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The #1 Wealth KILLER
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy
Albert Einstein once referred to compound interest as the 8th wonder of the world. Saying he who understands it earns it; he who doesn’t pays it. And he couldn’t have been more right. Today we’re going to be looking at the miracle that is compound interest and how can protect my retirement as it relates to the #1 killer of your wealth. Let’s get started. So the #1 wealth killer is debt. Yeah, I know, big shocker. But it’s really true and today we’re going to look at why that is.
The truth is, having too much debt can put a limit on your greatest wealth-building tool – your income. While it may be tempting to invest rather than pay off your debt, compound interest is a force to be reckoned with. In fact, I recently dedicated an entire video to its power. Financial advisors often use the example of Jane, who invests $100 per month ($1,200 per year) from the age of 18 to 25 and earns an average of 10% per year on her investments. By the time she stops investing at age 25, her nest egg will be worth just over $15,000.
However, before you start investing, it’s important to consider your debt load. Here are some reasons why paying off your debt first may be the smarter choice:
High-interest rates: Many forms of debt, such as credit card debt or personal loans, carry high-interest rates that can negate any potential investment gains.
Risk: Investing always carries some degree of risk, and if you have high levels of debt, taking on additional risk may not be advisable.
Stress: Debt can be a significant source of stress and anxiety, which can have negative impacts on your overall financial well-being.
Freedom: Paying off debt can give you a sense of freedom and control over your financial situation, allowing you to make better long-term decisions.
That being said, paying off debt doesn’t mean you can’t invest at all. Here are some steps you can take to balance debt repayment and investing:
Create a budget: Determine how much money you can allocate towards debt repayment and investing each month.
Focus on high-interest debt: Prioritize paying off high-interest debt first, as this will save you the most money in the long run.
Consider employer-matched retirement accounts: If your employer offers a retirement plan with a matching contribution, take advantage of it. This is essentially free money that can help you save for the future.
Seek professional advice: A financial advisor can help you create a personalized plan that takes your unique financial situation into account.
In conclusion, while compound interest is a powerful tool for building wealth, it’s important to consider your debt load before investing. Paying off high-interest debt should be a priority, but that doesn’t mean you can’t invest at all. By creating a budget, focusing on high-interest debt, taking advantage of employer-matched retirement accounts, and seeking professional advice, you can balance debt repayment and investing to achieve your financial goals.
Over the course of the next 45 years, those investments will continue to grow. Assuming that it continues to grow at an average annualized rate of 10% per year she will end up with $1.1 million in her portfolio at age 70. That’s all achieved with eight years of investing $100 a month. Jane becomes a millionaire by investing $9,600 of her own money. On the other hand, we have John. John doesn’t start investing at age 18. Instead, he starts at the age of 26 (just after Jane had finished all of her investing). He also invests $100 a month. However, unlike Jane, he does it from the age of 26 all the way until the age of 70. John invests $54,000 of his own money over the course of those years and ends up with a nest egg of just under $950,000. So John ends up with approximately $150,000 less than Jane. This is in spite of the fact that he invested six times more of his own money than she did.
It’s no secret that excessive debt can put a damper on your ability to build wealth using your most powerful tool – your income. While the concept of compound interest is widely known to be an effective way to grow your money over time, paying off debt may seem like a counterproductive move. However, it’s important to remember that not all investments are created equal, especially when you’re dealing with debt payments.
Let’s take a look at an example: Jane invests $100 a month for 7 years starting at 18 and ends up with a net worth of $1.1 million at the age of 70. Now, let’s say John starts investing $100 a month at the same age and earns an average of 10% per year, just like Jane. Even if John continues to invest until he’s 100 years old, Jane would still have more money than him, and her lead would only increase with time. In fact, at the age of 100, Jane would have $19.2 million to her name, while John would have $16.7 million. This just goes to show the power of compound interest, as famously called by Albert Einstein as the 8th Wonder of the world.
However, when it comes to investing, it’s important to consider the context of one’s financial situation. Comparing someone who is debt-free to someone who is not will not provide an accurate comparison. While Jane invested $100 a month for 7 years, John was dealing with debt payments and didn’t invest anything for those first 8 years. But what if John managed to free up an extra $200 a year, or less than $17 a month, by paying off his debts? In that case, he would come out ahead of Jane by the time they’re both 70. And if he freed up more money than that, he would pass Jane even earlier.
So, what’s the takeaway? While compound interest is undoubtedly a powerful tool, it’s important to also consider the impact of debt on one’s ability to invest. Paying off debt and freeing up funds for investment can ultimately lead to greater financial success in the long run.
And given the state of the average American debt situation, $17 a month in payments is a remarkably conservative estimate. According to articles in business insider,
CNBC, and Forbes the average American debt situation looks like this: About $9,000 in credit card debt which is
often split between several cards. $30,000 in student loan debt. And assuming a used vehicle was bought a little
over $21,000 on a car loan. That’s around $60,000 in total debt. If we assume 18% interest on the credit cards
and 4.5% interest on the other loans and terms of 5 and 10 years on the car loan and student
loan respectively, the minimum payments could be roughly $900 a month. Freeing up that much cashflow could make a
tremendous difference in the previous example. Let’s look back at John’s situation from before
and assume that his household’s debt situation was that of the average American. John uses his $100 a month of excess cash
flow to pay off these debts.
Based on the numbers it would take him roughly
six years to become debt-free. This is assuming he did not work any extra
hours or sell anything to get out of debt faster. Once he was debt-free he would have almost
$1,000 a month left over to invest. If he starts the process of becoming debt-free
at the age of 18 when Jane was starting to invest he would have become debt-free by his
24th birthday. If he then turned around and started investing
the full $1,000 a month he would actually be further along in his investments by his
25th birthday then Jane was. Granted this is largely because he has invested
more money than Jane has at this point. Jane by her 25th birthday had only invested
$8,400. That’s quite a bit less than John’s $12,000
but think of the potential payoff of this down the road if John keepS investing that
money.
He’ll also likely be able to lead a much
better lifestyle than Jane in the present due to his lower monthly expenses. Jane may eventually equal him in that regard
if she gets her debts paid off, but for those first several years after John is debt-free,
it is worth noting. Remember, compound interest is an incredibly
powerful mathematical force. But it can work just as hard against you as
it can for you. So it’s important to make sure that compound
interest is your ally in your finances, not your enemy. So with that being said how do we avoid this
killer of wealth? First, if you’re lucky enough to not have
any debt right now research some ways to ensure that you keep it that way.
If you’re planning to go to college look into
ESA or 529 plans. They are ways to start saving for college
while lowering your tax burden (which is always a nice perk). Also, look into scholarship opportunities
or PSEO. Don’t be afraid to have a summer job and work
during the school year part-time. For the record, this can also be a good option
in high school to give yourself a head start financially so long as it doesn’t take away
from your studies too much. Make sure that you always have an emergency
fund. It should contain three to six months worth
of expenses so that you don’t have to take on debt for those moments when life happens. Make sure you have insurance for those catastrophes
that you wouldn’t be able to cover with your savings. Catastrophic health emergencies are a good
candidate for this.
If you’re already in debt, learn about how
people have paid off their debts. Then choose the strategy that is most likely
to get you (and keep you) completely out of debt. Three of the most popular strategies are the
debt snowball, debt avalanche, and debt tsunami. I have done videos on all three of those and
they will be linked in the description. The debt snowball is the one made famous by
financial personalities such as Dave Ramsey. It has you order your debts from smallest
to largest balance and pay them off in that order regardless of the interest rates on
those debts. The plus side is the momentum you can build
up for yourself by quickly wiping out those bills. The downside is it isn’t the most mathematically
efficient way to get out of debt, all else being equal.
The debt avalanche is the more mathematically
efficient option if you can stick to it. It has you order your debts from highest to
lowest interest rate and pay them off in that order. This is regardless of the size of the loan
itself. The upside is the fact that you’ll be paying
less in interest. The downside is in some situations it may
take quite a while to get rid of that first bill. For those who are more motivated by seeing
the balances of the debts themselves going down this may not be much of an issue.
For those that are more motivated by the lowering
of bills, this could be an issue in some situations. The debt tsunami has you order your debts
from the most emotionally stressful to the least emotionally stressful and pay them off
in that order. In some cases, this could mean paying off
the largest balance that also has the lowest interest rate first. However in my experience that is not commonly
how it goes. Most of the people that I’ve seen use this
strategy tend to use it because there are personal loans between family or friends that
are causing a lot of stress in the relationship. The person with the debt uses the tsunami
to get rid of that loan first and then often switches to a different strategy such as the
snowball or avalanche. Which is another viable option for many people. There’s nothing stopping you from starting
with one strategy that will help get you going and then switching to another that will work
for you longer-term.
I know a lot of people who have started with
the snowball to get themselves some momentum and then switched to the avalanche once they
were on a roll so that they could save on interest. Another thing I would recommend looking into
is the power of the debt snowflake. If you haven’t heard, the debt snowflake is
a strategy where you find ways to free up money (or just happened to find the money)
that you can put towards your debt payoff strategy. The nice thing about it is it works well with
any of the other three strategies I mentioned. While by itself it isn’t game-changing it
does help your primary strategy do its job a little better. And as we know every little bit helps. If you need more motivation make sure to check
out Dave Ramsey’s YouTube channel and their debt-free screams playlist.
It’s filled with a lot of amazing stories
of people paying off loads of debt on various levels of income and getting to see their
relief when they are finally debt-free is very inspiring. You might also find their Turning Points playlist
interesting. It is essentially interviews of people who
have become debt-free talking about what made them decide to go through that process and
achieve that lifestyle. I’ll leave a link to both playlists in the
description as well..
5 Best Fidelity Funds to Buy & Hold Forever
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Retirement Planning
today we're going to talk about the five best fidelity funds to buy and hold forever hi if you're new to the channel my name is tay from financial tortoise where we learn to grow our wealth slow and steady in order to guide our conversation i'm going to use the three fund portfolio strategy to frame the fidelity funds i'm going to recommend in this video the three fund portfolio is one of the most popular do-it-yourself investment strategies and as the name implies it's made up of three simple funds most often an equities fund an international fund and a bond fund so all the funds i'm going to recommend today will fit into at least one of these slots the first fidelity fund you want to buy and hold forever is fidelity's u.s bond index fund fxnax it tracks the bloomberg barclays u.s aggregate bond index which is composed of investment-grade government bonds corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities it holds approximately 8 400 bonds the top issuers are the u.s treasury or issuers of mortgage-backed securities like fannie mae and freddie mac it has an expense ratio of 0.025 percent which means if you have 10 000 invested in fidelity us bond index fund you're essentially paying 2 dollars and 50 cents for fidelity to manage this fund for you the fund started in 1990 and since then its average annual total return has been 5.33 percent so what are bonds and why do you need them in the simplest term bonds or loans when you buy bonds you're essentially loaning money to someone in this case to a company or a government agency and they're a very important addition to a well-constructed investment portfolio because of how different they are from stocks a good analogy i like to use to frame stocks versus bonds is this think of stocks as your core wealth building engine without it you aren't really going anywhere and bonds are like your brakes without it you could drive yourself off the road when you have bonds in your portfolio it helps to smooth out your investment ride because though they have lower returns they have less volatility during times of market crash where your stock investments can dip by 20 to 30 percent your bond investments will hold steady and ensure your right is so rocky so in order to help you smooth out your investment right you want to start adding them to your portfolio as you get closer to retirement age and if you're invested in fidelity consider fidelity u.s bond index fund as your core bond holding in your portfolio the second fidelity fund you want to buy and hold forever is fidelity total international index fund ftihx the fund tracks the msci all-country world index excluding the united states it represents approximately 5 000 international companies the top companies in this fund are made up of companies like taiwan semiconductor nestle and asml holdings it has an expense ratio of 0.06 percent which means that if you have 10 000 invested in ftihx you're essentially paying six dollars for fidelity to manage this fund for you the fund started in 2016 and since then its average annual total returns has been 5.99 what the fidelity total international index fund will do for you is provide you exposure to the international market outside the united states exposure to different countries sectors and even currencies and we can look at what happened to the japanese stock market as a lesson on why we might want to hold an international fund at the end of 1989 the japanese stock market's capitalized value was considered the largest in the world the nikkei 225 index the index of 225 largest publicly owned companies in japan reached an all-time high of close to 40 000.
Sadly 22 years later the nikkei was under 8 500 and to this day has yet to reach its all-time high again but satur is a japanese investor who failed to invest in international stocks outside of japan the us-based companies are currently the world leader in market capitalization and revenue but who can confidently say that will stay like that in the future it would be unfortunate but the same thing could happen to the u.s stock investors i personally still have strong confidence the u.s economy and u.s based companies as a whole but i also have to continuously check my assumptions financial writer larry swegel had a saying never treat the highly likely as certain and the highly unlikely as impossible as you get more comfortable with the international market you can start adding them to your portfolio and the fidelity total international index fund is a great option to represent your international holdings the third fidelity fund you want to buy and hold forever is fidelity zero total market index fund fzrox the fund tracks fidelity's in-house fidelity u.s total investable market index it represents approximately 2 700 u.s based companies the top holdings in this fund are apple microsoft and amazon it has an expense ratio of zero percent yes you heard me right zero dollars to invest in fidelity zero total market index fund thus the zero in its name the fund started in 2018 and since then its average annual total returns has been 11.82 the fidelity zero total market index fund is a total market index fund which means it tracks the total u.s stock market so this will be a great option as your core equities holding in your three fund portfolio however there are a couple things i do want to note with this fund especially in comparison to the two other equities options i'll cover here in a bit one is the fact that the index it is tracking is fidelity's in-house index fidelity u.s total investment market index this necessarily isn't a bad thing but there are actually more than 2 700 publicly traded companies in the united states than what this fund represents what this fund has done is exclude really small companies from its index in a big scheme of things this doesn't make that much of a difference in performance since the representation is based on market capitalization so the excluded companies would only represent maybe one percent or even less than that of the total fund but this is still something to note the total market here isn't quite the total market a second item to note with the fidelity zero total market index fund is the fact that you can't transfer your shares to another firm without selling your holdings and when you sell your holdings you have to pay taxes on your capital gains the fidelity zero total market index fund was designed with zero percent expense ratio in order to gain more customers so fidelity doesn't want you to move your money to a different firm and this limitation creates that barrier paying zero percent is nice but you won't understand that free comes with some strings attached but if you're planning to stay with fidelity for life fidelity zero total market index fund is a great equities fund to hold the fourth fidelity fund you want to buy and hold forever is fidelity total market index fund fskax the fund tracks the dow jones u.s total stock market index it represents approximately 4 000 u.s based companies the top holdings in the fund are apple microsoft and amazon essentially the same as fidelity zero total market index fund it has an expense ratio of 0.015 percent which means that if you had 10 000 invested in fidelity total market index fund you're essentially paying 1.50 for fidelity to manage this fund for you the fund started in 1997 and since then its average and annual total return has been 8.29 it's fidelity's original total market index fund prior to the introduction of fidelity zero total market index fund and fidelity total market index fund does exactly what his name implies invest in the total u.s stock market essentially every u.s based companies out there when it comes to investing in the stock market the key principle you want to abide by is diversification many people tend to think the only way to make money in the market is to beat the market by either selecting good stocks or good actively managed mutual funds unless you're a professional investor with hundreds of analysts working for you around the clock analysts who are constantly interviewing and researching companies and industries we can't win in the stock picking or fun picking game the odds are just stacked too high against the individual investor so the best strategy to beat wall street is to just track the market and at the lowest cost and fidelity total market index fund is a great fun to hold as your core equity is holding in your portfolio if you want more flexibility from the fidelity zero total market index fund the fifth fidelity fund you want to buy and hold forever is fidelity 500 index fund the fund tracks the s p 500 index which represents the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the united states at the time of this video there are exactly 508 publicly traded companies in this fund the top holdings in this fund are apple microsoft and amazon essentially the same as fidelity zero total market index fund and fidelity total market index fund not a surprise given the company representation is based on market capitalization and these big companies represent a good percentage of the market as a whole it has an expense ratio of 0.015 percent same as fidelity total market index fund so if you have ten thousand dollars invested in fidelity 500 index fund you're essentially paying dollar fifty for fidelity to manage the fund for you the fund is the oldest of the bunch it started in 1988 and since then its average annual total returns has been 10.66 percent when most people talk about the stock market they're most often referring to the standard and poor 500 not the total market index and the reason is because it's so much older it was created in 1926 when it began tracking 90 stocks and in 1957 the list expanded to 500 and for the past century it has been the go-to index to represent the stock market when you turn on any financial news reporters are always discussing how the s p 500 is up 50 points or down 100 points it essentially represents the 500 largest u.s corporations weighed by the value of the market capitalization and because it's weighted by market cap though there are approximately 4 000 publicly traded companies in the united states total these 500 stocks represent about 80 to 85 percent of market value of all u.s stocks and the weight within the index automatically adjusts based upon the changing stock prices to this day the s p 500 remains a standard to which professional mutual fund managers and investment firms compare their returns against so if you want your equities holding to match the performance the largest u.s stocks since they're essentially what moves the market hold fidelity 500 index fund as your core equities holding but i do want to say this whether you choose the fidelity 500 index fund the fidelity total market index fund or the fidelity zero total market index fund as your core equities holding you really can't go wrong with any one of them they're all great funds you just want to understand exactly what you're buying that's it guys i know i normally advocate for vanguard funds but sometimes you may not have the ability to choose the investment firm that you want because maybe your employer doesn't offer it that was the case for me and therefore most of my 401k is actually invested in fidelity fidelity is a great investment firm if you're looking to invest with them pick any of the five that i mentioned here and you can't go wrong if you'd like to learn more about the three fund portfolio and why you might want to consider it as your strategy check out my video here thank you guys for watching until next time all the best
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Wealth Transfer Prophecy Part 2. (The Wealth of the Wicked will be Given to the Righteous)
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy
The Wealth of the Wicked will
be Given to the Righteous Wealth Transfer Prophecy, Part 2. This is the second part of the wealth transfer
prophecy, as we mentioned in the first video, God will use certain cryptocurrencies as
instruments to transfer wealth to his people. The first currencies that will be used in this phase
are Luna Classic, Shiba Inu, and Bitcoin. LUNC will rise first, and then SHIB, during the process
BTC will fall and rise a couple of times as well. This will allow God's people to place limit
orders, to buy BTC when the price falls to almost $1 per Bitcoin. LUNC, SHIB, and BTC will
be the first ones to provide opportunities, due to the rises and falls these coins
will have.
The prices to sell the coins in the sell limit orders, are the prophetic
prices made known by God through His prophets, as well as by His people who received visions
and dreams, granted by the outpouring of His Holy Spirit. Once the first phase is
finished, and after receiving profits, the prophecies point to buy the XRP and XLM
coins, which will definitely be one of the best investments to make, this is because
in the future XRP will be backed by gold, and XLM by silver. We should also point out, that
the prophetic word emphasizes the need to invest in real estate, agricultural land, goods,
properties, houses, buildings, facilities, etc, because in the future there will come
a time known as crypto winter, a period in which the entire global financial system,
including cryptocurrencies, will be down. In other words, prices will fall to the
ground, whose values will be too low, to be able to buy the necessary food,
which will be extremely expensive. Once the crypto winter time is over, God will
cause a large group of cryptocurrencies to rise in price greatly, and they will reach a very high
value in the future.
This is why God reveals to his children that when the cryptocurrencies
fall in value, whose prices will be very low during the crypto winter time, then, it will be
the right time to buy certain cryptocurrencies, whose values will be multiplied greatly in
the future. At the moment, we do not know yet, how many weeks, or months the coming future crypto
winter period will last. For this reason, it is essential to acquire agricultural fields and real
estate, one to produce food, and the other as a means to preserve profits. We remind you that all
the links you will need to learn, key information, prophetic prices, details, etc, will be in
the description of the video.
God bless you..
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Do Withdrawal Rates Make Sense for Retirement?
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Retirement Planning Tips for Retiree's
As you plan your retirement, one of the biggest questions that comes up is how much can I afford to spend each year, and how can I be sure that I won't run out of money if I spend at a certain rate? And a lot of people look to a withdrawal rate to help them figure that out, in other words, they might say, Maybe I can spend 4% or 3%, and that way I would have enough money to last for the rest of my life, but I think there are a lot better ways to go about that, so I wanted to review those with you and point out some of the issues, and hopefully this way you see what you might be missing out on if you use a withdrawal rate and you don't have to waste any time obsessing over what exactly is the perfect rate…
I should mention that when I work with clients, we don't really even look at The withdrawal rate, it's something we can find after the fact, after we've done some more robust planning, but we don't start with a withdraw rate, it's just something we might check out of curiosity. As a quick refresher, a withdrawal rate is a way of looking at how much you're pulling out of your savings and investments that are earmarked for retirement. Perhaps. The most famous and the most notorious is the so called 4% rule, which is really more of a research finding, so it's not a rule that you would necessarily follow, although some people talk about it that way. It's based on some research that was done by Bill Bengen where he looked at how much could you withdraw from a portfolio over a typical 30 year retirement horizon, and let's say you have a 50 50 stock and bond portfolio.
Well, what it turned out was in his research at the time, you could take out 4% of your starting portfolio and adjust it for inflation and not run out of money in any of those worst case scenario historical periods that lasted 30 years. Now, since then, the rule has been debated and criticized and refined, and people talk about things like, what about the current environment? Or what if I diversify more? How might that look? And a lot of people just love or hate the 4% rule. Either way, I don't think it's the best way to go about it, but it's important to understand how it works. So just for simplicity's sake, let's use round numbers that are easy to multiply in our head, and we'll say, let's say you have 100,000, or for each 100,000 of savings that you have at retirement, we would say You can pull 4% of that out per year, and we start with your first year, 4% of 100,000 is 4,000. So that's your Year One withdrawal, now you're going to adjust this for inflation each year, so in the subsequent here, If inflation is anything above zero, you're going to pull out more than that initial 4000 and with each passing here, you're going to adjust your withdrawals, you continue to take those inflation adjusted withdrawals each year, regardless of what happens with the markets or how high inflation is for at least that's how it worked in the original research, so that's a basic overview of a withdrawal strategy like the 4% rule, but just as one example of something that might be missing in that analysis because it's pretty over simplified is taxes.
So for example, are you pulling money out of pre tax accounts that you're going to go income tags on like a traditional IRA, or are you pulling from taxable brokerage account or Roth accounts? They wouldn't necessarily have as much tax, so depending on where the money comes from, that 4000 or 40000, if you have a million dollars is going to offer you more spending money or less…
Now again, at a 40000 income, the taxes might not be too burdensome, but you need to know that there are probably some taxes due, so that's going to affect your budget, another issue with withdrawal rates or the 4% rule, for example, is that you might not spend as much as you could, and that might mean you're missing out on opportunities, making memories or doing things you want to do, or retiring at a later date then you need it to… Historically, there were quite a few runs where you ended up with a lot more money than you started out with, so we assume you started with 1 million dollars, you did a 4% withdrawal rate, and you had more than 2 million at the end of your life, 45% of the time, your money doubled over your retirement years, or in some cases, you might have died with more than 5 million.
That's great if your goal is to give money away at death, but if your goal is to maximize your enjoyment of your assets during life, then a simplified withdraw rate might not let you do that. This would be a perfect time to mention that past performance does not guarantee future results, and this is just a short video, so friendly reminder, please do a lot more research before you make any decisions, decide to take any action or not, because this stuff is really important. So please read that carefully, and by the way, I'm Justin Pritchard and I help people plan for retirement and invest for the future, so in the description below, you're going to find more resources on this topic, some discussions about withdrawal rates and some calculators that help you work with withdrawal rates, if you want to go that route and look at some alternatives, I think you'll find all of that helpful.
When you make a more robust income plan, you might have a withdrawal rate that varies over time, so it might start relatively high, perhaps you're withdrawing at a relatively high rate in the early years of retirement and spending down some assets, and that might be something you do as you wait for Social Security benefits to start, perhaps you're going to delay Social Security, maybe you want that time to make a little bit of room so that you can do Roth conversions or fill up some tax brackets, or maybe you're just trying to maximize what your Social Security benefit is, there's some really good reasons for doing this, for example, maybe there's going to be a survivor involved, and you want to make sure that that benefit is as high as possible because once one spouse dies, for example, the surviving spouse would be left with just one Social Security income, so perhaps it's important to have that be as high as possible, and here's an example of how that could look, so we can just check somebody's withdrawal rate.
And in this case, they aren't going to start Social Security until age 70, so they have started out with a relatively high rate here, then it drops off as other income sources kick in, they're in the low threes here for a while, and then when Long term care expenses come up, you're back to a high withdrawal. We can also see how it looks kind of visually with the asset levels, so again, at retirement here, maybe they're going to wait until 70, they're going to spend down some assets for a while, and then that curve… And by the way, this can be kind of nerve racking to watch your assets decrease over time, but if you have a plan in place and you've got those retirement income sources that can perhaps help you have the confidence they, again, here spending down assets until the Social Security and pension sources kick in, and then the withdrawal rate decreases dramatically, now, not everybody has a pension plus Social Security, that's actually going to help them increase their assets once those income sources kick in, but some people are fortunate, and that's what retirement looks like for them.
One other issue with withdrawal rates is that your spending can change over time, so as just one example, maybe you're going to buy a car periodically, and so that spikes your withdrawal rate every couple of years, so how do you deal with that? Or if we look at research on retiree spending, not everybody spends a flat inflation adjusted amount each year, in fact, for some retirees, you might have them spending at roughly inflation minus 1%, of course, that ignores those healthcare expenses which continue to increase at a pretty fast rate, probably faster than general inflation is a good way to model that, but other expenses might not increase, so if you own your home and you don't drive too much, for example, you might not be experiencing a lot of inflation. In fact, David Blanchett's research called the retirement spending smile actually shows retirees spending at roughly inflation minus 1%.
Or another way to look at this is your retirement spending stages. Sometimes people call this the go go, the slow go and the no go years. So right after you retire, you might be spending at a relatively high rate, these are your go go years, you've just finished working, you've saved all your life, you want to travel and have fun, and so you're going to do that while you're still young and healthy, but then you get into the slow go years, your spending might slow down a little bit, you've done a lot of the travel, you're spending more time just with friends or family or whatever the case may be, and then we get into the no go years where a lot of your leisure and entertainment recreation spending are going to decrease, but that healthcare spending ramps back up in the no go years, so if we're thinking of that in terms of withdrawal rates in the go go years, you're at a relatively high rate, slow go years, not quite as high, and the no go years, you're back into a relatively high rate, so I hope now you have a richer understanding of withdrawal rates.
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Best Gold IRA Companies 2024
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Why Gold IRA
Welcome to our video for the best gold Ira companies of 2024 our list is the result of extensive research and Analysis and we're eager to share our findings with you for those seeking a comprehensive guide on these companies we encourage you to explore the detailed article Link in the description below this video is tailored for individuals interested in Gold Ira Investments if this aligns with your interests we invite you to continue watching one austa precious metals one company that's really setting The Benchmark is a gold Ira firm renowned for its clear and honest fee structure this approach allows clients to see exactly what they're getting into covering everything from onetime setup fees to ongoing yearly costs it's all about keeping you in the no so you're fully prepared and confident in your investment decisions Augusta press precious metals a name many of you might have heard is leading the charge in this area they ensure you're fully aware of all the costs associated with setting up and maintaining a gold IRA account their belief is simple the more informed you are the more confident and successful you'll be in navigating the world of gold and precious metals IRAs but their commitment to client satisfaction doesn't stop at transparency they also offer a moneyback guarantee if you're not satisfied with their service which is a huge plus and for those of you who are new to Gold Ira Investments they have price protection policies in place this is a great safety net for first timers helping you learn the ropes without taking on too much risk best prices zero complaints A+ with the business Better Bureau rating are some of the advantages of Augusta precious metals however it's important to note that no company is perfect a common critique of austa precious metals is their limited selection in Palladium and platinum and the higher investment minimum required to get started two American Hartford gold known for competitive pricing and reasonable fees American Hartford gold has much to offer but what truly set them apart is their low minimum investment coupled with exceptional customer service customers consistently praise the attentive and professional nature of the staff at American Hartford gold they're quick to respond to inquiries and Adept at addressing any complaints ensuring a smooth experience for their clients another standout feature is their 24/7 available hotline this means no matter where where you are or what time it is you can easily get in touch with them for any transaction this level of accessibility is a huge Plus for clients who need flexible service hours however it's important to note that while they excel in service there are some areas where they could improve one such area is the transaction speed orders with American Heart Ford gold can take 3 to five days to process and shipping can take up to a week also their shipping services are currently limited to clients within the US territories three goldco goldco a standout in the industry enhances the investment experience through exceptional investor education goldco is not just another name in the market they bring Decades of expertise and a comprehensive approach to educating their clients new C customers of goco gain access to an extensive library of informative content this includes blogs ebooks webinars and free guides all designed to empower you with knowledge for making informed investment decisions their website further supports this Mission with exclusive tools like real-time price monitors and detailed market analysis the aim is to present information in an easily digestible format helping clients make the best investment choices goo's commitment to customer service is exemplified in their white glove service this service goes above and beyond focusing on the client's needs providing personalized experiences and proactively solving potential issues this approach has established goldco as experts in setting up and rolling over gold IRAs the company's Excellence hasn't gone unnoticed they hold the highest rating from the Better Business Bureau and were named company of the year at the 19th annual American Business Awards in 2021 additionally they've been recognized in the inquir 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the sector goldco offers a range of IRS approved precious metals including various gold and silver coins and bars they collaborate with Mintz to Source high quality coins eligible for gold IRAs their extensive collection includes gold bars gold Maple Leaf American Eagle gold freedom and hope coins silver Lucky Dragon Coins Silver bars silver American Eagle and silver maple coins an important aspect to consider is their investment minimum which is currently one of the highest in the industry at $25,000 however they offer up to10 10% in free silver for qualifying accounts their fee structure is transparent with a one-time setup fee annual maintenance and storage fees varying based on the type of storage chosen while gold CO's fees for gold storage and custodianship are within the industry Norm they offer rapid transaction processing often completing orders within hours to a day this efficiency combined with their comprehensive educational resources and top tier customer service makes goldco a strong Contender for anyone looking to invest in a gold Ira four Birch gold group Birch gold group a prominent name in the precious metals Ira Market sets itself apart by offering unparalleled transparency in their fee structure they've taken an extra step to ensure potential clients have easy access to all the necessary information about their fees and charges unlike many competitors Birch gold provides detailed information about the costs of opening a gold Ira directly on their website this means you can find out everything you need to know about fees charges and transaction related expenses without the need to make a phone call or schedule a meeting this level of accessibility is a significant Advantage for anyone considering their services moreover Birch gold is proactive in communicating any changes in prices they make sure potential clients are informed in advance preventing any surprises in future transactions this approach enhances transparency and trust key factors when choosing a gold Ira company it's important to note that Birch gold employs a flat rate fee structure which can have both advantages and disadvantages if you're someone who plans to buy frequently and in larger quantities this pricing model can be very cost effective you'll be able to maximize your spending without worrying about variable costs however for those who intend to make irregular or smaller purchases this fee structure might not be as favorable in such cases the flat transaction shipping and Storage fees could end up being a significant portion of the overall investment especially in the long term this is an essential factor to consider when deciding whether Birch gold Services align with your investment strategy and purchase habits still thinking about which gold Ira company may be best suited for you remember to click the link below to see our recommended pick for more in-depth insights on each of these compan ianes don't forget to subscribe to our Channel give us a like if you found this video helpful and feel free to drop a comment with any questions or thoughts also check out our other videos for a deeper understanding of gold Ira investing staying informed and making decisions that best Suite your financial goals
ZERO Savings at 50? Plan for Retirement NOW 💰
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Retirement Planning Tips for Retiree's
What are we doing here? What's going on?
>>What are we doing here? >>This is a super-simple game. We're fishing for advice. Give me that.
>>See, I chose the right outfit today.
Yeah. [Fishing for Advice With Financial Advisers] I know you guys are probably thinking
I'm a professional fisherman, but I'm not. I'm a financial coach. You are 50 years old and have not started
saving for retirement. What is the first thing you do? Panic! No, I'm just kidding. So, at 50 years old, that is a big
wake-up call for a lot of people, and the very first thing you do is take stock of where your money is going today, because
you are gonna need to seriously amp up your saving. So, not everybody needs to
have some giant savings.
You need to have enough to replace the amount of income
you're gonna spend in retirement. I'm gonna just cheat a little, because I'm
really embarrassed. So I would just take a minute to assess my full
financial picture and actually sit down with the numbers to take financial
inventory. So I think step 1 is just going through what are all the
accounts I have, what is everything I own, what's the value of everything I own, and
then making another list of everything that I owe. And then from there you can
be like, "OK, well, this is the money that I actually do have, and so maybe there's a
better way for me to maximize this for my retirement." I feel like 50 is the new 20 or
30, you know, still not too late. Yeah, don't think that it's over.
Consider it like a halftime. This is where you go
into the locker room and you look at what you did in the first half and what
can be done better for the second half.
You come up with a new strategy, a new game plan, and then you go out into the second half,
and you prepare to win the game. [Cheering] I have to say this is the weirdest game
I've ever played at a FinCon. You're 50 years old — I am 50 years old — and
have not started saving for retirement. What's the first thing you do? You breathe, and you don't panic, and you start now. What you should not do is
think, "Well, it's too late now, so let's just see what happens in the next 20, 30
years." Because that is going to lead to disaster.
You still have time to turn this around,
but you have to get serious about this now. So you would talk to a
financial planner, come up with a game plan of how you can reduce your spending,
how you could put extra money into savings, and how you can kind of catch up. Once you've found the money, you are gonna automate the flows into those IRAs and 401(k)s, because if you don't automate it, you're gonna force
yourself to go through this exercise again and again, but if you set it and
forget it, you will continue to make headway.
All right, here we go. It’s why I got this net, man. The first thing I want you to do, I want you to take positive action. I want you to look around this minute, right now, and make a decision on some things you're gonna change. And it might be your attitude, it might be
the way that you're spending money, it might be the way that you're even looking at money. Be positive.
You know, it's not over till it's over. You can do it, you just have to start
doing it right now. Whoops! All right, everyone, listen. Gaining
information is absolutely imperative. It keeps you aware and it keeps you motivated. So be sure to subscribe to AARP's YouTube channel. OK, come on. All right. I'm just gonna pick these
fish up. OK! [Laughter].
Retirement Tips You Can’t Afford To Miss!
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Retirement Planning Tips for Retiree's
we've all heard retirement is not an ending but I think we need to add to the sentence and say it's a gateway to your life's best Adventures wow so dramatic today but like any new chapter in life it's going to you know it this does come with challenges it comes with uncertainties but it also comes with a lot of opportunities you know make no mistake how you prepare today determines the quality of your tomorrow now if you're new here I'm Mark and this is my wife Jody we don't focus on the financial aspects of retirement but rather lifestyle Health relationships and much more so if you like this please hit the Subscribe button and the notification button so you're going to get notified when our new videos come out and gosh it would really be great if you could share this with someone that you care about who's on their retirement Journey too you know we really want you to feel empowered and equipped to face the challenges of retirement with excitement and Clarity and our goal today really is to ignite a proactive approach for you that's that's going to lead you into this next phase of your life you know this is probably actually documented it is one of the biggest changes you're ever going to face in your life and therefore it can be challenging but today we're going to help you find a quick path to success so who do we know that did really well in this uh first part of retirement you know we have we have friends that live in Bronxville New York he had a big corporate job um was you know kind of all over the map all over the world she had her own things that she was doing and I think they've gotten a very successful jump start into their retirement with a couple of key areas that they focused on ahead of time and then they followed through with their plan well one of the things that he's doing is um he is still engaged in some Consulting so he works maybe 10 15 hours a week and you know what's funny Mark we got a lot of push back on the challenge you guys are doing this you're not really retired you're doing that you say people are doing other work they're not really retired I would agree with you so let's just throw the word retirement out yeah that's the thing yeah so what we are is in the next 30 years of our life and charting a new course and for him and for us this is part of what we do we spend 20 hours a week working on this YouTube channel and doing some Consulting and one-on-one coaching but this couple he's doing a little bit of work and she's very active in some nonprofits there's one particular where she's involved with a uh a charity that not a charity U they invest in startup businesses for women she's on the board of this organization so startup businesses started up by women started up by women not just for not big powerful things just women who are U some of them are pretty big and powerful yeah but I mean it's it's really I I didn't mean it that way wow it sounded that way well I didn't I didn't want it to sound like she's on the board of a Fortune 100 company she's a regular person who's helping this organization find women that want to start a business well I I think there's a couple key things and those are the ones that we're going to kind of pull out today some things that when we think of them we know they've done well so so they were they are very successful and we want the same opportunity for you too so let's what what are we going to what's the first tip we call it a tip right well I think um the first thing when you're addressing retirement even before you retire and we've all either started this thought about it done it you have to plan financially so I would say that's number one even though we don't do financial planning right so you need to figure out what your nest egg looks like how much money you have um if you have a pension you know what what that what does that look like coming in what are your obligations you still have a mortgage and a car payment you need to figure all that out and honestly we're big advocates for financial planners because having that outside perspective to give you a voice that's not so tied up emotionally into let's say the stock market which right now poorly um if you're doing all the investment yourself and looking at all you're just going to stress out all the time so having a financial adviser is great and I think just planning financially just at the basic route you know knowing knowing your income whatever that is knowing what you've saved knowing your expenses understanding any diversity of Investments that you have to make sure you're spreading your risk for long-term growth and wrap that all up with engage with a of some kind or even new retirement low we'll put the link below new retirement is a platform that you can buy you can test it for free you can buy it for $120 a year it's phenomenal we use it we have a lot of our clients that use it and it gives you a snapshot of all your finances and there's all sorts of tools in there you can use to uh do what ifs scenario planning really so first thing is planning financially is really really important the second thing that's important and this client we talked about was having a gradual wind down from your career if you have one you know just cold turkey ending it sometimes that's really hard for people and if that's what's going to happen then you certainly want to phase out any work commitments you have you don't want to leave a mess behind right so yeah and I and I think a big part of that phasing out or gradual wind down is starting to set your boundaries right ensuring a balance between what's your work and your personal time so that it's really clear to not only you but to the people that you're still dealing with and and if you're in a case in a situation where you do want to work a little bit you know maybe you can go back to your company and say hey I want to give you 5 hours a week 10 hours a week just something if you work mornings for two hours 5 days a week it gives you reason to get up gives you a little bit of money coming in and it keeps your community alive a little bit longer so you definitely want to see if that's an opportunity with your company absolutely and you know don't be afraid to delegate responsibilities right passing on tasks as you're doing your gradual wind down to people who are either taking your jobs or you know dividing your labor up or whatever it might be I would say that's something good to do and then spend a little bit of time in this gradual wind down reconnecting with your hobbies rediscovering all the passions that you may have put on hold during your career you know what funny we have so many clients that say I don't have any hobbies well because you've been working for so long or you've been involved with other things and if you've never had a you can find one just start you know we're big journalers so writing down what you're thinking about if you spend every morning journaling for five minutes on hobbies and Google what are the most popular hobbies and just start thinking you know what I when I was a kid I used to do that I might be interested in that don't be afraid to explore that and reconnect and try it because it could be that all of a sudden now you're really into I don't know what's a new hobby painting painting or you could clutter your house clean your closet give away all your clothes so so gradual wind down would be the second thing that we really see as a great retirement tip as you get started right the third thing is and I love this one is really taking time to engage in self-reflection you know understanding your identity beyond your work identity and understanding that you're more than your title or your job or your you know even your community at work you're more than that I I want to stay with this for a minute because this is one of the big risks that we all face or the big changes that we all face when we retired because you and I both had identities at work I own my own company I was the CEO and when that ends it's it's really hard to reinvent yourself with a new identity you know my dad struggled with that so much and we did it first and maybe you are too I don't know but you can't just spend the next 30 Years saying I used to do this and I used to to do that really peel back who you are as a human being and that's really your identity and from there you can build something new and I think as you're doing that it's really important to evaluate all your past achievements right it's not like we're saying abandon that and move forward you know really recognize and take pride in your career Journey whatever it was and then move move forward to Envision all the future accompl accomplishments that you could have you know retirement is going to offer you new opportunities you know we get comments a lot that people say Mark stopped interrupting Jody and I just I always respond to that saying we both get so passionate of what we're talking about that I do and I'm really trying hard because I almost just interrupted you I know I'll try hard too CU a l no need to leave that comment I own I I own it and I interrupt jod a lot because I just get so excited about it but you know engaging in this self-reflection you want to you know if you're struggling get get a counselor get a therapist there's nothing wrong with having a therapist and you share your feelings and apprehensions about this phase of life you can't just go through it and not deal with it so it's really important to do that all right what's the fourth thing well for us this is so important establishing a new routine and the reason this is so important and really not to interrupt you just did interrupt I know because I know I'm going to get a comment about that comment about Jody interrupting um it's not just a routine routine it's a new routine oh didn't I say you did but I really think we need to it's not just H they're back on routines this is your new routine well you just keep going with that then and I think it's really important so we have a routine during our career we have a routine if you're a stay-at-home mom or dad you've got a routine but when the other partner comes home or your career ends that routine is shock so you've got to find something that a daily structure you've got to fit in um exercise you've got to fit in some some learning you don't just want to spend 38 hours watching TV every week which is the average number of hours that people over the age of 65 watch TV you don't want to do that enroll in some courses do some workshops online classes volunteer right right and even travel you know and when we say travel you know a lot of you will say well it'd be nice to travel but I can't afford to Trav travel locally go a couple town over overs and explore a coffee shop cou Town overs a couple Towns over what's a couple Town overs a couple towns over is that not a good sent a couple Towns over and you know um just en enjoy and explore like new shops or new restaurants or a new coffee shop or something something local all right the last tip we want to talk about as you're entering retirement is find your fun you know this phase and we struggle here sometimes we always say what are we going to do fun today well we don't have time you have to make room for fun hobby uh joining a club we're pretty good with that we join the YMCA we've got your woman's group I have a men's group we have people with shared interest pickle ball friends um friends we go out to dinner with but you know golf so we want to make sure that we have fun we want to make sure that you have fun and the other part of fun really experimenting try something new or just relaxing and rejuvenating reading a book we never do that yeah we do self-care we do all right so that's important have your fun absolutely and we wanted to make sure we put fun in there because it's not all planning it's not all schedules it's not all routines it's not all our way no this is your time to do it your way and find joy in Simple Pleasures put some structure in it but also have fun cuz this can be a challenging time and it's going to take some getting used to and you want to enter retirement you know this is the beginning of the greatest phase of your life you know try these five tips to begin your retirement with a little hard work but also some fun now if you like this video you're going to like this next one the top five struggles in retirement we talk about loss of community filling your extra time and creating a vision for this phase of life so we'll see you back again soon
Gold IRA’s Are Safe: Your Gold Questions Answered
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When you're planning for your golden years, there's one word you want to associate with your future. Safe, as such you should know why gold IRA's can be safe from setup, storage and hedge standpoints. When you set up a gold IRA it's done through what's known as a self directed IRA, a type of IRA that enables you to purchase traditional assets, as well as alternative assets such as precious metals. You can transfer or roll-over funds from one of your retirement accounts to a gold IRA. Or you can open a new Self-Directed IRA to house physical gold. In either case an IRS approved custodian must purchase the gold. IRA custodian's must adhere to IRS guidelines, when holding assets belonging to their clients. Meaning you can enjoy piece of mind about the proper handling of your gold transactions. When you work through U.S.
Money Reserve's Self-Directed precious metals IRA program, your IRA account executive will coordinate with your custodian to setup your IRA account. Once an IRA custodian buys gold on your behalf, it is stored in an IRS approved depository or a federally regulated bank or credit union. All of which have expertise when it comes to safely storing gold and other precious metals. If the inflation rate climbs, traditional inflation hedges, like gold commodities and real estate, are likely to out preform other mainstream financial assets. Therefore, a gold IRA can be a safe haven when it comes to inflation and a useful part of reducing overall risk. Call U.S. Money Reserve to learn more about the safety often associated with gold IRA's. Click the link in the description to download your free gold information kit. Which will provide you with important information you should know, about diversifying your portfolio with precious metals..
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#Q&A1 – How did Wealth Inequality Improve after World War 2?
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I'm what's given me hope previously is when
you mentioned things can change and I think you pointed to post World War II as a time where
there was change and just now you've mentioned that 100 years ago housing was just an inheritable
asset, was it just that post World War II period that changed that? how did we go
from that to post world war 2? I'm an economist I'm not like a super expert
in history but you know this is obviously my particular area of interest is um what I find
what is quite interesting is after the World War II you saw a big increase in tax rates on the
very reach not just in the UK but really globally um and you'd seen that just before World
War II happen in the US with uh FDR Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal deciding
we're going to push money to ordinary people um so I think what happened was you know and you
know different people can disagree with this but you know second order obviously we didn't do the
second world but second world war was a period where basically the whole of Europe devoted its
entire economy to building tanks and planes and bombs and destroying everything and killing
everyone and just [ __ ] the country up right [ __ ] the whole of Europe up right yeah at the
same time if you were in the England in World War II or Germany I'm not at all saying these are
perfect places to live they still made sure that everyone had housing education and Healthcare
right and food all right that was so people saw during World War II that okay we can devote
our entire economy to killing each other and yet still make sure everyone has housing education
Healthcare and food and I think people sort of it opened people's eyes a little bit to sort
of number one what is possible in our economy and number two how awful things can be if you
don't manage it you know what I mean like it's what I say you know I know it's not popular to
be political but if you're a student of History you see what happens to poor people when they're
not political you know it wasn't the rich guys you know sending their kids out to die you know it
was poor people you know and I think they sort of I think once you've you know I've never obviously
fought in a war right but I think once you've done that you start realizing [ __ ] me we need
to change the way we run our society right and then people came back from that and they
said no we we're not going to accept this this [ __ ] you know we want we want [ __ ] housing
food Healthcare education for everyone and we know you can afford it we know we can afford
that as a society so they so you saw basically every country in Europe simultaneously
basically politically demand those things um and we moved to a space where the top rate of
income tax was 95 and the top rate of inheritance tax was 90 and you know we moved into an
economy where people like my dad who didn't go to university worked with the post office
goodbye a home and raise a family and have food you know not be rich but you could have that
level of stability um and I think what it shows is the power of political Unity amongst poorer
people and this is this is what I keep saying right if you demand it if you absolutely demand
it that inequality gets better and wealth flows to ordinary families then you will get it and the
reason we don't get it is because you know we have media and politics which is very heavily
influenced by extremely wealthy people that tell you stories like oh no if we text rich
people the economy will collapse the rich people will leave it will be a disaster you know
don't worry about your kids they'll stop buying cappuccinos and they'll be fine you know media
tells you this story that everything is okay and you don't need to do anything at the same time
ordinary families get poorer and poorer and the guys who own the media I get richer and richer
right so it's the power of stories you know and you know I know that the story that I sell is very
negative because I say if you don't do anything and we're not doing anything we're not doing
enough we're not United enough life will get worse that's not a very palatable message right whereas
you know Rupert Murdoch is going to tell you in the times that don't worry your kids will be fine
as long as they stop buying avocado on toast right which is a lie but it's much nicer to believe that
than the truth of the situation which is that your kids aren't going to be up to four 12 grandkids
you know what I mean so I think history shows us you know in general when Ordinary People are not
politicized they get screwed over over time you know because the rich are politicized because they
have the money and the power and the time to do it um but eventually when things get bad enough
people realize [ __ ] me we need to be politicized because otherwise this is what happens you know
you know both my granddads went and fought in the War and probably [ __ ] killed people you know
what I mean I've got no idea what that is like you know but that is hell right I think you witnessed
that that makes you realize [ __ ] me we need to change things and that is you know obviously we're
not at that point now but you know things are getting worse and things are getting serious and
that that is an example of how bad things can get if ordinary working people are not politicized to
defend themselves and I think one thing that we saw in the last couple of weeks with the back down
and the 45 tax for the riches that created a risk to the mortgages to people's mortgages and it's
wealthier people that have big mortgages poorest people can't get mortgages at all right and a lot
of them work in the media and a lot of them work in politics and you see these people turn around
and said [ __ ] this we're not accepting it and you see this conservative party switch like that
and that is because you know that upper middle class have political power and they use it you
know they work they might not own the newspapers but they work in the newspapers you know they
might not own the TV stations but they work in the TV stations whereas this sort of poorer 70 percent
they do have political power but they often don't use it and that is I'm not blaming them for
that because I'll come from that background and I know what it's like you just want to make
sure you're taken care of and it's difficult but it's like I say you know there's a political
game being played here for wealth for power for assets and if you don't play it you're going to
lose it and you know the bottom 70 they don't have a lot of money they don't have a lot of assets but
they have a lot of people so the only Power they have is their voting power their power to tell
stories their power to build community but if they don't use that they'll lose their assets then like
it's worth so I think um history shows up shows us it's possible but it's only possible why people
coming together and sometimes it takes extremely bad situations for people to do that I don't want
it to get to that this time I want us to prevent those extremely bad situations from happening
but if we if we don't that's where we'll end up
Retirement Planning for Singles
Jason 0 Comments Retire Wealthy Retirement Planning Tips for Retiree's
Retirement is a big deal for anybody, and that's especially true for single people who may be retiring with just one income and who may have built up a nest egg solely off their own savings. So, we know that single people can and do retire comfortably. In fact, one quarter of people over age 60 are living alone in their household, and that number is slightly higher for women, and that's, of course, due to women's longevity. So what we're going to talk about here is retirement for single people. First, we'll go over some averages to give you a rough idea of what the landscape looks like for single people, then we'll get into how much money you might need as you go into retirement, then we'll talk about some tips that can help improve the chances of retiring comfortably.
Let's start with the average retirement income for single people. So it's $42,000 on average for an individual in retirement, and that comes from the US Census Bureau. The median is a little bit lower at $27,000. So a friendly reminder of how this works: The median is the middle, so if you line up all of the survey results, people telling you what their income is, for example, that arrow points at the middle observation, which would give us the median down at the bottom. But if we go to the average, that is going to get skewed by, in this case, wealthy people, for example, they have a very high income. When it comes to Social Security, the average is about $1,500 a month or $18,000 per year.Your level depends, of course on your earnings, if you had higher earnings during your working years, then you tend to potentially have a bigger benefit than that, and it could be lower, and then of course, your claiming age is also an important thing.
If you claim early at age 62, you get a reduced benefit. That's likely to bring down the amount you get. Next, we have pensions, some people get an income from a job they worked at. That might be in the public sector as a teacher, a firefighter, that sort of thing, or even in the private sector, you could have a pension from your job, and those incomes just are all over the board, it could be high, it could be low, but these are different sources of income that people might have in retirement.
This is just a friendly reminder that this is just one video and it may cover some interesting information, but it's not specific to you so I hope you'll do a lot more research, hopefully check with some professionals and get some individualized advice, and that way you can improve the chances of things going well for you. So now let's talk about how much you might need as you go into retirement. Unfortunately, there's no single answer on what you need because it depends. So the first step is to figure out what sort of income you're going to need, and I've got other videos on that, I'll put links in the description to get you some more information, but you can look at replacing a portion of your income, or you can just say, I want X amount of dollars per year, or you can go with other approaches, but first we need to know how much income you are hoping for. Next, we tally up your income sources, so that might be some guaranteed income that comes in from Social Security, for example, or from your pension at your workplace, but that forms a base of income and that might or might not cover what you need.
But it gives us a base and then if we need to fill that in, we can supplement withdrawals from your retirement savings, so that might be out of your IRA, your 401, 403, these accounts that you have built up over time can provide supplemental income to help fill the gap between that guaranteed income you get and the amount you actually want to spend. There are a number of ways to figure out how much to withdraw and to set up different strategies, there might be bucking strategies, there might be withdrawal strategies like the 4% rule. Or if you don't like that, make it the 3% rule to be safer, or take out more if you think that's not enough and you're selling yourself short. Ultimately, there are a number of ways to approach this, so you just pick one that works well for you, and again, I can point you to some resources on figuring that out. And finally, you will want to look at taxes and inflation, so during your retirement years, it's reasonable to assume that prices may increase on many of the things you buy, so we want your income to be able to increase as well, Social Security typically does rise, but maybe not at the same rate as the things you're buying, so your withdrawals may need to account for that.
Plus we've got taxes. You typically will owe taxes if you're taking distributions or you're taking withdrawals from pre tax retirement accounts. If you have a pension that might be taxable as well. We just want to look at all of these things and figure out what your ultimate money left over to spend each month is going to be. For an over simplified example, let's just look at Jane Doe. She's 60 years old, she's single, she wants to retire in about five years, she makes about 80,000 a year and has 700,000. A lot of people retire with less than that, a lot of people retire with more. I'm going to bring up my financial planning software that I use with clients, and we'll just go over kind of why there's no single answer on how much you need. Now, if you can tell me exactly how long you'll live and what the markets will do and what inflation will look like, we can tell you exactly what you'll need.
But there are a lot of unknowns, so a lot of times we start with a probability of success and I'll go over what that means, and then we look at little tweaks and how different changes might affect that probability of success, so working an extra year might bring her from… Let's say 75% to 84% likely to succeed. Now, success and failure are pretty complicated. They don't necessarily mean that you go completely broke, but you may need to make some adjustments, so let's talk about what does the success mean? We, again, cannot predict the future, so we say, Let's look back and say, You get dealt 1,000 hands.
You're playing a game of cards and you get 1,000 hands. Some of those are good and some of those are bad, so the very good ones tend to be up here, near the top. And you actually end up with a lot of money left over. Some of them are not as good and you end up running out of money early. The median is, again, that one that's right in the middle when we line them up in order for best to worst. And so you might say, you're probably not going to get the best, you're probably not going to get the worst, although anything is possible. So that's how we go with this likelihood of success. Now, maybe she doesn't want to work an extra year, so we can look at different ways of accomplishing things here. By the way, we've built in some long term care in case she does get sick and needs that at the end of life.
She's looking to spend about 4,000 a month, that's after some health care costs that are going to inflate each year, and she's saving a decent amount in some 401K and taxable accounts. Let's say she goes ahead and maxes out that Roth, is it going to make a big difference? Not really, 'cause she only has five years left. So what we do here is we start looking at all of these different variables and playing with the pieces and figuring out what does it take to make her successful at her retirement, or at least successful enough that she's comfortable making that transition. So here are some tips to improve your chances. The first is to plan for long term care. If you're living on your own, you don't have somebody in the house who can help you do things, and it's arguable if even a couple is capable of managing this on their own…
I mean, if you think about a couple, is one of the people physically able to move the other person around and do they have the skills to provide health care, and the time and the energy, frankly, to provide all that type of care? So it's important for everybody, but it's especially important for single people to plan for this care. So you can look at getting insurance, you can look at budgeting for some costs, like we showed you in the software, you might want to budget for a much bigger number if you go into memory care or something like that with 24 hour supervision, it can get really expensive quickly. And you can explore different living arrangements, maybe doing things with friends or certain communities that might be a good fit for you. Next is to avoid leaving money on the table so if you were previously married and your spouse passed away or you've been divorced, you may be eligible for benefits. That's maybe from Social Security, you can potentially get a survivor's benefit, or if you were married for at least 10 years and you've been divorced, you can potentially get spousal benefits on your ex spouse's work record.
It's just important to explore all of these to see if there are any resources available for you. Next is to make a plan, and I am of course biased as a financial planner, but I think it is really helpful to go through the process, and the main goal isn't to get a big document that tells you what your financial plan is. Instead, really, the benefit is going through that process and learning a lot about your finances as you do it, and in that process, you get an idea of what the risks are, how you're doing, you might get confidence and clarity on whether or not you can go ahead and retire, if you should do certain things or not. It's just a very valuable process for a lot of people, but I'll leave that for you to decide.
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Wealth Creation Course: How To Invest In Gold Like The Top 1% | Jerry Fetta
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Alright, welcome to our FinanceFriday weekly course. I'm Jerry Feda, the owner, founder, CEO of Wealth Dynamics and I'm coming to you live as I've done every Friday and I've been doing this course actually four years on the. Okay, so four years ago, Friday, today, was the first time I ever did a finance Friday course. Isn't that cool? So, we've been doing this every week since then but the goal of this course, if you're just tuning in, the goal of this course is to spread financial literacy. Okay, the goal is to help you understand the truth about money, to be able to apply it in your life, to be able to build wealth and financial freedom, and so when I first started doing these, that wasn't something that really existed for me as a kid growing up, as a entrepreneur, as a business owner, that wasn't something that I naturally had access to, right? And so, as I started learning more and more about finances, I was like, man, more people need to know these.
So, my company, what we do is we help families, individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, it doesn't matter, we don't care what shape, skin color, size, country income, whatever. We're going to help you. We want to help you learn about finances and and improve your life financially, right? So, we're going to talk tonight about gold and silver and how to buy those the right way, how to buy those like the top 1% by them. Um and it's something that I've been doing for for several years now. Before I dive into it, some things I hit every week I'm going to cover really quickly.
First thing is I want you to make sure you got a reason for being here tonight. Okay? What is your purpose for being here? Right? We're talking about gold and silver on a Friday night. It's 10 PM on the East Coast. Like you gotta have better things you're going to be doing with your time. Why are you here? Okay and if you don't have a reason, you might as well not be here. You might as not well not be watching. So, what made you come onto this webinar tonight and if you don't have that, I want you to pick that. If you do have that, I want you to look at it really quick. Make sure you've got it. Friend of mine as we go through this. Second thing is, I want you to get rid of the idea that this can't be learned about.
That money is complicated, finances are too hard. Guys, it's all just basic math and vocabulary. So, if you can add, subtract, multiply, divide, and use a dictionary. You can finances. right? The only time finances become complicated are when banks on Wall Street get involved in financial institutions get involved and they add these million dollar words on top of basic mathematical concepts so that we feel like we need them. Right? That's a manufactured process. That's not really how money works.
The wealthy people that I know, they speak about money like they're five years old. Simplest concepts in the world, right? So, I want you to get rid of the idea that money is hard. It is just basic math and vocabular on that note, if I go over anything tonight that doesn't make sense to you, I want you to ask me right away. Okay, you can ask me in the chat, you can ask me in the comment, if you're watching the replay, still ask. We'll answer the comments on YouTube and Facebook and wherever after the fact, we'll still help you out. So, make sure that you're asking questions. We will go live throughout and answer your questions. If you're on Zoom, if you've got the microphone, we'll mic up and we'll talk, right? So, we'll go over your questions live on Zoom.
Second thing is, you've gotta get rid of the idea that you know it all already I can't learn something if I don't think there's anything for me to learn. Right? Nobody likes to know it all. Okay and there's no such thing as a know it all. The reason why nobody likes a know it all is because nobody likes a liar. I know it all is a liar. There's no such thing as somebody that knows everything. And anyone that tells themselves that is foolish **** Right? And I know that's not you guys. So we gotta get rid of the idea that I know this all already. I've heard this already. You know repetition is is where certainty comes from. The more times I do something the better at it I become. Okay so then might be part of that for you tonight. If you're brand new, this is probably going to be information you've probably never heard before. If you're a client, this might be a spin on it that you've never heard before, right? Okay, and then the final thing is I want you to think about how am I going to apply the information here tonight, right? I'm a producer, not a consumer.
Right? So, I'm here tonight to get information, not just to get mentally obese, and, and, and consume but never use, right? But for me to actually use and apply the information, to burn it off as fast as I can, as soon as I can to use it and put it to work, right? So I want you to think about that as we're going through this, okay? So, I want to talk about and silver. Now, this course is not going to be about why you should buy gold and silver.
I've done that course already and and I'll just quickly in a few sentences, I'll tell you why. Number one, it's the oldest, most reliable store of value known to mankind. Gold has been around for 6000 years. It's been valuable to mankind for 6000 years. Um we still use it today for banking, investing, all sorts of things. You can't say that about any other store of value.
Right? Especially when it's versatile as gold. It doesn't expire. You can you can sort the gold that we have today. It's the same gold they had 6000 years ago. Right? You can't say that about oil. You can't say that about anything. Okay so so that's one of the big reasons we use gold. The second thing is it's literally the most useful metal on the planet.
Right? If you're watching this on an iPhone your iPhone wouldn't work without gold. Every iPhone has gold in it. Right? If you have if you have internet connection. That satellite up in outer space that that that they use for that type of thing wouldn't be up there if it wasn't for gold. Gold is used in aerospace. It's used in electronics. It's used in technology. It's used in dental. It's used in so many it's the most useful metal on the planet. Okay? Not only that, it's used in banking. Our United States Federal Reserve Bank currently owns half a trillion dollars worth of gold. They're the number one owner of gold on the planet. Number one issuer of debt and number one owner of gold. Want you to think about that? Right? We and and right now the statistic is only 12% of Americans own any gold at all.
So it's not even like like most people have a little bit. No no no. Only 12% have any at all. Right? So, we're talking about the oldest store of value, the most valuable and useful metal on on the planet and something that, that, that, you know, the, the number one owner of it is the Federal, the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States of America, okay? So, like I said, I'm not going to go into tonight on why we should own gold. I'm going to talk about how? What are the mechanics? Okay, what are the things you should know? I bought my first silver back in 2016. Okay, I actually bought it from Matt on this webinar. Okay, from, from Mint Builder. Back then, it was called a different company but that's where I bought my first silver.
Okay, and then I started buying gold. So, this was back in 2016. It's now twenty twenty-two. That was what is that? Six years ago? Right? So, I've been buying gold and silver for 6 years. Now, when I first started buying it, one of the things that I was confused about is what should I be buying? Okay, and I'm going to some of these things out tonight. I remember one of the first conversations that I ever had with somebody about gold. It was from one of my mentors and he said, hey, when you're buying gold and silver, there's two different kinds, okay? And I'm going to sketch this out on the screen. So, the first thing I want to teach you about gold and silver tonight and how to buy it is you have two different sides of the house. You have what's called bouillon. and you have what's called numismatic Num Numesmatic. Okay? Now, one of my mentors when I first started, he told me one of the most helpful things in the world.
He said, there's a difference. There's this stuff called Buy an and there's this stuff called pneumismatic, okay? He said, numismatic is gold and silver in the form of art. Okay, collectible coins, commemorative pieces, things that are rare and and they have a value to them, not just the gold and silver but the art value of them. Right? So, there's like the and he said then there's also buoyan. This is literally just pure metal.
Nothing special about it. You're literally just buying the the gold because it is point nine nine nine pure. Right? It's ninety-nine point ninenine nine% pure gold. There's no collector's value. It's not special. There's nothing great about it. It's not rare. It's not unique. Right? Same same gold you get. Excuse me. Same gold you get anywhere. So he told me and this was something that I learned earlier and he told me when I first started I didn't know the difference. So I thought I was buying booyan but I was actually buying pneumismatic. And so you know For those of you that are are in the gold and silver, new mismatic typically is going to be a higher initial price. Okay, and the reason why is you're paying for not only the bullion, you're paying also for the significance of the art, right? For the, the, you know, the significance of it, for the rarity of it, right? Whatever those unique factors are that make it commemorative or a collector's item.
So, you're paying for that in addition. The medal, you're only paying for the medal. So, he didn't know the difference between the two, someone told them, go buy gold, go buy silver. So, he went to a coin shop and the guy was like, well, buy these and the reason why is you could sell them at a higher price, okay? So, my my mentor at the time, he was like, you know, I I didn't know this, not to say pneumismatic is bad, but when I went to go sell it, I was selling it in the new mismatic market, and I didn't know that. So, he was buying what he thought was buoyan, but really it was a new mismatic. It was a collector's piece. He was selling what he also still thought was Buy in, but really it was a new mismatic.
So when you do numismatic, you're paying a bit more to get in, right? And then you're also going to sell it for a little bit more because it has the potential to be more important, more significant, etcetera. He didn't know that. So, he bought an expensive coin and then he sold it at the cost of bullion because he was selling it at I would say that this middle category looks like this. right? So, the middle category, let's say this is down here. This is like minted, right? And when I say minted, technically, yes, all of it's minted but I'm saying buying it from the United States Mint, buying it from the Canadian mint, buying it from, it's not numismatic, but it almost is.
Right? Cuz I could go to like, for, for example, if I'm buying bullion, I could go buy silver coins, silver rounds from Sunshine Mint. They're not government regulated, they're not, they're not housed by a country, it's a private mint. Now, they still sell good product. It's still pure. It's legitimate but because it's not the United States man and it's not a US Silver Eagle. I'm not paying the premium for it. You see that? So this is pure buoyan.
Then we have numismatic and then we have specially minted which is kind of in the middle. I'm going to pay more for a silver eagle even though it is just a piece of silver. It's created by the United States men. I'm paying for the brand. I'm going to pay more for Canadian maple leaves. Why? Because I'm paying for the brand. Okay so when I first got involved I didn't know these things either. Right? And so a lot Luckily, you know, I I got hooked up with Matt and Mint Builder and so he, you know, I got directed immediately, okay, this is Booie and you want Booyan. They sell newismatic but they were clear like, this is numismatic. You know, and so you, if you want to do the collector thing, you get the new asthmatic. If not, you do the bullion or there's the minted stuff. And so, I learned this upfront but those are the three categories you need to know about first if you're buying precious metals.
Now, the purpose of buying precious metals, the purpose of it is to store value. Okay, so the number one thing you need to know as a a precious metals purchaser is this is not an investment. Okay, it's not investment. it's not going to pay you an income. It's not something that you you buy like a stock or or a piece of real estate and you trade it around. It's a store of value. Okay, the reason why people ever first started using gold is they were sick of bartering. So, they needed a medium of exchange that would retain its value that everyone agreed upon was valuable. If you take gold to the the Amazon Desert or the Amazon Jungle right now and you show it to someone down there that's never seen it before, they're immediately going to see that it's valuable. we just know, right? You look all the way back at at Pharaoh's. They collected gold.
You look at kings, they collected gold. Everyone has always agreed on the value of gold, right? So, even today, like if it wasn't valuable, why does the Fen have half a trillion dollars in it? Why? Why is Russia loading up right now, right? So, everyone agreed it was valuable. Think about this. Everyone liked it. Everyone used it. Everyone that was willing to accept it. It didn't expire. You couldn't create more of it. Still true to this day. Like, it's the medium of exchange. And so because of this, that was the purpose of gold. I produce wheat when I go to the market. I don't want the wheat to expire. I'm going to trade it for gold. Right? And then when I go to the market, I've got gold.
I can go buy everything with the gold. Anyone that I talk to will want the gold. Right? Instead of the the coincidence of needs. If I bring the wheat to the market, I'm only going to be able to get a deal if you want wheat. If you don't want wheat, I'm out of luck. I need to go home with my wheat and hope that I can use it before it all goes bad. Right? So got rid of that because I could just take the gold and everyone was willing to have it. right? So, so that's what it is. It's a store of value. It's something I buy. I keep for the period of time that I'm going to keep it for and then I I put it to use. So, either exchange out of it, we'll talk tonight about being able to borrow against it, being able to lease it out for income.
There's a lot of things you can do with it but it's not an investment, okay? It's a store of value, okay? So, I want to I want to drill this in. Now, here's the process I want to go through. I'm going to just draw this out. Now, when we're buying gold. Um it's important to know where it comes from, right? So, I'm going to clear my screen here and just kind of type this sequence out. So, the first thing is gold gets mined, right? It gets mined out of the ground, okay? And so, people will dig for it. They'll, that's, you know, I'm from Alaska, the the Alaskan Gold Rush, the Klondike, right? Everyone found out Alaska had gold and they're like, man, that's when back when when gold was the the Bitcoin of the day, everyone's like, man, I'm going to get rich mining gold.
Most people didn very few did, right? But everyone rushed up and they mined it. Today, people still mine gold. So, this is where it comes from. Now, you have to realize when gold gets pulled out of the ground, it's in a bunch of rocks and dirt and residue and other metals, right? So, a miner, when they pull gold out of the ground, they're going to pull it out and they're going to sell it to a refiner. Okay? Now, you have to realize, I'm just going to change this to minor. We'll just go with the titles here. You have to realize that every time someone touches gold in the in the sequence of it going from its destination into the hands of you and I, the purchasers of it, the ones that are in a store of value in it.
Every time someone gets involved, it increases the price. Okay, no different than anything. Like, when you buy your your food at Costco, there was a bunch of middlemen that touched it before it ended up on the shelves at Costco. And the more middleman there are, the more costs you pay, because each one of those guys has to get paid for touching it, for being involved.
So, the mind they dig it at the ground. They have their cost. They want to make profit. They sell it to a refiner and they sell it at a profit. Okay, so the refiner pays more for the gold than the miner actually put into it so that the miners can be profitable. The refiners, what do they do? The refiners, they basically are refined. They purify. They get all of the other metals and dirt and and additives out so that there is just pure gold, okay? Now, they're just going to get it in in bricks. They're just going to get to the point where it's refined.
It's in these giant bricks. They're going to sell it, okay? The refiner is typical going to sell it to a mint, okay? Now, what does a mint do? A mint takes this giant brick and they turn it into little bars and rounds and coins and one ounces and ten ounces and five grams and all of these different things. Now, they also certify the purity of it. They use something called an assay for this. They certify the purity of it, the weight of it, and make sure that it meets market standards, okay? So, the mint buys from the refiner and they mince the gold like when you mint the coin, you're stamping it, you're putting your little logo on it, you're creating, you know, the coin that's the perfect circle and the perfect weight and it's got the perfect blend of material So, that's what happens at the minute.
Now, when the refiner sells it to the mint, the refiner also sells for a profit right? So, the mint pays more for the gold than the refiner paid. The refiner pays more for the gold than the miner paid. Tracking so far, each one of these guys brought the price up. Okay, what is the the mints do? Okay, the mint sells to a wholesaler. Right? So, this is another group. So, mints don't sell the consumers. When you guys are watching the gold market, who's ever seen the the it's called Spot when you see the pricing and it's called Spot Price, okay? The only ones that buy a spot is the mint. Right? The mint is paying spot. They're they're paying literally just the value of the month because that's all it costs them, right? Now, when a wholesaler buys it, they're going to pay more for the gold than the mint pin.
The mint is not going to sell the gold to a wholesaler at a loss. They're going to make money on the deal, right? So, the mint charges a little bit more. The wholesaler is required to buy gold in volume, right? So, for example, in the US Mint, I think the minimum to buy silver, I think is like a five-million-dollar minimum. They're not going to sell you silver eagles as a wholesaler if you're not going to spend that much money. That's how the mint makes the money because there's these thin, little, razor-thin margins on it. So, they're going to sell a bunch of it. They want to sell gigantic amounts. So, these wholesalers, they have requirements on how much volume they're going to purchase, okay? Now, the wholesaler when they buy it, they're going to sell it, typically to a distributor, okay, a distributor is typically going to sell it to a broker or a dealer, and then the broker or is going to sell it to a end buyer.
All these guys make money, right? So, the mint, they charge a little bit. The miner, they charge a little bit, right? The the refiner, they charge a little bit. The wholesale that they charge a little bit. The distributor, they charge a little bit. The broker, they charge a little bit, then the end buyer, they pay everyone's charge. That's why when you buy gold, you're not paying spot. You're paying spot plus one or two, or three, or four, or 5% on top of that. So, this is a, this is where gold pricing comes in. So, when I was buying, I was the end buyer and, and I would even I would even go further than this. I would say there's maybe even another step. Oftentimes, there might be a retailer, right? A retailer might buy from a broker.
You go to a coin shop, like a a physical location. A lot of times, they're buying from a broker, okay? So, if I'm paying retail, I'm literally buying the most expensive gold and silver that I can buy. Why? Because all of these people had to take a fee. Okay? Now, before we get into the fee thing, let me let me stop my screen share. Before we get into the the fee thing, and again, if you guys have Questions, dropping them in the chat. We'll answer questions periodically here.
Before we get into the fee thing, this is not a rant about never pay fees, okay? Never pay fees if you're not getting value. If you're getting value, great. Like the fee is is equal to the value you're getting? Awesome. Okay? So, so that's something I'm okay with. Now, I'm not okay for with paying a fee where I don't get anything. Nobody likes that. Right? So, so when I pay a fee, I want to make sure, okay, I'm getting value and so if I buy gold from a retailer or from a broker and they're charging a fee, other than the commodity of gold that I can buy anywhere on the planet. What else am I getting? That's what I'm asking myself. Because gold literally is a commodity. A commodity means it's the same across the board.
Everyone is going to have the same price. Everyone's got the same thing. And so if you're more expensive it's like why am I paying you more? Right? So that's what I'm looking at. So this is not poverty mode. Never pay fees. you know, screw profit. Everyone should lose money in business. No, this is not that. Right? That's stupid. Right? This is if you're going to pay a know what it's for and know what you're getting in in value and benefit, okay? So, I want to answer some questions really quick.
By the way, if you're on this webinar live, you're probably going to get reached out to from Nano. Nano works on my team. He's our our client acquisition manager. So, he's reaching out to connect with you, answer questions with you. One of the things that he'll discuss with you is my book, Blueprint to Financial Freedom. So, if you've not read this, this is a fantastic step-by-step pathway on, okay, how do I build wealth? Where do I start? Where do I go from from point A to point B. There's an entire chapter in here on gold by the way. Okay, so Nano is probably reaching out to you. Um if you would like to get a copy of this book, Nano can get it to you. He can also get you a free consultation and help you get through the book as well which is awesome. So, I want to open this up for some questions really quick. first one is from Mark. Let me bring Mark on live.
So we got a question from Mark Perry here. Alright, we should be live with Mark. How are you today, Mark? Hey, Jerry. How was nice to hear your voice on these trainings on Friday. I look forward to it every week. Uh my question is in regarding to gold and silver bullion bars. And I I've been noticing a lot more that the brand that that mince the bars. Is it big disparity in prices according to the brand and I'm I'm not sure why there is and it doesn't even matter when when purchasing if you know one brand versus the other and and why it's such a big price difference when buying bars especially in big amounts like 00 ounce silver bars or ten ounce gold bars. Yeah that's a really good question Mark. And I I saw the same thing. So when I first started buying gold and silver while Marcus saying is you'll see different brands right? Um so for example you know what what's one of them? Like like Pam Swe PAMP Suites like Pamp Swiss. They're going to be maybe a little bit more expensive and it it literally in most of these cases, I'm not going to say all of them.
In most of these cases, it literally does just come down to the brand, right? They're selling the same one ounce of gold. It's the same purity. They're just saying, you know, we're we're the Gucci of gold. You're going to pay more because of our brand. You're going to pay more because you know, you're doing business with us. So, that's that's really where that comes in. As long as you're buying from legitim and reputable, you know, dealers, and this is where it comes down to who you're buying from, because they, they can counterfeit. There can be false, you know, fake gold and silver. So, if you're buying from a, you know, a pawnshop and it's like, man, I could get that really cheap piece over there. There's a chance it could be fake, right? And the way that they do fake gold is they'll actually use tungsten.
It's a very cheap metal and they'll just coat it in gold and you'll have no idea, right? You'll think it's gold. Now, if you peel the gold coating off, you'll find out it's just tungsten, right? So, When you're working with a dealer, you want to make sure that that is a dealer that you know is reputable because the dealer is the one that needs to inspect for quality that they're not giving you bunk product and that you're getting something good. Now, if all of that's the same, then, go with the cheap stuff, right? I have a my buddy, Matt is on. So, Matt owns Mint Builder and we have an ongoing joke that that he goes for the cheapest like when he's looking to sell bullying to clients, he looks like, okay, what's the cheapest price we can get? Sometimes, they'll send out Christmas bullion, right? Like it's a gold coin and got a little Christmas decoration on it. Still point99 nine pure.
One ounce of gold, like one gram. Same everything. But because it's a Christmas decoration and it's like not the sexiest thing in the world. Right? Like it's cheaper. And that's simply because the aesthetic of it and it doesn't have the collector's value. I want the damaged stuff. I want the scratch stuff. I want the Christmas coins. I want the stuff that's got a little bit of that that brown residue because it got oxidized.
Because that's the cheap stuff. And at the end of the day it all melts down to one ounce and it's still point nine nine nine pu and so as long as I know that about it, then, I don't care who it's from. Now, Mark asked another question which is a good question about denominations. He said, you know, if you buy bigger bars, it gets cheaper, That actually goes back to, I want to go back to my my little drawing here. That actually goes back to the mint, right? So, if you think about when when a mint buys like, you know, a 400 ounce bar of gold from a refiner or one hundred ounce bar gold from a refiner and they're like, okay, we're going to cut this up. We're going to melt it down and chop in the product. The smaller pieces they're making, the more money it costs, right? Because it's more, it's more doing this. They've gotta chop it up into more, it takes more resources, it takes more machinery, and so, when you buy like a one gram or a five gram, that piece of gold is going to cost more per gram than buying a, you know, ten ounce bar and the reason why is that ten ounce bar doesn't take as much, as much resource to make.
It's a larger cut, and so they, they can do it quicker, and it's a lot less work, and it's a lot less money for them, right? So, that's one of the tricks of the trade that we'll get into is how do you buy the right denominations? By denominations, I mean the right amount of ounces. Okay, if I buy more ounces, I'm going to save more money and it's not just more ounces like like if I buy ten, one ounce bars instead of twenty, it's it's if I could buy A 20-ounce single bar. Instead instead of 21 ounce bars. That single bar, that twenty ounce single bar is going to give me a lower overall price because it cost them less to manufacture it. So, that's an excellent question for Mark And that's that's a seasoned question. You can tell Mark is a a gold and silver guy. Um just by knowing to ask that question. Good question from Mark there.
Let me see what else we have in the chat before we jump back into this. Good to see everyone on tonight Looks like some good good communication going on with Nano. Um and it looks like Matt actually has more of a comment. Let me bring Matt on really quick. Hey, Matt. What's up? Hey, hey. Yeah, I know I was just making a comment about, you know, when he was, that was a really good question he had. You know, he was talking about the, you know, the the bullying, higher prices, and this has been something in the last 15 years that we've dealt with as a wholesaler and that is that, you know, should I pay premiums especially when it comes to government minute versus private minute. You know, I feel like I can trust the government more than I can trust the private minson and you know, it really does come down to what are you looking for but I think what you, I think you covered it pretty good but just an example the the Gold American Eagle is literally only ninety-one point I think six 7% Yeah.
Gold versus the private man. We there's tons of highly reputable you know private mens you can trust and they're like 9-9. 9 or 9nine pointnine nine percent pure gold. So for me personally I'd I'd be going for for that versus just to be able to pay that higher premium. Same with silver. The the Silver American Eagle. Uh you know right now the premiums are skyrocketing. You're you're talking like sixteens you know dollars over spot for an ounce of silver just so you can get you know, an American Silver Eagle. Well, that kind of starts to lean towards more towards the new Mismatic side. We were talking earlier. So, yeah. Yeah, that's a good comment. Um and and actually, Matt's, Matt's totally right on the Silver Eagle and the American Eagle. So, what Matt was saying with that is, when you buy a a gold eagle from the US Mint, you're only actually getting about ninety-one, 92% actual gold. The rest of it's alloyed in with other metals versus, you know, buy like a if you bought one ounce of gold like from us for example where it's like you know Valkambi or it's one of these other brands.
Sure it's not US men but you're you actually are getting 99. 99% gold. You're getting more gold than you actually get at the US Mint. So it's starting to become more of a collector's item of commemorative piece. Um and and so that's that's something especially in twenty twenty. We saw the US mayor really get you know hit. They started to go by the wayside as far as quality, purity, speed, all of those things that matter when buying bullion. So, good point from Matt there. Let me see if we have any other questions here before we jump into the next part of this. Good. I think that that's all the questions right now and again, if you have more questions, go ahead and drop those in the the chat Uh Mark adds, I noticed that the more attractive bars are are sold at a higher premium than the non-attractive, Asahi, Englehard.
Yeah, exactly. Um Mark, you want the ugly stuff? You want, you want the the red-headed stepchild of the litter because at the end of the day, like, if you're buying it as a store of value, it's not jewelry, it's not collectors, it's kind of like we talked about with the lending last week, like if I am buying a a home that I know I'm going to sell or finance out, I don't care that it's not pretty. I'm not going to live there, it's not mine I'm not I'm not the landlord. It's I don't have any pride of ownership. It's literally just an interest payment, right? And so, same thing with gold, it's just a commodity. It's something that I'm just looking at. Where can I get the, the best deal for the right premium, for the right product, and also, there's other factors we'll jump into as well.
Justice as I'm improving my situation by watching FinanceFriday while making adjustments to my Glock 19 and Bergara 6. 5 Creedmoor basic dude stuff. Those those are the other kind of precious metals Justin. Um that's Justin on on our Facebook, our Facebook feed. Um good. So, let me jump into the next part of this. So, we're talking about how do we, how do we get the best pricing, right? So, I was buying here. I was an end buyer, right? And I was buying from retailers and I was buying from brokers and when you buy from a retailer, you're typically going to pay 3 to five percent more than than market.
If you buy it from a broker, you're going to pay about market, mean all brokers pretty much are going to be the same. Like you're you're arguing over half a percent better on one versus the other, right? So, at the time, I was like, man, how do I buy cheaper gold? You know, how do I buy cheaper gold? I was storing it at home so it wasn't like I had all these storage costs. I wasn't really going to sell any of it. So, I was like, I need to figure out how do I get a lower entry price, okay? So, what I did is I bypassed the broker, the retailer, the dealer, and the distributor. I got rid of these guys. And became a wholesaler. Okay, I started buying at wholesale pricing, right? And and so, what this does for me is it saves me, you know, one, two, three, 4% on the purchase versus what I had been paying at, right? Because I know that gold is going to make, you know, what, 8 to 10% per year over the long haul.
That's what it's done but if I can save, you know, one to maybe 3% in fees on purchasing it because I don't have to pay the distributor to touch it. I don't have to pay a broker to touch it. I don't have to pay a retailer to touch it and I can just bypass them and get the same price that the wholesal are paying. Like when a wholesaler buys it from a mint, they're paying a little bit more than Spot. They're paying, you know, like, like for example, ounce a gold, right? An ounce of gold, they might pay 30, 40, $50 over spot. Versus retail, you might pay like 2% over a spot, which is a lot more, right? So, I want to look at how can I get wholesale pricing.
So, that's what I ended up doing and so I I did that actually through, it's funny that Matt's on the webinar, through Matt's company, Mint Builder. Okay, so what this is, is basically, the way that you do this, is it's a membership right? So, it's a membership. Just like for me to be a wholesaler in the industry, it's a membership. It costs money. I have to go through an application process.
I have to get approved. So, what Matt's company does, what my company does is we took our wholesale status 'cuz we actually are buoyant wholesalers. We're in the buoyant industry. We buy from, you know, wholesale connections, mints, like all these different relationships. So, we're able to get the best pricing and we basically said, pay us a membership and we'll pass our pricing through to you, right? Like, you can go into our shop, you can pay the same thing we would pay, and, and you're going to be able to get the best pricing, and so that saves me that one to 3 percent on the front Right? That's a big deal, right? Because here's the thing is before I was doing this, I was trying to shop around and get the cheapest thing and I talked about this a couple weeks before, right? I was trying to shop around and get the cheapest thing.
Well, when I'm shopping around a bunch of different online dealers, like I said, they're all like, you know, five bucks, 10 bucks, 15 bucks, 20 bucks, a difference. And so, if I'm spending hours and hours and hours and hours and hours trying to find the best deal to save $20 on an ounce of gold, like, that's not worth my time, and so I found myself getting caught up in that as a gold buyer, I was spending a lot of time trying to find the best deal on this and that, and then I would be like, man, I just spent an hour and I saved 20. I might as well be delivering pizza again, right? Like, that's the equivalent of what was happening. So, what I do now is I just have a membership. I pay my monthly membership and I go into my wholesale shop and and I basically, I just go in and I buy whatever I want to buy and I pay wholesale pricing.
Right? So, that's the first component of this. Like, you want to obviously understand precious metals and then, you want to be able to buy at the very best pricing. These are the first two points of being a gold and silver purchaser, right? So, if I'm buying a store value, I want to know how it works. I want the education, I want the information, I want the connections, and then, I want the best introductory pricing the best purchase price, okay? Now, the other aspect of this is, okay, well, I've bought it.
Now, what? Right? Now, what? And so, when I buy it, I have to store it. It's not digital. It's not a piece of paper that goes into, you know, some some custody company in New York and they never give it to me. No, no, they're going to send it to me and I'm going to store it or they're going to send it to a vault for me and I'm going to store it there and I'll pay for storage.
So, gold appreciates, meaning it can go up in price. Later on, it can sell at a profit but it does not pay me an income and this is this is why I say it's not an investment. It doesn't pay you an income. This is one of the fundamental flaws with with trying to treat gold as an investment. It doesn't pay an income. Now, if it doesn't pay an income, but I have to store it, that means it does have a cost. Right? It's either going to have a cost or it's going to have a risk. And what I mean by that is I'm either going to store it myself, which is free, but there's risk there. It could get stolen, it could get, you know, I could have a fire, and it could get melted and damaged, you know, it can get misplaced. Um, all sorts of and so there's going to be a risk there.
Even if I store it at home, I'm going to pay for a for a safe and I'm probably going to pay for insurance. So, there's still a cost there. If I send it to a vault, there's no risk. There's nothing is going to happen to it but there is a cost of storage, right? So, what this means is while I'm holding the gold and it's appreciating, there's going to be a holding cost. And that holding cost is not being covered by income. So, it's a negative cash flowing asset in that regard, okay? So, it might be appreciating at eight to 10% a year but in storage, it might actually cost me 1% a year in actual dollars that I have to pay to somebody for them to store it, right? And that or that 1% of in in in dollars is not being compensated until after I sell it on the back end, right? So, this is the other thing is, okay, so when I'm storing, I also want to be able to get wholesale pricing.
This is one of the keys. I want to be able to get wholesale pricing when I sell. I want to get wholesale pricing when I store. I want to get wholesale pricing when I buy. So, we talked about buying. We talked about selling. We or we haven't talked about selling. So, we talked about storing now, okay? So, when I store, I'm also then looking at where can I get the best deal on storage? Okay. Now, when I'm storing gold, if I'm sending it to a vault, which is what we're going to talk about here, there are couple of things that I'm looking for, okay? So, I want to make sure that I'm sending it to a legitimate depository vault. Meaning, it's actually a a regulated actual deal. It's not somebody's basement, right? It's not just this, you know, my buddy down the road has a has a retail office space with a safe downstairs, right? Like, it's evolved. So, what does this mean? This means that it is secure, right? It actually has a vault.
A lot of these vaults are state-of-the-art. They've got, you know, like, like so much security that, that, you know, like, earthquakes and different things and these different, you know, even even or a a sorry, these, these, factors of, of, you know, just the atmosphere around it can be detected with the vaults. Right? So, it's, it's something like, you know, secure, it's not going to be able to be broken into, it's not going to be able to be, you know, compromised, they're not lending out. It's something that actually has to be a legitimate storage, right? The second aspect of this is it needs to be allocated, right? Meaning, when I send them my medals, they're actually keeping them. They're not lending them out. They're not leasing them to other people. If I give them 10 ounces of gold, somewhere in their vault, there's ten ounces of gold that says Jerry Feda on it.
Right? And I say this because not all of them are allocated. Right? This is this is the the unallocated bullying is the fractional reserve system at work. I gave them my bullion to store and they're going to loan it out to other people. They're going to lease it out. They're going to make on it. I'm going to pay them fees.
I get nothing. I don't want that. So, it has to be allocated, right? I also want to make sure that it's insured and then, I also want to make sure that it is audited. And usually by a third party. right? So, these are the big ones. Now, the other one you could do is also called segregated. Okay, this is more important if you're doing collectors items. If I send them a very significant piece of of gold or silver, it's important that they give me that exact piece back, right? That's called segregated. Now, if I just send them ten ounces of of gold and it's a generic bullion, personally, I don't care if that's the one they give me back. As long as they give me 10 ounces back, right? So, segregated means they're literally going to pull your gold and hold it separately from everyone else's and when you ask for it back, they're going to give you your very piece of gold Now, again, that's not something I personally care about.
One ounce of gold is one ounce of gold. I don't care if it's a different brand or if it looks a little bit different when I get it back. It melts down to the same thing, right? So, segregated is not as important but it is on there but these are the big form. Secure, right? Allocated. You want it to be insured. You want it to be audited, okay? So, these are the big ones you're looking at. Now, generally speaking, you're going to usually pay retail one to maybe one and a half percent per year of what you're storing. This can vary from everybody like but the thing is is you don't want to pay that much.
If you can get it down below that number, you're going to be able to save money and you're going to have less cost to hold, right? This is no different than paying a management fee on a mutual fund. The longer I pay this fee, the the more the price of bullion goes up, the higher dollar amount that fee becomes. So, I want to get that fee down as low as I possibly can, right? So, that's the storage piece of things, okay? Now, the other aspect of this and and I'm going to jump into some questions again soon as selling.
Okay, this is the dirty little secret of the bullying industry that I didn't know about in till I actually spoke with Matt and his company and they're like, hey, we don't charge sellback fees and I was like, what? What do you mean sellback fees, right? And so, when I started looking around, most dealers charge sell back fees. Okay, a sellback fee means that when I buy booyan, right? Like, think about it. If you buy gold, how many people in your life are going to buy it from you when you're ready to sell? Okay, for me, like my friends and family, they're not people that are like, you know, yeah, yeah, we have 20 grand, we'll buy your gold from you at at spot price, Jerry. Go ahead and sell it to us. That's not, that's not them. Right? So, I have to out who I sell it to. It's not going to be a pawnshop. I know that they're going to rip me off. So, I would generally speaking, I would go back to the place I purchased it from or whoever the the big name is in the market.
I'm going to find online like Best Buyin or whatever. I'm going to look there and I'm going to say, hey, well, you guys buy my boot, okay? So, this is the thing that nobody knows because they don't tell you upfront until you go to sell, okay? These bullion companies usually charge sellback fees. okay? So, a sellback fee looks like this.
When I go to a sell, they're going to look at the market and they're going to say, okay, what's the market? Is there a lot of of bullion available and if there is, then, you know, it's plentiful. We don't really need it that bad and so, we're going to charge a really high fee 'cuz we can go buy it from anyone.
So, if you want us to buy yours, you know, make us an offer, you know, pay us a good fee and they're usually going to charge one to 3 percent. of the sale price. right? Now, that might not sound like a big deal. You're like, oh, that's not huge. Okay, but think about this. When you sell it, you're selling it for more than you pay, right? Why would you want to tax the the harvest? Why would you want to pay fees on on the higher price at the end? You already paid fees to purchase it.
Right? Why would you, why would you also pay fees on the back end? Okay, and this is why the bullion shops do this. If they can buy, they buy a spot, right? So, they're looking at paying spot. If they can buy a 97% a spot, meaning they're buying at a 3% discount and then when they sell they're going to sell it for 3% more than Spot. They just doubled their profit on the same bullion. Same amounts of gold, they're going to make 6% now instead of three. This is how used car dealerships work. Same exact system, right? You turn in your car, you already know you're not going to get a good price for it. You already know that they're going to pay you under market value because that's how they make the profit and then when they sell it, they're going to market up and they're going to charge way more than it's actually worth and that's how they make their profit on the sale. Bullion is the same exact way, okay? So, I don't want to pay those sellback fees ever, right? To me, that's stupid.
Why would I pay to purchase and then also pay to sell. When I'm selling, I'm helping them. I'm giving them inventory. Even if I sold it to them at Spot, that's already a deal because they can't even buy that spot from a Wholesale it. The wholesaler is going to charge them spot plus a fee, right? So, so I don't want to, like, I'm already going to give them a deal at Spot.
I don't want to pay them 3%, or two percent, or 1 percent on top of that just to sell the bullion on a larger number, right? So, I want to show you guys the math on this really quick and then, I'm going to open this up for some more questions. So, let's say that I buy $20, 000 worth of gold. Okay, I'm just going to show you the difference here. Okay, so I buy $20, 000 worth of gold And we'll say, retail And then we'll say wholesale. Okay. I'm going to do this on my calculator so you guys won't be able to see all of the numbers but I'm going to type them out as they go. So both of them I put in 20000 dollars, right? I'm going to buy 20 grand worth of gold. Okay, on retail, let's say that I pay a 3% fee. Which means that I'm only actually going to be able to buy 19, 400 worth of gold, right? So I've got nineteen thousand 400 worth of gold.
Let's say that I sell it or or sorry, I store it in a vault, right? And I, and I keep it there for 10 years, and entire time it's earning an 8% annual rate, right? So, I've got, I put in 20, 000 and I did that times 10 years and it's earning eight percent per year while it's there. Okay, so we're all tracking with this so far, right? Now, 20, 000 in but I paid those fees because it's retail, right? Let's say that I'm also paying storage and my storage is one percent. Okay? And then, at the end of that 10 years, what do I have? Okay, so we're going to look at this whole equation.
So, I put it in twenty thousand, paid a 3% fee upfront, paid 1% annually in storage. I make 8% a year and when I when I sell it, there's a sellback fee of let's say 2%. Okay, they charge me 2% to buy my buoyan back, okay? So, that means that I'm only actually getting 98% of what I'm selling for because I'm paying them two percent to sell it back to them. So, at the end of this, I did make money right? But I'm going to have forty-two thousand one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and eighty cents. Okay, after 10 years, right? So, the difference here, let at Wholesale. Wholesale, same deal. I buy it, hold it for 10 years At 8% a year Okay, but on wholesale, there's no fees. I'm I'm getting my money's worth for bullying. They're not charging me extra fees, right? So, I'm actually getting the true value of what I'm putting in, okay? So, 20, 000 goes in.
Let's say that my storage is is, you know, point 75 instead of 1%. I'm able to save 25 basis points on storage, right? And you can get it down even lower. You can maybe even go. point 5 zero but let's let's just give the benefit of the down and say, I get point seven five percent storage cost instead of 1%, okay? So, what does that do for me, right? So, at the end of because I didn't have any selfies. Or sorry, yeah, yeah, no selfies, no, no, no buy fees, and then cheaper storage. At the end of this, this comes out to 44 thousand three hundred ninety-two dollars and eighty cents. right? So, I made over $2, 000 difference Okay? And that's that's on a very small amount. If you scale this out, this is on $20, 000 put in once. Imagine, like some of my clients, I had a guy send me a picture today and I can't post it here. I wish you could. Like, like, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold. Okay, and this adds up. So, if you look at the, just the scale of this, on a tiny, little 20 thousand dollar purchase over a ten-year period, this came out to over $2, 000 difference.
Retail cost me two grand. Wholesale, I made more than two grand, just because I had lower fees, right Now, if we scale this out and we say, well, what if it was 1 00thousand? Okay, what if it was half a million? Like, what if it was some real serious numbers we're playing with at that point, okay? So, this is how you get the advantage on Bullion. This is, this is literally like you you you're making your money back on on literally just the savings. Right? Same exact purchase, same exact everything. The difference is I didn't have to pay the fees to get in. Okay, I didn't have the same storage costs, right? And then I didn't have the selling fees. Now, storage, let's, let's look at what if we could get that down to.
50% instead. so if I go point 5zero% instead Hope it doesn't look like my calculator will let me do that. I don't want to dink around with this. But you guys get the picture, okay? So, this is, this is how you save money on Buoyan. Now, the other aspect as well, and I'm going to open this up for questions in a little bit. When you're buying from these larger Mark says, you didn't include the membership fees in the wholesale price. Yeah, so membership fees and again, you only bought once, right? So, membership fees for 1 year is thirty-nine dollars a month times 12 months. So, you paid $468 in membership fees. Right? So, we can subtract that out but that's a, you know, if you just have the membership once because you're keeping it there, you're buying it one time and that's it, right? Now, if you're buying ongoing, that's different math but Mark has a point.
So, you pay $460 for one year of membership fees to buy that $20, 000 worth of gold. So, When we look at the other aspect, when you're buying from and this is the last thing I'm going to cover before we jump into more questions. When you're buying from these larger online dealers, right? You know, and I'll go ahead and name a few names, Jambuyen, right? You go there. Some of these bigger shops. When you're buying from them, a lot of times they're selling like, like, at the prices they're selling. You might compare it against them against others and be like, hey, this is this is cheap, right? This is very cheap. The reason why they're selling at some of the prices they're selling at, it's called a lost lead. They're willing to lose money on the bullion because that's not where they their money. Okay, they make their money when you sell it back to them like we covered. They make their money in storage and then, they also make their money by selling your information, right? So, they will sell your personal information to marketing companies and that's how they make a profit That way, information, no different than Facebook.
Why is Facebook free? They sell your information, right? You are the product. So, with a lot of these really big box discount online shops, you are the product. They're selling your information and that that can be personal information and then, that can also be your trade orders. Mean when when when they have a big enough client base, they can say, here's our orders, like, here's what people are buying and selling right now, they'll take that list and sell that to a hedge fund. The hedge fund will pay a really good money for that list because they now have insider information on what the bullion market's doing. Right? JP Morgan in twenty20, they paid a $2 billion dollar fine for rigging the silver market. And they still made profit after the fine, right? So if they can get information to rig a market or manipulate a market, these hedge funds are will to pay for that and so a lot of these bullying need not all of them but these bigger the bullying shops they'll sell your trade history, your order history for profit on that end as well.
Right? So if they can get you in purchasing, they can now sell your personal info, they can sell your trade history, and then when you sell it, you gotta come back to them and they're going to make fees when it costs more anyways. They're willing to be really cheap on the front end. They're willing to lose a little bit of money. So that's another thing like, for me, with Matt's company, Mint Builder, they don't do that. They're not selling your info, they're not charging you sell back and so I appreciate that.
We're the same way. When clients buy from us, all of that stays private, right? So, I'm going to open this up for some questions but the big thing that I want to get across from you is you know, when you're buying gold and silver, again, it is a store value. It's not an investment. It's not a speculation, right? And the main things you want access to is you want access to education. You want access to like low low front-end costs, low holding costs, and low selling costs and if you can get four of those things that's perfect And so that's what I do. That's what my company does.
That's what we encourage people to look for, right? Now, the final thing that I do want to touch on is the, the, the broker thing. So, if, if you're going to pay a fee, right? So, when you're paying a fee, if you're going to buy from a broker, sometimes our clients will buy from us as a broker where they're like, hey, well, you do the order. So, if I'm doing the wholesale thing and I'm paying for a membership and I'm just trying to get the cheapest cost, that said, do it yourself system. Meaning, I have a membership I'm going to log in. I'm going to shop my order.
I'm going to place my order. I'm going to pick what I want. I'm going to do it all by myself. And that's why that's cheaper. Is it self service? Right? You're getting wholesale pricing and you're self-servicing. Now if I need help or if if I'm looking for convenience that's where I would pay a broker. I'd say, hey, I don't know what I'm doing. So, I'm not going for the cheapest. I just want to make sure I don't get in trouble. I want to make sure that I get the right thing and I will pay you a fee to help. And that's where you'd hire a broker. Right? So where where would I hire a broker? I would I would pay a fee to a broker if A, I didn't know what I was doing yet, and they were giving me help.
I would pay for convenience like, hey, I just, I'm busy, right? I have some clients who are like, yeah, I know I could go do the wholesale but I would rather just have you guys do it every month, right? Just, just send it to me, bill my account, I don't want to think about it, I just want to have the gold show up. So, that's another time I would pay a broker.
The other thing is if they have access to like connections, information, things that I wouldn't get from anywhere else, right? And so, if I can get something like that where it's like, okay, I'm actually getting, you know, for example, we help our clients borrow against their gold. We help them lease their gold out for income. We help them set up IRAs. There's a lot of different things we do as a broker that other people might not do, right? And so, those are things that when I'm paying a broker, I'm justifying, okay, what if, what am I getting for the fee, which is what I said at the beginning. So, if I'm going wholesale, do-it-yourself system, I place my orders, I remind myself to place orders, I do everything myself If I'm going for a broker, I'm really leaning on their expertise and and I'm making them earn that fee is the point that I'm making. So, I'm going to open this up for some questions here. If you guys are on Zoom, go ahead and drop your questions in the chat and if you're on Facebook drop them in the comments and we'll we'll answer them that way too.
So, let me check Facebook first and see if we have any questions here. Alright, I don't think I see any new questions on on Facebook. Good. So, let me see Zoom here next. Mark has a good question about the about a the membership. Like if you if you have a membership fee and you're buying. Alright, so we have Mark back here. Mark, well, go ahead and ask you a question about the the just the cost benefit on the fee. Oh, yeah, yeah, Jerry. For, for me, like, I only purchase precious metals maybe at the most once a quarter, say four, four, at the most five times a a year. So, you know, I wish I knew you 30 years ago when I started investing in gold and I I would be a regular customer, that's for sure. But for me, I, I, I'm more interested, in, in the charismatic part. I I'm more of a collector than a storage of value type of bullying goal. Although I have both. So when I do buy, you know, gold and silver, I primarily buy it in the numismatic field, graded, proof, MS certified, and all, you know, all of that stuff.
Uh I I just love gold and silver. Um as the coin, numismatic part of it. Um more so than I do in the bullying part. only reason I started investing more in the Bullion part of it is because of the current economic situation that's going on. So I kind of changed my strategy as far as accumulating more precious metals but yeah I I think if any anybody's new in buying gold and silver you're you're environment is excellent and I I if I didn't have you know in an relationship from people over the years, I would definitely hop on and with with you Jerry. I spoke with Nano I think a week ago and I ordered your your book and you guys are top notch. That's all I got to say. You know, I love your training and I've been following you for a while though I'm not an active client.
I still wholeheartedly appreciate all of the information and value that you bring to the masses. Um I really appreciate that part of it. Uh Jerry. You're you're awesome. Yeah, thank you Thank you. and and Mark is right. So, when you're, when you're doing a membership system, you know, like, you do want to look at how frequently am I ordering, right? So, if I'm ordering like Matt's like, Mark said, I'm ordering once a year and it's like, I'm not doing a ton or I'm ordering twice a year, then, you know, sometimes it might be cheaper for me to pay retail on that one or two orders if they're just one-off type deals. So, that's again, where I would go like Matt, like Mark said, having, having, you know, having established relationships.
I would go to my broker and just say, hey, I want to by this and I'm going to do it twice this year and and I'll pay 3% because that's cheaper and and it's not going to be the same as the membership, right? Now, if I'm buying every month, then, it's like, okay, you know, like, like Costco, right? I'm going to go buy cheaper groceries at Costco. Although, I don't think they're cheaper anymore.
I think they just say they're cheaper. Same thing with Amazon, right? But these are the membership things. If I'm buying frequently or if I'm buying a large quantity. So, if we do the math on it, let's say that I'm paying, you know, 2% more on gold retail versus buying wholesal right? So, a membership with with Mint Builder with us is $39 a month. Um if we do the backwards math on that, thirty-nine dollars divided by point zero two means that I would need to be spending at least nineteen fifty a month, right? In in gold. So, that's basically one ounce of gold a month and that one ounce I'm making back my membership already. Um that might be several ounces worth of silver. Now, that's just on the buy. The other aspect is the storage. Um with with Mark, I don't know if Mark is throwing at home or not. I I saw him comment which I agreed.
Never store in a in a safety deposit box at a bank. The bank is the enemy. Like don't, don't, like, you've heard the phrase, what is the phrase, don't let the fox guard the chicken coop, okay? Don't put the chicken in the foxhole. Like, storing your your gold in a bank is putting the chicken in the foxhole. It's not even letting the fox guard the chicken coop. You're putting the chicken in the fox's home. What do you think is going to happen to the chicken? Right? So, that is the other aspect with the membership. Matt says banks don't even store their own gold, right? Like, what are banks even for at this point? This is ridiculous. Um but the storage is the other aspect. So, I'm I'm looking at, okay, if I buy one ounce of gold a month, I'm making my membership back just on that. If I'm storing and I'm getting cheaper storage, I'm making my membership back on that.
When I'm selling, same thing, I'm making my membership back on that. If I'm doing collateral loans and I'm not having to pay taxes on my gains because I borrowed instead of sold, I'm making my membership back there as well So, depending on your use but but Mark is totally right. If you're doing just a couple here and there, the membership might not make sense. Mark, I know we do numismatic and so that's something we can talk about if if you if you want to add that to your repertoire of of, you know, places you can go look at.
Mark says, banks are only good for Helox and paying monthly bills. Yeah, let me borrow against my house and and let me pay my bills and even then, it's like, you know, the the the bill pay thing is kind of arbitrary. I don't like paying money to you know, move paying fees to move money from my left pocket to my right pocket. Like that doesn't make any sense to me. But that's the business banks are in. So, Mark is right on those points. Good. So, let's see what are the questions we have here. Daniel has a question. Let me see if Daniel is still on. We're on with oh he's got the little guy on.
Hey, Jerry. Hey, Dan. How are you today? Awesome. Um, loving the webinar. Awesome. How's the little dude doing? Oh, man. He's getting big. So, the question here is you you know, you see the market. Uh there are a lot of inflation going on and we're we're seeing about 8% increase in gold per year but, what, what, what, what has to happen in the market for it to spike, to go above that. Yeah, that's a good question. So, gold is interesting because there's, there's, there's manipulation that goes on, it's also a tier 1 asset, which means it, it, it competes with the US Treasury for banks. So, like when treasury rates go down, banks buy more gold, then the price of gold goes up, treasury, treasury rates come up, and then like, oh, we want to own treasuries again, they get rid of gold or lessen their gold buying. So, there's a lot of factors. The biggest one is supply and demand, right? With any economic factors, supply and demand.
So, gold already has a limited supply. Limited quantity, there's only enough gold in existence for every single human being on Earth to own one ounce. That's it, okay? Now, the problem is the demand lies within financial literacy. I'm going to say this really bluntly. Stupid people won't buy gold. Right? Like people that don't understand money, they're not going to buy gold. They're they're just because they don't do smart things with their money. So, enough has to happen economically for the masses to be like, we're going to buy gold and when that happens, everyone rushes for gold and that jerks the price back up, right? So, in the nineteen 30s, everyone owned gold, right? By by definition, if you owned a dollar, there was gold underlying it.
People go down physical. We got off that system. We went to the Bretton Wood system where we had gold back dollars but they were fractional. People still owned some gold based on dollars and seventy-one. That was done. The dollar no longer was linked to gold and now only 12% of America owns gold which means the demand for gold on a consumer level is not there like it should be and that is due to financial illiteracy which is part of what we're solving, right? So, your question.
That's the aspect. There's always going to be industrial demand. There's always going to be banking demand. There's always going to be, you know, you know, like I said, the tier one asset aspect and all these different things but until the the American citizen says, that's a store of value. I'm done with the dollar and I'm not going to speculate. That's something that has to really click, I think, for us to see gold. You know, realize what it should be at and until then, it'll continue producing like it has been but I think what Dan is asking is when when do we see it, you know, like, exponentially, up. Um and I think that's the point where that would occur.
That's a great question too. I think we've got a maybe a couple more more questions here. So, Nana says, Jessica was asking what is meant by 19fifty. Was that, was that 1950 a month? Yeah, exactly. So, so the Mint Builder membership is 39 a month. Let's say that if I'm buying gold at retail, and I'm probably paying more than 2 percent. It's probably more like 3%. So, I'm paying 3% extra retail to buy gold and so, with that being said, if I'm saving that, I divide $39 dollars by point zero three. And that actually comes out to $1, 300 a month. So, so depending on where you're buying, what you're buying from, that's going to be your monthly order in order for your Mint Builder membership to basically pay for itself just on purchasing and then, again, the storage, selling, taxing, all these other things come into it as well but that's just done buying. Matt adds, you can also pause your membership for three months without losing your position.
Yeah, so that's another thing is if you, this is I think back to Mark's point. If you have, infrequent gold buying and you're like, I want the I'm not going to be using a ton. You can start it and then you can pause it for three months and then after 3 months, you can reup it again, make another purchase. I don't know how many times you can do that. Maybe Matt can answer that for us. But that's, that's something you can do if you're kind of an intermittent gold buyer, but I don't like the intermittent thing. I think if you're going to buy it, Mess says no limits.
You could literally start it, pause it for 3 months, start it again, buy some, pause it for 3 months, and just every quarter, you could be putting in gold orders, and that gives you access a membership. So, you pay for for the use of it, right? Mark says, that's a good aspect. Yeah and I'm literally four payments a year. Yeah, exactly. And I'm not a intermittent buyer. If you guys know me, what I recommend and I'll wrap up on this point is commit to just like with your sacred account, commit to a monthly amount that you know you can put in the gold and silver no matter what. And that's like your base. That's your base contribution. You're going to put that in. As you have more money show up, you start dumping in more. right? So, so what I do is I'll have a monthly amount where I know every month I'm going to kind of do X and I'll stay in that zone and then, as I have cash show up, then, I'll dump more in more on an unscheduled basis.
So, if you're a sacred account client, it's kind of like the paid up editions writer. Um Let's see here Nano says this would be a good practice regardless. It's a forced savings plan. Exactly. Yeah. So it's a forced savings plan and that that takes discipline out of it. It automates that process. Good. And then Jessica says she's buying a hundred dollars a month not including membership.
Yeah, so you're still saving on the hundred, to answer Jessica's questions. So, Jessica's saying she's buying a 00 dollarsa month of gold with a membership. So, she's still saving on the membership. Um, there are other benefits to it, that, that as you're, because you're a member, you have access to certain things. So, if you're smaller and you're not doing, you know, a thousand, 2000, 3000 a month yet, having that membership, having that relationship does give you access to things down the road that you wouldn't have otherwise. Um, so it's kind of an investment in that aspect too. But and then the other thing Jessica says to says cool things. The other thing too is you know the the the use of it.
So, it's, if I have a membership, what am I doing with it? If I'm never using it, it's kind of like a gym membership, right? I can sign up for a gym membership. I used to be a personal trainer. People do that all the time and they never use it and then, it's like, yeah. You probably shouldn't have one, right? But even if I go and you know, a little bit and I go on a little bit more than I would have because I have a membership. That That is like a a factor and it might not be mathematical. It's more behavior. If it causes me to buy more gold than I would have, had I not had the membership. If it causes me to go to the gym more than I would have if I didn't have a membership, then it's giving me a return on investment by creating behavior change, right? Cuz eight percent of zero is zero, right? So if it's causing me to buy more gold, it's causing me to use it more.
That's the other aspect of it too. And that's the, that's the part that I like. It's not like you have to do a 000 a month. Um, Good. I think that's all of our questions. Mark says the education alone is worth the membership. Yep, I agree. This is, this is, I keep saying I'm going to wrap up. Last thing, and then, I promise I'll wrap up. I could talk all day about gold. Um, and I think we just got a couple more comments on Facebook too. Okay, so, so gold, this industry is very old. Um, and so, what I mean by that is kind of a good old voice club, right? There aren't a lot of young people in it, there aren't a lot of women in it, there aren't a lot of other, other ethnic groups, and it's kind of like old white men. And I, and I don't mean to get to that that conversation but there's not a lot of, like, it's not open to a lot of people.
The barrier to entry was very high. I was talking to Matt about when he got his first wholesale relationship, and, and, like, you know, they, they did everything but script search him. To be like, okay, cool. We'll let you join our club and we'll we'll sell Bullion to you, right? Same thing with me, like we're going through a lengthy application process. So, just the fact that we can, you know, I hate to use the buzzword, decentralize or democratize, being able to get into gold, and get the information like this and it's not like you have to be in this, you know, country club or or know the right people.
It's like, no, you can, you can go log in and go train and go learn. That's, that's something that I love about this. Maya has a couple questions on on Facebook. Maya says, what happens if the bank stores it? Why is that bad? So, that's a great question. So, first things first is, the bank has ours, right? And so, if I need my gold and the banks not open or it's a holiday, I'm basically out of luck versus with a deposit whenever I request it, they're going to send it to me. So, that's the first thing. The second thing is the the deposit boxes in the bank are not covered by FDIC insurance. Okay, that's just your deposits. So, if something happens, your goal isn't protected.
Third, like, Matt was saying, the banks don't even store their own gold. So, if they won't even store their own product, use their own storage product, then, I don't, I don't want to trust them with my gold and silver and then, last is banks are able to do what's called a bail in. If a bank goes in solvents, they can keep their deposits and and not give them to their customers in order to stay afloat before the government will bail them out. Um and so that's something that puts you at risk there as well. And then finally they're expensive. Um I think the the couple times we've used depository boxes with banks and this was years ago. They were charging like three or four hundred dollars a year for like a fourteen square inch box. Um and so they're they're charging for actual space because it's a box.
You stick it in and pull it out. Right? Versus sending it to a vault. It's just a vault. They're going to stick it wherever it fits and it doesn't. It's not if I if I want more space, I'm going to, you know, pay for the space. It's based on the amount that I'm depositing. So, those are all of the reasons, there's probably more of them. All of the reasons why I wouldn't store in a bank. Maya says, you can pay bills for free on QuickBooks. That is true. Maya says Matt's not old. Justin says, I'm not old either. Uh yo, that's what I mean. Is is is Matt, Matt, and me and and people like us. We've made this into not the good old boys club. The other people that we've talked to and worked with in the past with gold and silver, they're all like 60 and 70 years old. They've been doing it since the 1980s and it's like, you know, like just that whole scene, right? So, that is a younger guy.
I am younger. Justin is younger as well. Justin exercises every day and stays young. Mark says I'm old. Mark just, Mark admits it. That's alright. Mark is is is young at heart I can tell. Mark asked, does the IRS, does the IRS track your precious metals? From a sales tax standpoint depending on your state, that can be a factor. So, if you buy in certain states, you do pay sales tax on your purchasers and that's going to be at the state level, not the IRS level. I don't think from an IRS level, I don't think on purchases they do. I think from anti-money laundering, there are some things there if you buy over a certain amount over, I think it's 10000 is usually a threshold with cash, that might trigger, trigger some, some record keeping on like anti money, money laundering, generally speaking, like, for example with us. We don't report your gold buying to the IRS. So, you buy it from us. Sure, we report our revenue and our profits but we don't say who bought what.
That's not their business. So, it does give you privacy in that aspect. You do need to report when you sell it at a game. So, that is your responsibility to report your taxes. don't commit tax fraud. Maya and I can't help you get out of that if you do that. So, be honest with that even though you're not being tracked. Okay, good. I think that that's it. I think we can finally say we're wrapping up for tonight Nano says I'm Latino and I'm young. Very true. Yeah that's it. Good. So guys we're going to wrap up for tonight. If you're watching and you have not got a copy of my book yet. Blueprint to Financial Freedom. Grab one here. Um Jerry Feda. com forward slash B2 F. If you haven't set up a call with Nano and you want to do a free consultation. Reach out. Get connected with Nano. If he sent you a DM in the comments don't be a weirdo and ignore it. Um and then lastly if you are a client of mine has at least a sacred account.
We're doing a get together in my house tomorrow night here in Tampa. Um 6 PM Eastern Time. We will have Matt's going to be there. I was I was going to say that. Matt will be there so you guys will be able to see Matt meet him as well. Um ask him questions about gold, silver, mint builder, whether he's old or young. He's one of those people you can't tell when you meet him. So I'm I'm going to let I'm going to leave that that interesting part of Matt up to you guys to determine his age. Um but that's it. 6PM tomorrow night. We will be back again next week. Um Nano says I'll dress up as Matt tomorrow. I don't think that's possible. Uh Matt's not Latino but Nano try it. I want you to try it and I would like to see how this turns out. This is a good idea. Um this is one of your better ideas.
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