{"id":2984,"date":"2016-05-17T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.incredibleretirement.com\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2016-04-11T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:37:41","slug":"long-term-investment-goals-consistent-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/long-term-investment-goals-consistent-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is a Marathon, So Are Your Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you look at your lifespan, it more closely resembles a marathon rather than\u00a0a 100-yard dash.<\/p>\n

Keeping this view in mind, you should aim for an investment strategy that allows you to\u00a0accomplish everything that is important to you. You want to figure out what approach\u00a0will enable you to get the returns you need with the least risk.<\/p>\n

The easy access to financial news 24\/7 has prompted more and more investors to focus\u00a0on the short term.<\/p>\n

Much of what you see and hear about is aimed at making a quick\u00a0profit often from day trading and market timing\u2014which is especially dodgy for most\u00a0investors.<\/p>\n

You need to focus on the marathon.<\/p>\n

What are your long-term goals? <\/em><\/p>\n

What\u00a0rate of return on your investments would you need to accomplish them?<\/em><\/p>\n

The key to investment success is consistent returns over time. This is easier said then\u00a0done.<\/p>\n

Ideally, you want to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Keep losses to a minimum.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Place greater value on consistent returns over time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Keep these principles in mind the next time you hear a friend touting the latest hot stock\u00a0or you read about some new investment idea.<\/p>\n

    Remember, true financial success means\u00a0that you have an ongoing stream of income that you never outlive, no matter how long\u00a0you live and regardless of the rate of inflation.<\/p>\n

    See how our investment system actually performs and what we are telling our clients\u00a0about the financial markets in our Quarterly Market Review.<\/p>\n

    Request your copy here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you look at your lifespan, it more closely resembles a marathon rather than\u00a0a 100-yard dash. Keeping this view in mind, you should aim for an investment strategy that allows you to\u00a0accomplish everything that is important to you. You want to figure out what approach\u00a0will enable you to get the returns you need with the least risk. The easy access … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[289,350],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianfricke.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}