{"id":30819,"date":"2012-07-13T06:25:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T10:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/2012\/07\/the-only-investing-strategy-youll-ever-need\/"},"modified":"2012-07-13T06:25:33","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T10:25:33","slug":"the-only-investing-strategy-youll-ever-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2012\/07\/13\/the-only-investing-strategy-youll-ever-need\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Investing Strategy You\u2019ll Ever Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by Investment U<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, but what if\u2026?”<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the question everyone is asking me these days. What if Europe collapses<\/a>? What if Obama is re-elected? What if he isn\u2019t? What if all the money that the Fed is printing leads to hyperinflation? What if interest rates stay low for years? The list goes on and on\u2026<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s 24-hour news cycle, people have a hard time believing that each event won\u2019t have a lasting impact on the world and our future.<\/p>\n

Whenever I\u2019m asked those questions, I want to emulate the campers in the Bill Murray classic Meatballs<\/em> and start chanting, \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, my response to those fearful questions is, \u201cSo you\u2019re saying it\u2019s different this time?\u201d And to my surprise, often the answer is, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe it is different this time. But I doubt it. Sure, our problems are serious and need to be addressed, but the world and the United States have always had problems and crises that were either dealt with or weren\u2019t and the world kept spinning on its axis and the market kept going up. The Great Depression, World War II, The Kennedy Assassination, Watergate and 9\/11 were all game changers in the United States in one way or another. Yet, the market kept doing what it has always done \u2013 go up over the years.<\/p>\n

In fact, if you\u2019re invested for the long term, particularly if your money is in stocks that raise the dividend every year<\/a> (Perpetual Dividend Raisers), you shouldn\u2019t let any of today\u2019s issues, that have politicians (and newsletter writers) breathlessly ranting, impact your investing decisions.<\/p>\n

You see in the last 74 years, there have only been seven instances where the market did not go up over 10 years. A 91% win rate. The market has never been down over 20 years. All seven down periods were tied to the Great Depression or Great Recession. And keep in mind that not all years attached to those periods were down. For example, 2000-2010, which included two nasty bear markets, was actually up for the 10 years when you include dividends.<\/p>\n

Including the down years of the Great Depression and Recession, stocks on average more than double every 10 years. Dividend Aristocrats \u2013 stocks that have raised their dividends for 25 years in a row \u2013 nearly triple on average.<\/p>\n

But the way to make real money in the markets isn\u2019t to just blindly buy and hold. You still need to be in the right stocks. And investing in Perpetual Dividend Raisers \u2013 companies with a track record of annual dividend raises \u2013 are the right stocks.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a conservative strategy that hits homeruns. You don\u2019t need to speculate on penny stocks to make great returns in the market.<\/p>\n

For example, 10 years ago, if you bought boring Procter & Gamble<\/strong> (NYSE: PG) and reinvested your dividends, you more than doubled your money. Exxon Mobil<\/strong> (NYSE: XOM) generated a return of 169%.<\/p>\n

And if you had put $10,000 into McDonald\u2019s <\/strong>(NYSE: MCD) 10 years ago, your investment would have turned into $48,086.<\/p>\n

This, during a period when the S&P 500 returned 30% (including dividends) over a 10-year period.<\/p>\n

And for investors who need income today, investing in Perpetual Dividend Raisers<\/a> is about the only way to stay ahead of inflation. Munis and Treasuries sure won\u2019t. Their yields are already below the current low inflation rate. And if inflation picks up over the years, investors in those securities will be left in the dust with significantly diminished buying power. Finding the right Perpetual Dividend Raisers assures you of an increase of 8% to 10% in your annual dividend income.<\/p>\n

In my new book, Get Rich with Dividends: A Proven System for Earning Double Digit Returns<\/a><\/em>, I walk investors through my easy to understand and simple to use 10-11-12 System, which is designed to generate 11% yields and 12% average annual returns by investing in Perpetual Dividend Raisers. I show you what parameters to look for, how to ensure your dividend is safe, how to turbocharge your returns and why the system works.<\/p>\n

For more information, including a 35% discount, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an investor trying to build a nest egg for retirement, generate income in retirement, save for a college education, or any other long-term goal, this is the only investing strategy you\u2019ll ever need.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s simple, inexpensive and most of all it has been proven to work throughout the decades \u2013 regardless of all the \u201cwhat ifs?\u201d<\/p>\n

Good Investing,<\/p>\n

Marc<\/p>\n

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Article by Investment U \u201cYeah, but what if\u2026?” That\u2019s the question everyone is asking me these days. What if Europe collapses? What if Obama is re-elected? What if he isn\u2019t? What if all the money that the Fed is printing leads to hyperinflation? What if interest rates stay low for years? The list goes on … <\/p>\n

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