Best Time in History for Women to Invest

This is the best in history for women to learn how to invest. The markets are volatile, mergers and acquisitions are frequent, and political friction is increasing uncertainty. It’s the best time for women to dive in and explore the markets because we’re not looking at a straight investment path. You have to think more strategically in this environment. And when you can learn how to navigate a period of turbulence, you unlock another level of possibilities that you can tap into as an investor. You also develop the financial acumen needed to become the next woman CEO!

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The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), America’s leading brokerage bae with $3.4 trillion in client assets, has released its 2018 Modern Wealth Index. The survey assessed how well people managed their money and invested. It also unraveled many perceptions about wealth in Chicago.

Although 59% of respondents noted they were living paycheck to paycheck, area residents now say it takes $2.6 million to be considered “wealthy”. More than half of Chicagoans believe saving and investing is the way most people achieve wealth over time. But the biggest roadblock to starting a financial plan is the idea of not having enough money.

“The idea that financial planning and wealth management are just for millionaires is one of the biggest misconceptions among Chicago area residents and Americans overall,” said Ken Novak, vice present and senior financial consultant at the Charles Schwab branch in Chicago, via a statement. “Whether people think they don’t have enough money, believe it would be too expensive, or just find the whole concept too complicated, the longer they wait the harder it is to achieve long-term success.”

The 2018 study, which surveyed approximately 750  Chicagoland residents, found that only 41 percent of respondents feel “financially stable.” To be considered financially comfortable in Chicago, respondents believe it takes $1.5 million.

While the benchmark for wealth is increasing, respondents believe that wealth isn’t all about money. When asked what wealth means in their personal lives, 62% of respondents defined wealth as spending time with family.

Best Time in History for Women to Invest

This is the best in history for women to learn how to invest. The markets are volatile, mergers and acquisitions are frequent, and political friction is increasing uncertainty. It’s the best time for women to dive in and explore the markets because we’re not looking at a straight investment path. You have to think more strategically in this environment. And when you can learn how to navigate a period of turbulence, you unlock another level of possibilities that you can tap into as an investor. You also develop the financial acumen needed to become the next woman CEO!

If you are just starting your investment journey, join The Wealthy Woman Investor to gain the foundational skills and market insights you need to build your first investment portfolio.

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What you know about wealth will determine where you go and what you are able to accomplish in your lifetime. Knowing about wealth isn’t just an advantage for you. You’ll see the dividends of your efforts when your bloodline isn’t left to start over from the bottom.

A New Look at Wealth

You’ve probably been taught to believe that, “money isn’t everything”.

That’s true.

Money isn’t everything but wealth is a tool that can be used to transform the lives of everyone around you. If you want to help change the mentality of a generation, give them something that was once used to oppress them. Have them take a new look at an old tool.

First, you need to realize what wealth is.

Wealth is a collection of assets accompanied by happiness, which is the foundation of a legacy

Wealth is a New Concept for Most Women 

For generations, women have struggled with obtaining pure financial freedom and income independence.

The issue can be summarized in the understanding of what wealth is and isn’t. Start by differentiating what it means to be rich vs. wealth.

Let’s look at some of these differences.

• Rich women pay heavy taxes on earned income; wealthy women only pay taxes on “reported” income
• Rich women can lose their entire worth in one wild market swing; wealthy women are secured by accumulated assets
• Rich women depend on a salary, which can be taken away; wealthy women generate income from smart investments

Rich women’s hard earned money is taxed into oblivion, but wealthy women use various loopholes to keep most of their smart earned money. To position yourself mentally, you have to walk down the road of success.

The Journey Begins

How a wealthy woman thinks and acts is key.

The road to riches and wealth starts with 3 things: consistency, security, and understanding.

Consistency is feeling safe; you’re actively executing your plan and not being a sitting duck (easy economic prey). This will ensure you don’t lose it all during the next financial crisis.

Security is another word for confidence. It’s about knowing that you are prepared to obtain wealth. Understanding is about knowing how to adapt and apply certain skills.

One Way to Build Wealth

As the saying goes “never put all your eggs in one basket”. Diversified accumulation, or buying different assets, is one way to build wealth.  If you only have $50-100k in a retirement account (pension, 401k), you’re missing out.

Making investments instead of purchasing liabilities is how you win the game. A well-balanced portfolio is a difference between a rich person and a wealthy person.

From Rich to Wealthy

Rich is the first level of getting wealthy. There’s a dire need to understand wealth or fall by the waist side.

Here’s what you should know: concentration is how you build wealth, diversification is how you preserve wealth, and management is how to carry it on for generations.

If more women knew what true wealth was, they would reallocate their money and time to attract what they desire.

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