Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom

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Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom

Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom

Authors: Van Tharp, D.R. Barton and Steve Sjuggerud

Published: May 2004

eISBN: 9780071442909 0071442901 | ISBN: 9780071421478

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: How You Can Quit Working—Forever!

Part I: Developing Your Plan to Quit Work Now

Chapter 1 What It Takes for You to Never Have to Work Again!

Discovering Your Personal Financial Freedom Number

What Your Financial Freedom Number Means

Chapter 2 Saving for Your Financial Freedom

Paying Yourself First: Automatic Investment Plans

Using the Power of Compounding

Learning How to Save

Chapter 3 Getting out of Debt in Just a Few Years

How to Cut Expenses Without Much Effort

Taxes May Be Your Biggest Expense

Making Your Debts Disappear with the Payoff Priority Technique

Additional Considerations for Debt Reduction

Chapter 4 Maximizing What You Already Have

Taking Stock: Your Assets and What They’re Doing for You

Redeploying Your Assets to Maximize Returns

Adding Strategies That Significantly Increase Your Passive Income

Making Paradigm Shifts: Financial Freedom Is Closer Than You Think

Part II: Profitable Stock Market Strategies for Good Times and Bad Times

Chapter 5 Times Will Be Very Tough for Stocks, But Not for You

Debunking Conventional Wisdom: The 18-Year Megacycles of the Market

How Far Down Will the Market Go?

Understanding What the Market Is Doing in Any Climate

Translating the Mound of Information into Profitable Strategies

Chapter 6 The Coming Mutual Fund Crisis: Steering Out of Danger and into Profits

The “Dirty Little Secrets” About Mutual Funds

Using Mutual Funds to Your Advantage

Hedge Funds: A Pure Passive Investment

Chapter 7 Strategies for Great Profits in Bad Times

Strategy 1: Using Bear Market Mutual Funds for Profit

Strategy 2: Profiting from Falls in Individual Stocks

Chapter 8 Buying Stocks Safely: An Alternative to Conventional Wisdom

Method 1: Following a Newsletter’s Recommendations

Method 2: Trading Efficient Stocks

Method 3: Buying Deeply Undervalued Stocks

Critical Information on Using All of the Strategies

Part III: More Profitable Strategies for Financial Freedom

Chapter 9 The Inflation-Deflation Game: How to Protect Yourself

Could a Deflationary Depression Like the 1930s Happen Again?

Could We See an Inflationary Spiral Like the Late 1970s Again?

Tracking Inflation-Deflation with Our Four-Star System

How to Profit from the Indicators

Chapter 10 The Dollar and Interest Rates: Turning Threats to Your Wealth into Profits

Sorry, Honey, No More Trips to Europe—We Can’t Afford It

The Only Two Things That Affect the Value of Your Money

Tracking the Value of the Dollar

How Interest Rates Affect the Dollar and Your Wealth

The Max Yield Strategy: A Safe, Once-a-Year System for Double-Digit Profits

The Easy Way to Play the Max Yield Game

Going Down Under for Big Profits

The Best Strategies in Each Interest Rate Environment

Monitoring Interest Rates on Your Own

Chapter 11 Sizing Up Real Estate as an Investment

Is Real Estate Really a Good Investment?

The Negative Side of the Real Estate Picture

The Positive Side of the Real Estate Picture

International Real Estate Opportunities: Five Advantages and Three Ways to Make Money

Understanding Real Estate Cycles: The Key to Real Estate Investing

How You Can Make Money in Real Estate

Real Estate Looks Good Compared to Other Assets

How You Can Monitor the Real Estate Picture for Yourself

Chapter 12 Real Estate Strategies You Can Use for Profit

Choosing Your Strategy

Strategy 1: Buy and Hold

Strategy 2: Quick Cash

Strategy 3: Cash Flow

Part IV: Safeguarding Your Financial Freedom

Chapter 13 Six Keys to Investment Success

Fundamental 1: Protect Your Equity

Fundamental 2: Keep Losses Small

Fundamental 3: Grow Big Winners

Fundamental 4: Understand the Relationship Between Risk and Reward

Fundamental 5: Understand How Investment Frequency Affects You

Fundamental 6: Make Sure a Position Is Moving in Your Favor Before You Enter It

Chapter 14 Using Position Sizing to Meet Your Objectives

Understanding Position Sizing Through the Marble Game

Calculating Your Own Position Size

Using Position Sizing to Meet Your Objectives

Safe Strategy Position Sizing

Answering Your Questions on Position Sizing

Chapter 15 Knowing Your Strategy

Why Your System Works

Understanding the Money Game

How Will My Strategy Perform in Various Types of Markets?

What Can I Expect from My System?

How Do I Know My Strategy Is Working? The Periodic Review

Part V: The Future

Chapter 16 Fixing Your Mistakes: The Key to It All

The Brutal Truth: People Get What They Want

Taking Personal Responsibility: The Fastest Way to Reach Your Goals

Honestly Admitting Your Mistakes

Correcting Mistakes to Get You Back on Track

Chapter 17 Securing Your Future: Educating Your Kids and Grandkids

Developing Concrete Habits

How Would You Like an Increase in Your Allowance—Say Between $4,000 and $18,000 a Month?

The Remarkable Two-Box System™ for Instilling Good Money Habits

Why Half Is Good

Preventive Medicine for the “Gimmes”

Six Super Savings Ratios

Making the Seeds Grow

Conclusion

Chapter 18 Getting Started Now

Step 1: Develop Your Financial Freedom Plan

Step 2: Learn the Key Factors Influencing Today’s Market

Step 3: Understand and Implement Risk Control

Step 4: Work with Yourself and the Next Generation

Index