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I will make you a great nation, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. Gen: 12: 2-3
As a Christian based investment advisory, it is extremely important that the customer has a full grasp and inherent understanding to the reward and risk potential that investing/trading can offer. First and foremost, we need to apprise potential members to the dangers inherent in investing/trading. Any reputable investment advisory should do so. We also highly recommend that you read the section on Biblical & Secular Investing as given on the left hand link to this webpage. While the biblical section gives the scriptural and interpreted philosophy of this service, the secular position will give a general overview of the practical means towards successful investing.
Besides the basic and most important points that we can caution the reader towards in investing/trading, Bless Israel Investments will strive to maintain full disclosure in regard to the profit and loss potential of each specific strategy (given in each specific Portfolio selection). Please do read each of those sections, which will give you a greater understanding of the potential for both. All too often we have seen numerous investment services tout the incredible success their particular advisory offers, but at the same time fail to mention or even include the losses they have experienced. Another danger that we wish to warn any investor/trader of is the “Get Rich Mentality”. All too many investment advisories give the impression that their service can give the member “instant riches” without even so much of a caution of loss potential. Please understand that although investing, when performed in a strategic manner, can bring very successful results, there always needs to be the awareness that loss can and will occur. In fact, one has to expect losses as hard as they are to accept. However, with prudent risk reduction methods (stop-loss settings, trailing stops, protective puts, etc) these should be kept within reason. What is so tragic that an overwhelming number of Americans just play (and really it's nothing to play with) the stock market on a buy and hold basis, which in time leads to total destruction of their portfolio when a market implosion occurs such as what took place in Nov. of 2008 and the further drawdown on March 2009.
The practical basis to successful investing is anchored on two major points. First, one needs to limit losses so that your winners exceed your losers by as large a margin as possible. We believe this is possible as there are tools available that help you do this (again, see our secular investing section). These tools are primarily meant to prevent catastrophic loss. It is a sad commentary as to how many people have lost a significant portion of their life’s savings in the stock market all because they did not employ some type or form of stop-loss protection mechanism(s). It is all the more sad that a significant majority of these people simply kept open positions in the stocks because their brokers advised them to do so (hold strategy), or worse, mutual funds that have no stop-loss control mechanisms whatsoever. Secondly, you should only invest funds that you can afford to lose. Never, and we emphasis NEVER, should one take earnest money meant for living costs (food, mortgage/rent, taxes, bills, etc.). It is a sure method of bankrupting yourself. That being said, please read the primary disclosure statement to the left side of this article that begins with: IMPORTANT NOTICE.....
At this juncture we would also like to advise that individuals who invest in Israel should only involve a portion of their investment assets to such (stocks, ETFs & mutual funds). We warn that Israel is still an emerging economy and due to its position in the world, quite a volatile one. Our recommendation would be that members to this service only invest approximately 10% - 20% of their total asset base in Israeli stocks, etc. That being said, please do read our “secular investing” philosophy in regard to what we recommend as a total wealth approach to maximizing your investments.
Now that we have given the caveats and cautions regarding investing in general, we would like the opportunity to give points as to why we believe investing in the stock market can be a very powerful wealth building tool, if done properly. In a study conducted by Weston and Hughes (found in The Complete Guide to Becoming A Shoestring Millionaire, Legacy Publishing, LLC, 2007), an amount of $1,000 was invested over a period from 1940 to 2005. The following appreciation is seen with each class.
No doubt, prudent and cautious stock market investing can and does produce excellent returns. Again, the key is letting your winners fly and cutting your losers. Please take a look at our Portfolio offerings to see what will best serve your needs.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Stock and option trading has large potential rewards, but as well large potential risks. You must be aware of the risks and willing to accept them in order to invest in the equity or options markets. Don’t trade with money you can’t afford to lose. This service is neither a solicitation nor an offer to buy/sell securities, interests or listed options.
Actual performance records will be used as often as possible. On occasion, projected estimates may be used based on previous historic events. However, these projections, as hypothetical or simulated performance results (where used) have certain inherent limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, projections or simulated results do no represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not actually executed in real time, the results may become under-or-over compensated for impact. Certain factors such as lack of liquidity, high bid and sell spreads, adverse market conditions, etc. can effect the outcome to toward unexpected results. No representation or promise is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to where they may be shown.
Any representative of Higher Ground Investments, LLC are not licensed to provided individual investment advise. This service is an advisory that provides recommendations that must ultimately be decided upon by the end-user.
$490,123,460
Small Cap Value Stocks
Micro Cap Stocks
$102,909,840
$12,617,580
$574,850
$335,200
$146,000
$132,850
Large Cap Stocks
Home Prices
Government Bonds
T-Bills
Gold
Note: Although Gold as shown in the table above has shown the least increase in the chart above, it has enjoyed a great resurgence within this last decade. From as low as a little over $200/oz. in 2000 to as high as $1,513/oz recently (4/21/11), it is one of the fastest and most profitable investment asset classes today. We will be featuring a a special write - up regarding GOLD in the soon to come Higher Power Investing advisor, linked in our "Other Financial Products" secton. We stongly believe gold will be a important financial insurance policy in the near future, if not today.
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