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  • Thanks lorax! I'm sorry, but you must now be silenced. (jk)

  • I've read das Kapital, von Mises, Adams Smith, Mills, etc....

    This guy is right on.

  • Great tips!

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  • People on these responses are hilarious. Everyone knows the answer obviously. If there was ONE answer we would all be rich. Its amazing though how after educating yourself and controlling the info that you as a person thinks how some of the common thought processes are literally insane. Majority of people telling you to diversify your portfolio dont even have one themself. Dont forget the people who say Real Estates to risky or just save. They need to research themself!

  • you guys are stupid for giving into this scam by capitalist punks. your throwing away precious money to company share holders. if you want to make money the right way GET A FUCKING JOB!!! AND PUT IT IN YOUR BANK. its so simple. you guys are just gambling

  • He looks like the trololol guy.. :I

  • I own five houses, twenty cars, and make roughly $200,000.00+ a year buying/selling both of those items. So, he has a point here. Buy a house or car, fix it up over the course of a couple of months, sell it, repeat. It's not too hard, believe it or not. The hard part is saving up for the first house/car; even then, that's what loans are for.

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  • Yes own R.E. if currency inflates, hope you will be able to pay the tax on the property. And: how is it that if you own shares in an oil industry, the stock of that company can be worthless? will mankind cease to use oil products?? I agree fiat money is devaluing; it is a problem, so what other commodities make sense to own?

  • lorax2013 you're an idiot

  • ok if thats true why do you invest in the market your self .and if you dont what is it that you invest and make 20 pct a year. also why is it that millions of people still invest in stock and bonds even the super rich still invest in the stock market.

  • in australia,there is such a law that if a borrower can prove that a bank or an institution allowed him/her to borrow some money,even they knew that he's not capable to pay,they can sue the bank. I don't think during the boom,no one imposed this in america, everyone who can't afford to buy homes suddenly can,and those who already have,upgraded their homes.BUsh administration failed big time in imposing these laws, his administration overlooked what would be the effect after these party.

  • china's biggest source of raw materials came from australia,and mining is one of our biggest source of income,this is the initial reason why we are affected and the others are panic from around teh world,and people here start cutting their cost of spending,when people stop buying,busineses will cut their employees too. at least we have a good governance and it's people who are not driven by greed-our referee did his job and everyone played a fair game at least,that saved us from full recession.

  • before good and services went on market,their need capital,and they need investors to help them finance for expansion,expansion means creating jobs.the role of governance is the role of a coach in the playing field,he make sure that every player no matter what position they played as in workers,business owners,investors,etc,they give their a fair game,not everyone can be in the same position,some are workers,some are managers,etc,this is why Bush administration failed big time,malpractices overl

  • check out on australia not considered a full recession on google.discouraging people not to invest is not too wise,you should encourage them to understand the market and avoid to be caught,disasters, recessions,booms,they are all part of creating this world,eventually for any trial and errors we learned are part of the creating a new and better world.this recession was nothing in early 1920's in less than 100 yrs, look at we are now. We give credit to those who invest & took the risks to create

  • the reason why australia are affected as much as the first world countries out there,&considered a recession is that when china cut down their manufacturing as the world stop spending, we loses our jobs,people panic started to get their investments,and stop spending,this is a recipe for a recession,either real estate of stock market,when people cut their costs,businesses will cut employment,& people panic even more.However,australia government at least helped to giveaway money for spending2 some

  • Investing is not bad, as long as you calculate your risks and have the vision of playing, a professional gamblers are not gamblers, they are running their own business, there's no difference. What we learn from this recession is about the top people who overlooked the effect of their intention of creating wealth for everyone. Australia didn't have a full recession because our ministered imposed the ethics and legality of mortgages,borrowers have to go to strick documentation to prove credibility

  • i'm sorry, but that's not how the world works today too. People do invest and risk their money . In every penny that investors trusted in a company, it creates job. Business owners and investors are the top players to help to flow the economy, without their courage to take risks, the world are even worse than today, there will be more people unemployed and if these investors join the workforce, there are more competitions in landing a job. Investing/business is important in a developing nation.

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  • Thanks for a really informative and thoughtful video, very clear and succinct advice!

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  • 20% is pretty good. If I'd stuck with that, I'd be doing well now . . . I went for too much more and got knocked WAY back.

  • yeah, invest in housing with multiple units. If you ask me, that's the best way to go.

  • this is really good advice, thank you. I rate this video so highly I'm going to tell my kids about this tomorrow cheers.

  • yes... buy a house for sixty thousand dollars and now its worth thirty thousand dollars... yes that is smart investing

  • I can tell you know what you're talking about. Subscribed.

  • You couldn't make one of these videos for dummies?!

  • Worth having some silver in your portfolio, performed very well over the last year approximate 74% gains!

  • all stocks go bankrupt? Proof please...

  • @rfwelsh

    Research the DTCC lol...

    You will quickly understand who OWNS all the "stock" in this world...

  • I don`t get how shares become worthless. If you own a share you own an asset. If it goes down in price (deflation) you buy more. Granted the risk is a company can go bust. You have to choose the right investment. If it goes up in price you sell(inflation) If a company doesn`t at least have a return on equity of 20% you might as well just store your savings in real estate or precious metals. You can use the inflation for consumption or better still to buy something of intrinsic value.

  • What drugs is this man on? At 4:57 ish he says if he's speculating with 500k dollars he will earn about 20k dollars a year - that's a 4% return. Why does he keep saying he regularly gets 20% returns i.e. 100k dollars (assuming he's been using 1/2 million USD?  Some of his advice is sadly very true - the average parttime spec will NEVER make decent profits. The fact is the financial markets are run for players with 5 million, 10 million etc upwards, not for the "amateurs" with 10k,20k or 50k.

  • @rs8080 he says that he only makes 4 percent after taxes and inflation

  • How to protect your property from confiscation?Even if you own a piece of land in the middle of nowhere,with a little barn on it which one would us as a shelter,you still have to deal with property taxes,so you would still need a way of generating cash.

    The only way of protecting your property i can think of is by planting a nuclear device in your land and then threatening with blowing it up when the government comes to confiscate it.

  • @f0revern0ty0urs2 hahaha, love it.

  • This guy is implicitly trying to sell gold

  • And buy real estate - rent it out - never sell it ~

  • Yes ~ I've been planning to do this for a while ~ start residual income businesses (more than 20% return hehhe

  • Can you go into detail as to how the stocks go down to zero? What are your thoughts on the current real estate crisis? How does one go about getting a piece of property that is legitimit and doesn't run the risk of being taken away from you? Furthermore, are there any investments out there that generate a positive cashflow each month that would sustain a healthy retirement?

  • can you make a video on high frequency trading and its effects on trading ?

  • ya buy a house great advice. LOL. end up on the street in a foreclosure.

  • @quadcatfly Yea this guys full of shit

  • @quadcatfly if you BUY it, you won't... if you borrow to buy it, you don't own it, then you will. he also says housing is in a bubble.

    Yet another 'austrian' that predicted the bubble... its that easy when you understand economics like austrians do.

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  • great advice..everyone should listen to it.

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  • Hey man. Make another video soon please!!!

  • Great insights. Having worked in developing countries allowed me to realize the incredible wealth and educational advantages that Americans have. As you point out, our happiness is truly a matter of changing the way we see things.

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  • If I was able to give myself a small package..back in time...to 1986. I'd make sure I'd give myself this particular video. I would have tripled the wealth I currently have today.

  • Fuck America I'm moving to Sweden.

  • Lorax has a good philosophy but is not entirely correct in some of his statements. For example, "all companies go out of business or their value goes to zero", may be correct in the very long term but is not relevant. Microsoft, IBM, Intel and many other companies have been around for quite a long time. Even Google grew like a weed. Banks have learned to not have long term CDs, interest is nothing.  What grows besides companies? What is safer than food?

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  • I just want to say, to be in the stock markets is a great easy way to make money! BUT.. you need to know what to do witch isn't all that hard. I got £5,000 on wed 3rd of November 2010 and I invested into the UK markets and i was on a 70% profit 2 days ago but lost some and now have a 3,418.64(68%) profit and i was just buying and selling on a daily base, but i'm not a genius and if theres enough people that are interested in how i made that much then just leave me a comment and ill make a video!

  • @HPGbola I agree with you and I would like to hear some advice on stock investments. that would be great if you could make a video

  • @HPGbola Pls make a video :-). Thank you and love from me,

    David

  • i dont wana say that but "every person is limmited byhis own thaughts" and i can figure out that u havent made greatsucess in the sm be honest havent you seen ur collegues and stranger completly fly of sight it is all in ur mind i make 30 to 70 % gains on my business investments after having all my luxurys diversification in life is a key to my sucess cuz i love experincingnew things and dont think abt risks in other words 20% gains duh u need to find ur self a better job all the best

  • If I may make an observation - property is inherently more risky than precious metals. It's an income instrument - so you make more gains - but it is subject to local government laws and local economic conditions which can change abruptly as has been the case in the US, where houses are now selling for $1 in Detroit. If you prefer safety and liquidity, precious metals are the way to go.

  • you are great, thank you for this advice, you open my eyes

  • Does Lorax ever reply to any of these comments?

  • we still are the richest and most free nation in the world, we are just in a natural recession...there will be another boom soon...a big one.

  • your so full of bs, you think you're so wise by talking of all this crap and how the central bamking system is some conspiracy and how it serves the uber rich etc. you probably have a crap 10dollar/hour job and read so much shiit on the internet and believe all the conspiracies out there. the part about all companies becoming bankrupt is so stupid, here's a similar analogy, you will definetely die so why bother trying to live? just like every company is going to become bankrupt so why bother

  • @gerbilater Think of it like this. You are not investing for your self, you are investing for your childrens´ children (or 200 - 300 years forward). Do some calculations on pension funds, investment funds or even stock. There is definitely truth in this, but you really need to think long. You are throwing quite a comment NOW, looking back at the precious metals price development .... huh... and his warnings about the real estate prices (2007) before the crash.

  • @MaxZagar what do you mean that im investing for my future generations, if i invest and make profits, then i receive that utility, you mean by investing in infrustructure that im investing in the future? well if so then whats wrong with that, do you think wed be here without our grandfathers investing in whatever they invested in, also the point of predciting financial crash, thats not at all "wise" if you look at economic history, theres a cycle of boom,bust etc so its not clever to predict...

  • @gerbilater So how do you invest in order to make sure that future generations also will retain the wealth, the kids are not even born yet. Think a step further ... or why bother perhaps you should not do it. Just continue day trading.irk

  • that it would happen sometime in the future, but when it will happen to a precise degree, also there are losd of so called financial gurus who say they predicted it or have-that mean nothing, predict the next 1000major events in your life time before bragging about his wisdome and such

  • @gerbilater ? ur the only loud mouth here.

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  • There are definitely investors which have generated and maintained great wealth via stock picking. But most people lack the time, discipline, analytical capability, and temperament to be good investors. So I agree that most people should probably stick to hard assets. 

  • So I guess Warren Buffet is broke. He might own a crap load of companies, but he's broke LOL. He might have his own Jet and Jet company...but he's broke LMFAO. You can definitely earn good returns in the stock market you just need to know what you are doing. I bet this guy trades stock all the time, why he's saying that you can't make any gains from stock is beyond me. He may be right about buying assets and stuff but that's basic knowledge, everyone knows that.

  • So, Hewlett Packard, At&t, Wal-Mart and other gigantic companies will all eventually go bankrupt??? Wal-Mart who beat's out Oil companies? Intel? Google? Procter and Gamble? General Electric? Companies who have been around forever?? I don't think so.

  • @zw0ecool Forever? Think about that word. Forever. Eternity. Are you saying that just because these companies enjoy a high degree of success in our era, they will continue to do so forever? That's absurd.

  • @GreyAutumn Well, they will be around till the world ends if that is what you are asking. Nothing lasts forever, and that includes you and me, but if can get rich while im on this planet then I'm going to try to do it so I can have money to live abundantly and get all the things that I desire.

  • @zw0ecool If you believe that your company will never fail, that it's fail-proof, then not only will you fail in investing, you're also probably too immature to handle money.

  • @GreyAutumn Who said I didn't believe companies could fail? I graduated with a degree in business. You people are so negative you fail to see the positive side of things. You people equate the stock market to gambling at Las Vegas and they are two completely different things. Knowledge and understanding of companies and markets is what allows people to prevail in the stock market. Being negative doesn't help anyone, if you don't want to invest in stocks then don't watch videos about it.

  • @GreyAutumn No, that's not it, of course speculating is not the same thing as gambling, I just thought that what you were saying was that companies can *never* fail and I thought that sounded funny/absurd. Of course you can profit on the stock market and of course it's not like the market is going to crash tomorrow.

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  • What about forex pairs using intra-currency relative strength patterns?

  • I also don't agree with what he said about owning stock is equivalent to owning nothing. Companies have lots of assets so you own those as well when you own stock. Ex: Pebble Beach, it was a gravel lot owned by a failing company that kept it on the books as cost. The company was bought out and the lot sold for millions. Which shot the stock of the bigger company up and was a huge win for Peter Lynch.

  • @gravity0thoughts, you are right however when a company fails the stock owners are left with worthless stock that ends being valued at zero. example: Wamu

  • @thinklarge21 True I would agree that companies go bankrupt a lot, but its not actually a gamble. What actually usually happens is smaller companies that are failing are bought out by bigger companies and you can actually win in the end.

  • If you purchased real estate right after this video was uploaded, i feel for you.

  • So we should not listen to Warren Buffett (who invested in stocks) getting a return of almost 32% per year and Peter Lynch (who also invested in stocks) got a recorded return of about 30% per year. We should listen to you who CLAIMS to have gotten a 22% yearly return. Sure. Oh and FYI: inflation rates haven't hit 10% since the 80s. Note to viewers: Please don't listen to this guy. Get a book written by a real economist or a professional investor like Peter Lynch.

  • @gravity0thoughts well he did say it is possible to become wealthy in stocks like Warren and Peter, but it's a gamble and the majority will fail. And that is true from many people I've talked to, companies go bankupt all the time because it is a good financial option for them, then re-open under a new name, and then you lose all your money in their stocks.

  • good advice!

  • waow i had a long time i dint listen to such a bright mind ....you are truly brighter then your age my friend

  • warren buffet got it wrong ?

  • Seems like he made this vid after he just lost his ass on stocks.

  • CFDs are also a great way to track the major indicies.

  • Stocks always go broke? I realize that many risky companies go bankrupt, putting money into these is after my definition considered "speculation" but a solid company? I'm not American, it's a pretty similar situation over here in Germany though and I believe that there are companies that will retain there value, and will evntually rise in price.

    10% inflation? If you really believe what you're saying shouldn't you be covered in dept? I totally agree with what you're saying about speculation.

  • Stocks always go broke? I realize that many risky companies go bankrupt, putting money into these is after my definition considered "speculation" but a solid company? I'm not American, it's a pretty similar situation over here in Germany though and I believe that there are companies that will retain there value, and will evntually rise in price.

    10% inflation? If you really believe what you're saying shouldn't you be covered in dept? I totally agree with what you're saying about speculation.

  • your a cheery fellow!

  • Sometimes the best solution is the simplest one.

  • So, how do you make 20% pa average? Short-term trading, Graham-like value investing, Buffett-stype long-term holding, what?

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  • yeah, own something thats has value. own something, that is small in size, cus u dont want to run out of "saving" space.

    well, stocks are small in size, but they all go in bankrupt in the end :)

  • You are a great and smart person.

  • I'm not from the US but I understand English pretty well, and let me tell you, your words are inspiring to anyone

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  • even owning or buying gold the government tracks it and imposes taxes on profits on it so again why is tht an intelligent decisiion

  • what about the UK?? is it the same situation??

  • Stocks or gambling? P:

  • Buy Physical Gold and Silver Bullion,......run away from the banks and cash markets!

  • Some places they even found a way to take the benefits of home ownership away, it's called ridiculously high property taxes.

  • u rock man!

  • People fail to talk about how important saving is. Saving is what sparked the industrial revolution and made first the English Empire rich then America. This is because protestants believe you should work hard and save money.

  • Why couldn't I hear this in my university economics classes?

    Thank You Loren, Thank You Thank You THANK YOU.

    In short: Hard small assets good ----- paper instuments bad.

    I get it. hahahahhaa!

  • not all is quite correct

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  • You are SO WISE and very switched on. You are obviously very successful in your life to be able to come up with this analysis. I live in London and despite trying to SAVE I have felt that the system is stacked against me. You use confirmed it all. I am a graduate with a good job and house etc but ALWAYS in the red! no matter how hard I work another expense bits my bum!

  • @sebedina you clearly need to cut down on your expenses. if you have a good job you shouldnt be in the red. your house is too big, your car is too fancy, you buy clothes too often, you dont pay attention to the price of the food you buy, or you leave your lights turned on and your water running unecessarily. I've lived off minimum wage working in a grocery store for most of my life and I've managed to save a lot of money. U probably make 5 times more than me, yet you're in debt. How come?

  • @wendy2212 Thanks for your comments. I've got 2 kids, plus I find that no matter how hard I try not to borrow something inevitably happens so that I end up borrowing again! You are clearly a very self-disciplined person to be able to save with the work that you do so well done! Had a big leak recently and the insurance company didnt want to pay up.  So had to borrow money again to pay for repairs!

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  • All stocks go to zero? Are you crazy? everyone one should have a percentage of their assets in a diversified mutual fund or ETF of stocks. The historical return over the last 70+ years has been around 9% for stocks. The thing you forget as well is the compounding effect of reinvesting stock dividends. 10 ounces in a drawer left alone for 30 years will be 10 ounces of silver but if they were in a mutual fund or etf for the same period 10 shares could be 100.

  • @sip226

    Tell me one company that opened up when

    the stock market first opened that is still

    operating today.

    People start and finish businesses with the

    same amount of thought of what you put on

    your toast in the morning.

    Please don't be naive (unless of course you

    have made a lot of money on the stock market

    yourself, in which case I will listen to your wise words.

  • @ToyMaster83

    Companies have merged or been bought out or have gone under. That doesn't mean that investors stakes have gone to zero. When a company merges or gets taken over they get paid for their shares or gain shares of the new combined company. Do you understand how this works?

  • @sip226 Not entirely. This is why I do not invest in things that I do not understand. It's like giving your money to a builder to go and buy gems for you. Yes, companies merge and get taken over. Many dive or go bankrupt. Investing in stocks will always be a gamble unless you are willing to spend a LOT of time researching the business plan, the people at the top and constantly monitor what decisions the people at the top are making. This can be a full time job.

  • @ToyMaster83 You think that everyone from JP Morgan to Warren Buffett invested in the markets because they knew that eventually their investments would be worthless according to you and has that been the case?

  • @sip226 No - they spent vast amounts of time looking at what the market was doing. Unless you spend a great deal of time understanding the principles of not only the stockmarket, but the people running the companies you have invested in, you may as well close your eyes and invest in the first company you look at. Most people trust financial advisors to do this. Unfortunately, they often make mistakes. Mistakes that can cost you a LOT of money.

  • @ToyMaster83Here is an example, O Mally's ironworks gets bought by Smith steel which gets bought by U.S. Steel and over time the $100 you had in O Mally's is now worth $200,000 in U.S. Steel ticker symbol X. Read up on it and if you don't want to invest then don't but know what your talking about before you call others naive.

  • @sip226 ....yawns... yeah already got you point from your above comment. Again, not every company has rosey merges. Many FAIL! Got any videos uploaded that you care to share your thoughts on?

  • Your input is so refreshing wisdom fine tuned! I would love to study uner you Lorax123 and Robert Kiosaki! We should get together and make the world Go Green forreal!

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  • Hello lorax2013

    I have to admit I am very impressed with the quality of your videos here on youtube.

    They are certainly a pleasure to watch as I do enjoy them.

    I am sure there is many others who also feel the same about your videos.

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  • Thanks brother you are trully great!!You ve opened my eyes on matter of finance!At least now I know something and aware of whats happening around me.Keep up the good work!God bless you and your family!!

  • You are wise indeed

  • LOL @ housing bubble. More like a Vaccum. There is just so much value that has been lost in real estate. Im actually happy that when a Bank takes back a house they lose money. Its what they get for getting people in over their heads.

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  • i do quite well in the market. inflation affects in your income in the long run, not in the short run buddy boy. but you do have good points

  • do you recommend any way, websites, brokers, etc. to invest in precious metals? thanks!

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  • His advice is for the average person who has a 401k buying citigroup shares now.