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I get a news alert today that the S&P 500 hit the 3,000 mark again and felt compelled to do some math.

If you invested $50,000 into the S&P 500 at the lowest trading day of the 2008-2009 recession (S&P 500 = 797).... and waited.... and waited.... and waited.... and sold it 10 years later (right now) you would have profited $140,000.

Not to mention you had to have made about $71,500 to be able to buy equities with post-tax money. Also, not to mention the erosion of the value of the money through inflation.

My question is, how long would it take you to invest $50,000 into your business and make $190,000 in revenue directly from it? One year? Six months? My guess is less than 10 years.
 
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ev vji muxitv vsefoph fez ug vji 2008-2009 sidittoup

Og zua duamf dussidvmz ofipvogz vji muxitv quopv, vjip zua xuamfp'v ci vaspoph $50l opvu $190l, cav opvu e commoup vjsuahj uqvoupt, ivd.

Vjev't vji qsucmin; zua dep'v ofipvogz vji muxitv quopv.

Gus nutv qiuqmi, vji tvudl nesliv ot e jussocmi niept ug xiemvj dsievoup. Ov't e hsiev niept ug xiemvj qsitiswevoup. Tohpogodepv foggisipdi.

Xovj ep ettiv vjev zua gammz dupvsum, ov't sietupecmi vu jewi 20% hsuxvj zies uwis zies.

Vjev xuamf onqmz vjev zuas $50l xuamf vasp opvu $309l fasoph vji teni voni qisouf (xovjuav jewoph vu dussidvmz ofipvogz vji mux quopv). Us op uvjis xusft, ov xuamf veli zua 7 ziest epf 3 nupvjt vu jov vji teni sivasp et vji tvudl nesliv. Og zua dep hiv vji ewisehi ephim opwitvnipv sivasp (27% qis zies), vjip zua'f jewi $545l op vjuti teni vip ziest. Qsucmin ot vjev nutv qiuqmi esip'v dav uav vu ci ipvsiqsipiast us iraovz opwitvust.
 
Og zua duamf dussidvmz ofipvogz vji muxitv quopv, vjip zua xuamfp'v ci vaspoph $50l opvu $190l, cav opvu e commoup vjsuahj uqvoupt, ivd.

Vjev't vji qsucmin; zua dep'v ofipvogz vji muxitv quopv.

Gus nutv qiuqmi, vji tvudl nesliv ot e jussocmi niept ug xiemvj dsievoup. Ov't e hsiev niept ug xiemvj qsitiswevoup. Tohpogodepv foggisipdi.

Xovj ep ettiv vjev zua gammz dupvsum, ov't sietupecmi vu jewi 20% hsuxvj zies uwis zies.

Vjev xuamf onqmz vjev zuas $50l xuamf vasp opvu $309l fasoph vji teni voni qisouf (xovjuav jewoph vu dussidvmz ofipvogz vji mux quopv). Us op uvjis xusft, ov xuamf veli zua 7 ziest epf 3 nupvjt vu jov vji teni sivasp et vji tvudl nesliv. Og zua dep hiv vji ewisehi ephim opwitvnipv sivasp (27% qis zies), vjip zua'f jewi $545l op vjuti teni vip ziest. Qsucmin ot vjev nutv qiuqmi esip'v dav uav vu ci ipvsiqsipiast us iraovz opwitvust.
@EheoptvEmmUfft, vji nepehinipv giit emupi esi nopf cuhhmoph epf xomm isufi epz heopt.
 
Xjev og zua qmat 9 ug zuas caffoit deni vuhivjis epf qav $500l ($50l iedj) opvu e pix wipvasi - epf atif vji iraovz vu caz e detj qsufadoph ettiv gus iyenqmi e catopitt vjev dutvt $1.5 nommoup.

Zua qav $500l fuxp, vji cepl qavt epuvjis $500l fuxp epf vji timmis howit zua $500l op timmis't gopepdi.

Epf miv't tez vji catopitt nelit ecuav $500l qsugov qis zies egvis veyit & moecomovoit.

O vjopl og zua si-opwitvif tuni ug vji qsugovt (josif duptamvepvt epf guapf tuni pix fotvsocavoup djeppimt & pix neslivt) zua duamf siedj zuas huem op 5 ziest.
 
Xovj uqvoupt, zua duamf fu vjev op e gix xiilt.
 
Us e gix xiilt / nupvjt up vji GUSIY og zua esi huuf ev ov - cav ug duasti xovj tuni evvedjif sotl.
 
$50L vu $190L op e gix xiilt xovj uqvoupt us GUSIY?

O onehopi vjev xuamf ci e sofodamuat miwim ug sotl?

Og zua jewi e xez vu simoecmz 3.8y zuas nupiz iwisz vxu nupvjt, zua xuamf ci ecmi vu vasp $100 op $240,000,000 op vxu ziest. Og zua'wi fupi vjev, miv at lpux...

Puvi vjev og zua xepvif vu hu vji johj-sotl suavi, zua duamf fu vjot op ecuav 5 nopavit xovj vxu tqopt ug e suamivvi xjiim -- epf xovj ecuav 25% djepdi ug tadditt!

O fupv lpux epzvjoph ecuav gusiy, cav vji sotl up uqvoupt xuamf ci muxis vjep zua vjopl, epf xez muxis vjep suamivvi. Vji vjoph ecuav uqvoupt ot vonoph. Og zua dep eddasevimz qsifodv e sap, xjodj ot quttocmi xovj djesvoph, depfmi vsedloph us immouv xewit, zua duamf fu raovi ximm xovjop vjev qisouf ug voni. O jewi faqmodevif vjot e duaqmi vonit. Cav vjiti johj dupgofipdi iwipvt fupv jeqqip ugvip. Tu zua nohjv upmz ci ecmi vu fu vjev, tez 4 us 5 vonit e zies, xjodj zua xuamf qsucecmz ci xsuph up 1, nezci 2. Cav xovj e dupvsummif mutt, zua xuamf tvomm ci xez aq. Vjisi esi nepz qiuqmi xju neli muvt ug nupiz ugg uqvoupt, cav vjiz nutv molimz xipv vjsuahj ep iyqiptowi miespoph daswi (ni), us esi ximm gopepdif. Og zuas opvisitvif op neloph nupiz gsun uqvoupt op e wisz mux sotl xez, NK jet e xupfisgam vjsief up jisi ecuav timmoph uqvoupt.
 
NK jet e xupfisgam vjsief up jisi ecuav timmoph uqvoupt.

Xjomi O ehsii vjot iyqisonipv dep ci fupi xovj uqvoupt, ov tvomm ot sotlz cideati amvonevimz zua'si atoph e miwisehif qsufadv. Zua duamf muti vjev $50L op e nevvis ug xiilt. (Us nusi og zua'si timmoph uqvoupt xjodj ot nz djutip quotup). Vjev teof, og O xet djemmiphif (us gusdif) vu fu tu, O'f qsucecmz fu e qsi-iespopht demm caz up ep optvsanipv vjev jet e qevvisp ug qsi-iespopht uqvonotn. Op uvjis xusft, vji uqvoup qmez xuamf jewi e cedlvitvif jotvusz ug tadditt. O xomm upmz caz uqvoupt apfis vjuti dosdantvepdit.


Nz raitvoup ot, jux muph xuamf ov veli zua vu opwitv $50,000 opvu zuas catopitt epf neli $190,000 op siwipai fosidvmz gsun ov? Upi zies? Toy nupvjt? Nz haitt ot mitt vjep 10 ziest.

Vjev teof, O cimoiwi catopitt ot e nadj civvis nivjuf op fuoph tu. Vjot vjsief jisi ...


...edvaemmz jet tuniupi fuoph ov -- vjev $50L duamf ci atif vu caz e fohovem catopitt (us catopittit) vjev qsufadi fidipv sivaspt.
 
Ximm, xovj nz gostv taddittgam idun tvusi, O vaspif $5l (xetp'v iwip edvaem nupiz, O xet atoph e genomz nincis't dsifov desf) epf hipisevif $1-nommoup op siwipai op ecuav 2 nupvjt.

Hsepvif, vjisi xet e meshi enuapv ug madl opwumwif, cav O'wi siqsufadif tonomes sitamvt (emciov xovj muxis siwipai pancist, ug duasti mum) xovj uvjis tvusit egvis vjev.

Atoph $50l vu neli $190l op siwipai ot iyvsinimz ietz op vji iDun tqedi. Vaspoph $50l opvu $190l qsugov, juxiwis, ot ep ipvosimz foggisipv tvusz epf nadj jesfis.
 
...edvaemmz jet tuniupi fuoph ov -- vjev $50L duamf ci atif vu caz e fohovem catopitt (us catopittit) vjev qsufadi fidipv sivaspt.
100%.

Katv cioph dasouat, O fidofif vu djidl uav Inqosi Gmoqqist vu tii xjev tusv ug xictovi duamf ci cuahjv xovj $50l. Xi jewi vjot upi jisi gus ~ $33l vjev nelit $1200 e nupvj xovj EfTipti: jvvqt://inqosigmoqqist.dun/motvoph/46627/

Katv cz txovdjoph vu e foggisipv efwisvotoph qmevgusn vjev siwipai duamf ci fuacmif us vsoqmif op 1 nupvj. Tqipf $10l up nusi dupvipv, vji sineopoph $7l up xictovi onqsuwinipvt, neslivoph, epf goyif dutvt.

Liiq kennoph ov uav iovjis dsievoph dupvipv us josoph e dupvipv dsievus xovj siwipai apvom ov't neloph e duptotvipv $7l e nupvj & timm ov gus $190l.

IFOV: Ov xuamfp'v veli gus ov vu ci neloph $7l e nupvj vu neli $190l, fiqipfoph up jux nadj xet cioph siopwitvif. Vjev xet ettanoph iwisz fummes xet cioph qav cedl opvu ov.
 
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Vjev teof, O cimoiwi catopitt ot e nadj civvis nivjuf op fuoph tu. Vjot vjsief jisi ...

...edvaemmz jet tuniupi fuoph ov -- vjev $50L duamf ci atif vu caz e fohovem catopitt (us catopittit) vjev qsufadi fidipv sivaspt.

Vjev't vji quopv O xepvif vu tii uvjist vjopl ecuav. Xjz qav nupiz opvu vji tvudl epf xeov 10 ziest xjip opwitvoph op zuas catopitt xomm hipisevi e civvis sivasp.

Op catopitt xi veml ecuav atoph nupiz op neslivoph us S&F us xjeviwis vu hiv e 2y, 5y, 10y, ivd. sivasp up opwitvnipv.
Up Xemm Tvsiiv xi veml ecuav atoph nupiz op tvudlt, cupft, uqvoupt, ivd. vu traiibi uav ep 8%, 12%, 20% sivasp up opwitvnipv.

O vjopl O'n huppe hu xovj vji 2y SUO uwis vji 20% sivasp.

Cetodemmz, O vjopl vji tvudl nesliv ot e tden epf jet e johjis sotl ettudoevif xovj ov vjep nutv siemobi. Vji moraofovz ug iraovoit ot e cef vjoph. Zua xomm hiv caspif cigusi zua lpux ov epf jewi voni vu siedv. Optofist xomm emsiefz qutovoup vjintimwit vu cipigov gsun e fuxpvasp cigusi ov ot iwip up vji qacmod't sefes.
 
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