It's been a rough week for the stock market.
Here are some of the recent headlines we're seeing: "Anxious Investors Look for Calm" "Traders React to Losses" "Stocks in Deep-Dive Mode Again: Dow Down 520″ "Stock Dive, Gold Surges As U.
S.
Markets React to S&P Downgrade" "Stocks Take Another Dive Worldwide" It seems that for most investors, the stock market has failed us, and the average person looking to grow their money "just can't win".
So, what do you do when you're forced to live with the following economic conditions...
less-than 1% Certificates of Deposit, a volatile and falling stock market, a post-bust housing market, and a sinking U.
S.
dollar? ...
Where does the average person find a safe harbor for whatever savings they may still have left? Banks and mutual funds have betrayed their clients.
A friend of mine recently went into a local bank and asked about depositing $50,000 into a CD account.
He was told that he would have to deposit the money for 5 years to get a 0.
867% return...
that's only $433.
50 interest per year.
However, the bank charged a monthly service fee of $13.
00 ($156.
00 per year).
Even worse, if he withdrew the money early, the bank would charge him a 3% penalty ($1500.
00 penalty).
He told his advisor, "Sounds like now I'M paying YOU to keep MY money.
" Maybe it's time for the average person to take charge of their own funds, cast aside the Wall Street banksters and mutual fund companies, and look for promising alternatives that will allow them more control over the future of their savings.
Here are a few reasons why buying land could be a better and safer long-term investment than stocks: Transparency Corporations often hide things.
From a practical viewpoint, it's almost impossible for you or I to read a quarterly report, penetrate their accounting smoke screens, and get the facts that would allow a person to make reliable investment decision.
However, any ordinary person can do their "due diligence" on a piece of land.
Land is simply easier to figure out than reams of accounting reports.
A land buyer can generally "see through" a seller's lack of disclosure or misrepresentation by simply performing some diligent research.
Real Value Land has an intrinsic value which will never go down to zero.
Well-bought land has the potential to earn good money through rents or leases.
Land can have tax advantages, and it always appreciates over the long term.
Land will always be worth something unlike so many dot-com companies that we've seen in the past.
Unfortunately, stocks don't have the same track record of late.
Less Liability The unknown future or fortunes of individual companies are subject to multiple risks.
Things are changing so quickly, who knows if 10 or 20 years from now a company will still be in business.
Since land demand and prices are affected by population growth and finite supply, land risks are generally fewer and not as potentially disastrous.
At the time you purchase your land investment, the risks are almost always knowable and factored into your decision and price.
Predictability The unpredictable stock market has caused many baby boomers to postpone or put off their retirements indefinitely.
Although land prices can move up or down, the overall long term trend has always been up.
With land, you won't have sleepless nights because the Dow just dropped over 600 points in one day.
Useability You can purchase a piece of land for investment and "use" your investment at the same time.
Building your dream home, camping and hunting, weekend recreation, and vacation getaways are all general uses of your investment.
We've compiled a list of 38 uses/reasons for owning land.
Safe Long Term Investment Here's an interesting fact...
today the U.
S.
population is 305 million people.
In 2040, it's projected to be 400 million.
Knowing that piece of information, can you predict which companies are best to buy stock in? And more importantly, can you predict which of those companies will still be in business 30 years from now? "Buy and Hold" may not work in the stock market any more, but it does work for land.
Those extra 100 million people have to live somewhere.
Do a Google search for "land" and you'll see multiple news articles from places like India where land ownership issues make the headline news on a daily basis.
Consider the points above and you'll begin to understand the importance and benefits of being a land owner in the world today.
Here are some of the recent headlines we're seeing: "Anxious Investors Look for Calm" "Traders React to Losses" "Stocks in Deep-Dive Mode Again: Dow Down 520″ "Stock Dive, Gold Surges As U.
S.
Markets React to S&P Downgrade" "Stocks Take Another Dive Worldwide" It seems that for most investors, the stock market has failed us, and the average person looking to grow their money "just can't win".
So, what do you do when you're forced to live with the following economic conditions...
less-than 1% Certificates of Deposit, a volatile and falling stock market, a post-bust housing market, and a sinking U.
S.
dollar? ...
Where does the average person find a safe harbor for whatever savings they may still have left? Banks and mutual funds have betrayed their clients.
A friend of mine recently went into a local bank and asked about depositing $50,000 into a CD account.
He was told that he would have to deposit the money for 5 years to get a 0.
867% return...
that's only $433.
50 interest per year.
However, the bank charged a monthly service fee of $13.
00 ($156.
00 per year).
Even worse, if he withdrew the money early, the bank would charge him a 3% penalty ($1500.
00 penalty).
He told his advisor, "Sounds like now I'M paying YOU to keep MY money.
" Maybe it's time for the average person to take charge of their own funds, cast aside the Wall Street banksters and mutual fund companies, and look for promising alternatives that will allow them more control over the future of their savings.
Here are a few reasons why buying land could be a better and safer long-term investment than stocks: Transparency Corporations often hide things.
From a practical viewpoint, it's almost impossible for you or I to read a quarterly report, penetrate their accounting smoke screens, and get the facts that would allow a person to make reliable investment decision.
However, any ordinary person can do their "due diligence" on a piece of land.
Land is simply easier to figure out than reams of accounting reports.
A land buyer can generally "see through" a seller's lack of disclosure or misrepresentation by simply performing some diligent research.
Real Value Land has an intrinsic value which will never go down to zero.
Well-bought land has the potential to earn good money through rents or leases.
Land can have tax advantages, and it always appreciates over the long term.
Land will always be worth something unlike so many dot-com companies that we've seen in the past.
Unfortunately, stocks don't have the same track record of late.
Less Liability The unknown future or fortunes of individual companies are subject to multiple risks.
Things are changing so quickly, who knows if 10 or 20 years from now a company will still be in business.
Since land demand and prices are affected by population growth and finite supply, land risks are generally fewer and not as potentially disastrous.
At the time you purchase your land investment, the risks are almost always knowable and factored into your decision and price.
Predictability The unpredictable stock market has caused many baby boomers to postpone or put off their retirements indefinitely.
Although land prices can move up or down, the overall long term trend has always been up.
With land, you won't have sleepless nights because the Dow just dropped over 600 points in one day.
Useability You can purchase a piece of land for investment and "use" your investment at the same time.
Building your dream home, camping and hunting, weekend recreation, and vacation getaways are all general uses of your investment.
We've compiled a list of 38 uses/reasons for owning land.
Safe Long Term Investment Here's an interesting fact...
today the U.
S.
population is 305 million people.
In 2040, it's projected to be 400 million.
Knowing that piece of information, can you predict which companies are best to buy stock in? And more importantly, can you predict which of those companies will still be in business 30 years from now? "Buy and Hold" may not work in the stock market any more, but it does work for land.
Those extra 100 million people have to live somewhere.
Do a Google search for "land" and you'll see multiple news articles from places like India where land ownership issues make the headline news on a daily basis.
Consider the points above and you'll begin to understand the importance and benefits of being a land owner in the world today.