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Four Things You Need to Know Before You Invest

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We have recently been looking at the importance of developing your financial savvy. Ignorance about money matters can cause you to struggle to meet your current financial needs, and may also prevent you from making the best use of your funds to build your wealth.

Investing – the process of putting money to productive use with the expectation of making a profit – is a vital money skill for anyone who wishes to accomplish more out of life than just paying bills. If you don’t know how to invest, it will be difficult for you to earn enough money to live your dream lifestyle.

If you try to invest without understanding the process, you may also make poor investment choices. Investing in ignorance can be detrimental to your finances; you may overlook lucrative opportunities or lose your money. Let’s look at four things that you need to consider before you start investing. Continue reading Four Things You Need to Know Before You Invest →

Investing by Lending Money – Returns and Risks

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To be a truly successful investor, it’s important to understand the nature of any investment that you wish to undertake; by knowing how it can increase in value or supply an income, recognising the level of risks that the investment may bring, and ensuring that the investment type is ideally matched with your financial objectives.

Last week we discussed ways to invest by lending money in the financial markets. As we explained, large corporations, financial institutions and governments can create investments that allow them to borrow money from the investing public for their short-term financing needs or long-term capital requirements. Continue reading Investing by Lending Money – Returns and Risks →

How To Multiply Your Money

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We have been discussing the three principles of financial achievement – managing, multiplying and maintaining your money. Last week, we outlined the four cornerstones of managing your money, explaining how to make smart decisions with the money you currently earn.

Many people hope that their working income will give them all they need to make ends meet and achieve their goals. The reality is that for most people, the regular job will never supply enough money to enable them to become financially successful. Today, we will look at the steps you can take to earn more money.

Create Extra Income

As we confirmed last week, proper budgeting is vital to all financial decisions. Once you fill out your budget accurately (you can download one at www.financiallysmartonline.com), it will show if you’re spending too much money or not making enough money.

If you’ve cut back on non-essentials and still can’t find enough to pay your basic expenses, then earning more is your only option. Continue reading How To Multiply Your Money →

Raising Money-Smart Children

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“I just negotiated to reduce my bill by US$20!” shouted Gayan excitedly.

Her smile shone brightly not just because of the rows of metal on her teeth, but also from her pleasure in successfully making a deal to save money. I looked up in amusement, wondering what on earth a 14-year-old kid knew about the art of negotiation.

I turned to her mother, Andrea Reid-Davis and asked her what kind of negotiations her daughter was involved in. She noted that Gayan had just bargained with the orthodontist’s assistant to cut her bill for fixing her damaged braces.

Reid-Davis explained that because Gayan kept eating the wrong foods, she would regularly break the bands on her braces. To ensure that Gayan realized the consequences and costs of her actions, the smart mother decided to have Gayan pay the bills from her savings. Continue reading Raising Money-Smart Children →

Investing Basics

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“I’m always seeing articles in the newspapers that talk about investments, but it seems like investing is something that’s out of my reach, as I don’t have a lot of money. Is it possible for people with small incomes to invest?”

When we hear the word ‘investor’ many times we picture a wealthy person who has made a lot of money by trading in the stock market, or buying expensive real estate. The reality is that anyone can invest, if he or she learns and applies the basic concepts of investing.

So what exactly is investing? Investing is simply the act of putting money into an endeavour with the expectation of making some profit. An investment is any item that is bought with the intention for it to increase in value in the future, when it can be sold at a higher price, and/or provide an income stream. Continue reading Investing Basics →