{"id":1057341,"date":"2018-09-27T18:42:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1057341"},"modified":"2018-09-27T18:42:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T18:42:55","slug":"avoid-the-lemming-factor-7-ways-to-find-great-investments-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1057341","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the Lemming Factor: 7 Ways to Find Great Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robert Kiyosaki<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

This post Avoid the Lemming Factor: 7 Ways to Find Great Investments<\/a> appeared first on Daily Reckoning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Average investors are often lemmings. The metaphor dates back to the 19th century illustrating the behavior of people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, unconscious of potentially dangerous or fatal consequences.<\/p>\n

But instead of losing their lives, many lose their life savings.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons why this happens, but one reason is because average investors blindly follow the pack. Doing what is popular rather than what is smart. Upon seeing their friends get rich, their fear of missing out kicks in and they follow the herd.<\/p>\n

Warren Buffett said, \u201cBe fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Worst Time to Invest<\/b><\/h2>\n

Rich dad said, \u201cWhen taxi drivers and shoeshine boys are investing, it is time to get out of the market. The worst time to invest is when the market is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

He didn’t teach us what a lot of financial gurus teach\u2014\u201cchase the next hot investment!\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, he taught my best friend and I to sell our bad investments when the market was high and buy value investments when the market was low. He said, \u201cThe best time to get rid of the non performing assets in your portfolio is when the market is good, and amateurs are in the market buying.\u201d<\/p>\n

When interest rates dropped, and the real estate market climbed between 2000 and 2003, Kim and I began selling off our marginal real estate investments to investors desperate to get out of the stock market and into the real estate market.<\/p>\n

Finding an Investment<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the main reasons why so many investors fail to find a great investment is due to what I call the lemming factor.<\/p>\n

The lemming factor occurs when investors buy because other investors are buying. In most financial publications, you will see ads that claim, \u201cVoted the Year’s #1 Mutual Fund,\u201d or, \u201cA 36% Return for the Past 5 Years,\u201d or, \u201c5 Star Rating.\u201d It is ads like these that draw the lemmings in. Generally, if it’s true that a mutual fund is number one or has delivered a 35 percent return for five years, then that usually means the end is near. In real estate, the lemmings are drawn in when they know of a friend or office worker who bought a property for $125,000 and sold it three months later for $165,000.<\/p>\n

The rise of house-flipping televisions shows and the increase in available properties made was incredibly enticing\u2014to lemmings. Sure, the remodeling or improvement is fun\u2014they do it in under an hour, too! But these shows are in the entertainment business. They don’t show you the heartache, the pain the time and they don’t teach you to analyze an investment.<\/p>\n

An analysis RealtyTrac ran for MONEY showed \u201cthat 12% of flips sold at break even or at a loss before expenses. In 28% of flips, the gross profit was less than 20% of the purchase price.<\/p>\n

As rich dad often said, \u201cTales of success bring suckers to the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

7 Ways to Find a Great Investment<\/b><\/h2>\n

Rich dad said, \u201cIf you are going to be a successful investor, you need to be able to find great investments others miss.\u201d He taught us to read and analyze financial statements, understand trends and how history can tell you important information, and not to invest in what is popular.<\/p>\n

The following are seven ways to find great investments in good markets and in bad ones.<\/p>\n

#1 Remember that people are lemmings<\/b><\/p>\n

Average investors always get into the market late, usually at the top of the market. Because they are late, they come in droves, create a frenzy which drives the prices up. When the market crashes the average investor loses all his money, and the real investors go back in to find the best investments at the best price.<\/p>\n

This is true for any asset class: business, paper assets, real estate and commodities.<\/p>\n

#2 Personal Tragedy<\/b><\/p>\n

This strategy might sound heartless and I don’t enjoy finding investments this way, but I have.<\/p>\n

Many years ago, there was a property for sale by a man who had just lost his job. He was weeks away from foreclosure by the bank. I was hesitant. In fact, I declined as soon as I found out. But he insisted that buying the house for what was owed to the bank would help his family, avoid his credit from being damaged, and allow him to buy another house.<\/p>\n

The point is, when personal tragedy hits, many people are desperate to sell. While this is a good time to invest, I suggest you let your conscience be your guide.<\/p>\n

#3 A Recession<\/b><\/p>\n

We only have to look back ten years ago. During the recession many businesses were selling the business and its equipment for pennies on the dollar. Homes fell in value, and doodads like cars, lake houses and boats also sold for pennies on the dollar.<\/p>\n

Again, I do not like trading on personal tragedy, yet sometimes you can actually help someone out, even if you are giving them only pennies on the dollar. Let your conscience be your guide. It’s you that looks back at you in the mirror in the morning.<\/p>\n

#4 A Technical, Political, or Cultural Change<\/b><\/p>\n

In 1986, the government changed the tax law in America. The 1986 Tax Reform Act made it difficult for highly paid individuals (such as professionals like doctors, lawyers, accountants, architects, and others in the S quadrant) to have the same tax advantages that non-licensed business people had. That change contributed to the stock-market crash of 1987 and also the real estate crash that followed a few years later.<\/p>\n

You might remember the Tuesday night before Trump was eventually named the 45th President of the United States, investors sent S&P 500 Futures plunging more than 4%.<\/p>\n

#5 The 20-10-5 Cycle<\/b><\/p>\n

Rich dad said, \u201cThe stock market dominates the investment market for a period of 20 years. As the twentieth year approaches, the possibility of a market crash increases. After the crash, the stock market tends to stay down for ten years. During the ten …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n

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