<![CDATA[GURU MARKETING TIPS - Investing]]>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:37:14 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Biz Strategies For Investors]]>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:40:35 GMThttp://gurumarketingtips.com/investing/biz-strategies-for-investors
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Save for the Future
      By Stu Leventhal - Guru Marketing Tips Editor

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Invest young fellow
Watch your money grow!

Listen to me young lady
Put just a little something away…
Each and every pay day.
Then you’ll have it when you really need it…
Some rainy day.
 
Get started on building your fortune now!
Invest invest…start earning interest!
I’ll be happy to show you how.
Buy stocks or bonds or real estate
Gold or silver they are all great!
 
Invest and watch your wealth soar
It’s no fun being poor.
 
When you cash your pay check
Do not spend it all.
Invest young folk, don’t protest
Someday you’ll have it all!
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Making Yourself Important to Landlord Clients
By Gerri Leventhal - NJ Realtor Broker - findnjhouse.com

​Income Property Investors and Landlords are looking to buy real estate that can be rented out easily and at high rents. In just about every community there are some properties that could be bought cheap and fixed up easily to be rented and leased. It is no secret who the movers and shakers are in a local. As a Realtor, you should want to consult to your sales territory’s known Realty Investors. But how do investors pick the real estate agents they rely on for advice?
 
To get these high rollers to listen to you requires you to impress them. This means you have to bring your local bigwig investors a property that is off their radar that they can make a profit from. But what kind of realty has good income generating potential? What are investors really looking for?
 
What deals and opportunities should you be on the lookout for, if you wish to land a big time investing client? Know that you will have to present a gem of an opportunity to an Income Property Investor to get a face to face with a top Investor/Landlord that has, as of yet, never heard of you. Like in any industry the top players get called on all the time by small fry trying to get their first big break. Usually you are shrugged off and dismissed quickly.
 
Let’s start by agreeing that you need to do your homework on any potential client that you are trying to build your career off of. If the prospective client is a worthy one then they deserve you finding out all about them before you approach them. Do not waste their time or your own time unless you already know that you have a property that they would be interested in. Yes, that means studying their past property projects thoroughly.
 
Every investor has a different modus operando. You have to figure out the kind of property they like. You also need to learn the type of situations they are comfortable with, when it comes to their committing their time, energy and money.
 
Successful Investors are worth your extra effort because they are repeat clients. They make their livings investing; buying property is an ongoing activity for them. Thus you could earn a bunch of commissions from just one successful investor over the years. You may have to lower the commission you charge at least for the first few dealings until you have proven yourself reliable, loyal and competent.
 
The thing is, you do not need more than just a few big time investor clients to make a healthy living just from advising to them. So you need to study your prospect and then turn yourself into what they are looking for, plus more. You know that landing a big name investor will get you publicity that attracts more investors your way therefore taking the extra time to make a plan just for landing that one client makes very good sense.
 
In fact without a very good plan you have very little chance of ever getting to pitch your ideas to a big success story.
 
As you do your research, to find out all you can about the person you wish to consult for, opportunities to meet this person present themselves. Look for acquaintances you can connect with first who can eventually introduce you to your prospective big client. Are there any things you have in common with your prospect or with anyone he or she is close to. Their social media accounts can quickly tell you their interests. Often people even post about their upcoming plans for the weekend.
 
The thing to make sure of is that you have a wise real estate project idea to present, before you arrange to meet your prospect. Also concentrate on making a connection and bonding some on a personal level before you start pitching your real estate services.
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Gerri Leventhal is a New Jersey Broker, Business Author and a Realtor Trainer...

For more info about Gerri Leventhal's How-to Business Books, Business and Career Instruction Courses and Realtor Marketing tools check out her website's: REALTOR TRAINING CENTER! 
]]><![CDATA[Investing 101]]>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 06:00:38 GMThttp://gurumarketingtips.com/investing/investing-101
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Where Should One Invest Extra Money? - [Part One]
By Stu Leventhal - Guru Marketing Tips Editor

People invest in all kinds of things; gold, stocks, real estate property. An investor’s goals are usually to keep their money safe and watch their wealth grow while they are not using it. You also want to park your money where it is costing you as little in taxes as possible.
 
Many financial advisors suggest that you invest in things that you have a personal interest in, rather than just gamble with your money. Choosing what you have an inkling or intuition or good vibe feeling about or listening to some invisible force that is whispering in your ear telling you something is about to get more valuable, is a risky way to treat one’s money.
 
You have to look out for your money or you will spend it all haphazardly and run out… In the same way, when you invest some money you have to be smart about what you buy to hold, so you do not lose money. The saying is; buy at low prices and sell at high prices! Still that is easier said than done for any consistent long while. If investing was child’s play, we’d all be rich!
 
There are no guarantees with investing. Things go up in value and also down, usually at the public’s discretion, even seasoned investors do get burned sometimes. Timing is everything! Knowing when to buy and when to sell is the key.
 
You want to narrow down your risk by doing lots of research and by paying intense attention to the news of the day, especially when breaking news directly affects the things you have invested in. Knowing when to hold onto your investment and when to cash out, is what keeps you profiting steadily but every commodity has its own set of circumstances that need to be monitored in order for you to stay ahead of the booms and busts. Things are deemed worth more or less based on what other investors are willing to pay for them. It is at the market’s discretion that investments go up or down in value.
 
If you know that something is going to going to be deemed worth a lot more very soon and you buy lots of it while it’s still inexpensive then after it gets valuable (usually due to the demand for it going up while the supply of it is shrinking), you have made a nice profit. You can sell it for a big money score or hang on even longer hoping it will continue to rise in worth.
 
Most Money Advisors will tell you not to put all of your eggs in one basket. This is called diversifying your portfolio. You vary your investments so that if any one market takes a nose dive your other investments assure that you do not lose everything. When you diversify you are still trying, of course, to win with all the different types of investments you make but there should be almost zero chance that all of your assorted varying kinds of investments could all go belly up at the same time.
 
When you diversify, a smart strategy is to take a small portion of your wealth and use it for a risky venture which has the potential of paying off really large for you, while keeping the bulk of your money invested in safer places that while not paying great earnings, are not really at any risk of shrinking or disappearing on you. Can you see how, in this case, you have a nice chance of getting much richer with your high risk, high returns speculation but if something does go wrong and you lose money there, your remaining safe investments (the bulk of your wealth) are still earning you a steady but slow profit that will eventually earn you back what you lost while taking that risky gamble.
 
You should never gamble with all of your money or a large portion of your wealth, even when a well trusted friend is assuring you that the investment is a Sure Thing. Always have a contingency plan in place for gaining back your losses.
 
By being careful and investigating before you invest and not getting too greedy and not betting on too many long shots…one can cut one’s risk down and have a good chance of building a nice and steadily growing portfolio of holdings over time.
 
When a stock or other investment starts to go sour you have to ask yourself whether you feel it might rebound or make a comeback soon. You are only guessing on the direction that the success of a company is going or whether one of its newly introduced products will be a winner unless you have done your research on the industry and the customers of that industry. The more you know about the things you invest in, the easier it is for you to know when to sell and when to invest more.
 
There are lots of inventors and plenty of idea people specializing in any and all areas of industry and business. They are all looking for money to bring their new product to market. Never invest in the next big thing, unless you have some real knowledge about the subject. You should always have a clear understand of the nature of the business, before you park your money there. Look at the company’s competitors and what they are doing. Is the competition developing a similar product or moving in a totally different direction?
 
Sure you want to get in early, on the next big futuristic invention that is going to change the world forever… If you do get in early, you are poise to become wealthier than all you ever dreamed! The question is always, of course, are you betting on the right visionary?
 
Some more questions to ask, yourself, before you invest with an inventor or decide to fund a new unique idea are:
  • Is the inventor credible? Has the inventor done anything like this before?
  • Will the public embrace the new invention being pitched?
  • Will the invention actually work, doing all that its creator claims it will?
  • Are there any other risks to putting your money behind this proposal? For example, could your reputation be harmed due to the public lashing back because of a social issue, concerning the new product you are considering funding.
 
Investing is not always just about making money. Sure you wish to make a profit but many people fund and back the things that they have emotional feelings for. Some people are happy to back a company that is actively involved in protecting the environment even though they could make more profit backing another company.
 
Now-a-days it seems there is always a new tech startup company popping up. If you are in the dark when it comes to computers and tech then putting money into a tech startup is, for you, like going to the horse track and placing bets because you like the horses’ cute names. Yes, you could make some money and win a few horse races but it would be just luck that will not last long term.
 
When investing in new technology firms you must always remember that there will be few physical assets that more traditional companies have such as; products in inventory, real estate properties like office buildings, retail stores and warehouses, furniture, manufacturing machinery, a warehouse full of parts. Technology firms deal with digital assets like software programs, websites and concepts that are hard to define and harder to value, often making it very difficult to impossible when the tech company fails to gain back some of your investment by selling off things the company owns as you would when liquefying a brick and mortar company of the past era.  
 
One golden rule of investing that no one should ever break is; if you do not have the money to lose do not invest it. Yes, I get it, there will always be people tooting the next big investment trend or pitching a sure thing and you will be tempted to go in big. The biggest mistake anyone can make is to borrow money to invest in something! No matter how good an investment opportunity seems, don’t gamble with other people’s money!
 
Do not take a loan out to invest or max out your credit cards to invest. Investing is about parking extra money that you do not need or plan on using for a while, in a safe place where it will grow into more extra money for you! Investing is about preparing for your future comforts and security. Investing is also for saving up for emergencies and for paying for something extra special like a down payment on a home or for a family trip abroad. Investing is not gambling!   
 
Please click to continue reading part two:
Investing 101 – Money Building
​Growing Your Extra Savings! [Part Two]
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