, the probabilities are on your side.

Let’s get a little bit deeper now. Let’s say a borrower needs a $25,000 loan.

He or she borrows $25 from 1,000 people; instead of going to just one entity (like a bank or rich person), for the full $25,000 which would be very risky to that one entity.

As you can see, this scenario presents much less risk because the most you could lose is $25.

As you can see, I don’t only write about these opportunities, I’m also invested and can prove it works. I put my money where my mouth is. No empty words here.

Just 15 years ago, this was impossible, but thanks to the internet and it’s wonders, it is very possible in this day and date. The peer-to-peer lending industry, as it’s known, is thriving for borrowers and investors alike.

Note: Currently only residents of the following states may invest in LendingClub notes and it may change in the future as contracts expire: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, or WY.

Bonus: Business Idea

Disclaimer: This is not my idea. I saw the idea on Pinterest and I’m sharing it with the hope of helping others that might have this talent and would like to make some extra money.

Are you good at sports?

If you are, choose the sport that you are good at and buy the equipment required to train. Depending on the sport let’s say it will be a front investment of $300. You will need to advertise to the students at local schools near you.

Do a 2-hour class with 20 students at $10 per student. We are looking at $400 per day. With 261 working days on average per year, that translates to $104,400 extra per year.

Begin your Road to Wealth!

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FREE STOCK PLUS A BUSINESS IDEA!

by Road-to-wealth, posted in FINANCE / MONEY

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Everyone likes FREE stuff. Imagine getting a FREE stock on companies like Apple or Coca-Cola.

Well, today everything is possible. And I have a way to do just that.

But first, do you know how to create a WEALTH mindset?

W – Write down what you want

E – Envision your goals

A – Affirm your dreams

L – Listen to your gut

T – Take action

H – Help others do the same

Ever dreamed of becoming a trader and making money on the markets, this is your lucky day. This company is marketed as a commission-free stock trading product. Yes, you heard that right. You can buy and sell stocks commission-free. And they will give you, completely free, a stock when you open an account with them.

Why?

Because in English folklore, there was an outlaw that took from the rich and gave to the poor. And that is exactly what Robinhood is doing!

They are disrupting the brokerage industry by offering commission-free trading and a free stock when you open an account. Finally! Someone on the average Joe side. Now, every penny is a profit and you have no one picking through your pockets.

How do I know this?

Because I put my money where my mouth is! Just like you, I have a goal. The goal is to build and create wealth that will last for generations.

Robinhood Markets Inc. is a U.S. based financial services company in Menlo Park, California. The company also offers a smartphone mobile app, which allows you to invest from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet available.

Bonus: Business idea

Disclaimer: This is not my idea. I saw the idea on Pinterest and I’m sharing it with the hope of helping others that might have this talent and would like to make some extra money.

Are you any good at coding?

If you are, you can look for schools that have limited options for programming. Teach kids basic coding after school hours, using a website such as tynker.com.

How much can you make?

Well, if you do 2 classes per day, a 1 hour class with 10 students per class and charge $10 per student, we are looking at $200 per day. With 261 working days on average per year, that would be an extra $52,200 a year.

Begin your Road to Wealth!

Leave your comment below. If you liked it, pay it forward. Share it on social media and help others become successful as well. Your success will be the result of two things: Knowledge and Action.

Follow me on TWITTER, PINTEREST, INSTAGRAM, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK for more posts and updates.

If you have any questions, you can reach me at questions@road-to-wealth.com