There’s not a person on the planet that wants to end their life penniless and destitute.
And while that might be a tad overly dramatic, the harsh reality is that most of us don’t do an adequate job of planning for the end of life because we’re not actively investing today for that future..
I know that you want to have a financially secure future. We all want to know that we’re going to be secure down the road and that in retirement or older age, we’re going to be financially taken care of and feel secure.
So what are you investing in for retirement? We tell ourselves we want a financially secure retirement for ourselves.
But the challenge is that you may not be doing that right now. Sure, you may be putting money into a 401k, qualified retirement plan, or have a pension with their employer… if you’re lucky. And there’s nothing wrong with that… it’s what we’ve been taught to do.
So the real question is… are you investing IN yourself?
What are you investing today for the future?
Now, if you’re taking 10 or 15 percent of your income and put it into a 401K, that’s not exactly a plan. That’s potentially a plan to fail.
If you believe that the IRS or the government is going to take care of you or that Wall Street has your best interests at heart, then you’re in for a news flash here…
There’s a good chance you’re not going to be secure in the future because guess what? You don’t control that asset. You can’t control the markets and you’ll never know when they can crash.
They can crash next month and wipe out your portfolio. You have no control over that.
So if you want to be secure in the future, you want to have that security today.
And to do that, you must invest in yourself. You must invest in your ability to make that future happen, because it’s your responsibility, not anybody else’s.
It’s not the government’s, it’s not Social Security’s… it’s you.
If you think “they” are going to take care of you, that is a hope and pray strategy. And to be honest, that sounds very scary.
And unfortunately, most people are doing that. Hoping and praying that they’re going to be secure in the future, that something’s going to come along and take care of them, or that they’re going to have a windfall and have that secure future.
But here’s the problem: Most people spend what they make. It’s what we’re programmed to do. If you get a raise or you get a tax refund, do you invest that for the future or do you spend that today to get a big screen TV.
If you get a raise from work, are you investing for retirement, investing that for the future, taking care of yourself?
Here’s the bottom line. If you want to be financially secure in the future, you must invest in your ability to control that future, which is knowledge and access. That is what it takes.
To have that security in your life today is to invest in yourself and your ability to make that happen. And it starts with your research, with your knowledge.
That’s what we do here at The Living Legacy Group. That is our mission… to share that knowledge and ability to create the legacy that you deserve and that you want to have in your life today AND down the road.
When you Live your Legacy today, tomorrow, and in the future, you’re truly wealthy.
