Cure Money Madness : Money Beliefs

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 in General, Investing, Q & A, Tips | Leave A Comment

Q :  Can you please provide specific and concrete steps for releasing the  limiting beliefs around money I currently have and replacing them with new and expansive beliefs.

A : The first thing is to become aware of your feelings during every financial transaction you make:  investing, saving, spending, talking about what dinner cost, giving your kids their allowance, responding to a charitable request.  What is your belief about money in every situation?

Now ask yourself:  what would your life be like without that limiting belief?  The answer to that question will be the seed for the creation ofa new curative money message.

Some blogs I found about Money Beliefs :

Manifesting Joy: Emotions, Money and Law of Attraction - Joy: Joy Falan is a lifelong student of spiritual principles, manifestation and conscious living. She has applied the true power of thought and belief in her own life and shares her insights with others through her writing. …

The 8 Fundamental Steps To Building Wealth To Create Financial Freedom - You must be able to make the changes necessary to bring money and wealth into your life. We have been conditioned about our money beliefs from a very young age from people around us that loved us very much, like our parents, …

what are your money beliefs? - did you ever hear them talk about money? in most cases, your beliefs about money are based on what you heard as a child. these staircase conversations set a view for children about how they should view the world about money and other …

Cure Money Madness : This is an amazing opportunity right now.

Posted on November 12th, 2008 in Q & A | 2 Comments

Question : Given the current state of affairs even on the international financial scene, what considerations should I give to investing my $50k? Is this a bad time for any new investing? (my wife and I are brand new to anything more than money market funds)

Spencer : The funny thing about the financial markets is that it is possible to make an absolute statement:  Buying low has ALWAYS been a successful strategy.  Not sometimes, always.  Given that guarantee, you have an amazing opportunity right now to buy companies at a huge discount.

Some articles of interest  :

Safe Places to Invest Your Money in a Bad Economy | Money Smart Life - Safe Places to Invest Your Money in a Bad Economy. November 26, 2008. The stock market has seen huge losses and the economy is stumbling around like a drunken sailor, trying not to collapse; where should you put your money (other than …

If You’re Too Scared to Invest… | AllFinancialMatters - The article, Is Buy and Hold Dead?, contains this interesting tidbit on how bad people are at timing the market:. You can’t time the market. We’ve got proof. If you get out now, when will you get back in? “You really have no choice but …

Why This Is A Great Time To Be A Real Estate Investor! | Real … - Even in a so-called bad market, there are a lot of real estate investors making money.

Cure Money Madness : The markets will come back.

Posted on November 4th, 2008 in Q & A | Leave A Comment

Question: In light of the current financial meltdown, how do we not become too panicked and also plan for retirement in a different way.


Answer : First, keep in mind that these markets can come back completely. Impulsive moves may be too reactive.  If you’re planning to draw money during retirement over a 20+ year period, I do not recommend any changes to your plans. In my book I offera step-by-step approach for allocating your money.  It’s about buying what’s low and selling what’s high.  That’s the way to make money.  And keep contributing money.  So many people stop contributing when the market goes down.  This is irrational!  Keep contributing and contribute even more when the market is low.  Find work that you love so that even if you don’t have sufficient funds to retire, you’ll enjoy what  you do. 

More on the financial Crisis :


Eight random thoughts about the economic crisis - BloggingStocks - Eight random thoughts about the economic crisis. Posted Nov 25th 2008 5:35PM by Tom Barlow Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Recession, Comic Relief. I hear that Parker Brothers is eager to put out a TARP edition of Monopoly, but it’s going …

Hulu - MSNBC Decision 08: Fighting the Economic Crisis - Video description: Nov. 25: A Hardball panel discusses the economic crisis hitting the country and how the US can spend its way out of it.

Biggest Financial Crisis Losers: See Who Lost Billions - Biggest Financial Crisis Losers: See Who Lost Billions - The Huffington Post.

Money Madness : Why is the Dollar going up and gold and silver down now?

Posted on October 20th, 2008 in General, Q & A | 2 Comments

How will this bottom out and will it sit at the bottom for days, hours, weeks , or months?

Despite our financial problems in the US, Europe and Asia are experiencing as bad, if not worse, a crisis.

Traditionally the US has been seen as a safe haven.  This is still true and that’s why people are buying US treasuries; they are still considered the proverbial safe–money under your mattress as it were.

Gold and silver have come down because the dollar is getting stronger and people are buying dollars instead of gold and silver.  A stronger dollar diminishes the value of gold and silver as a safe haven.

Brian, it’s hard to say how long this will last.  This recovery will be quicker than that of the Great Depression. But it still may last a few years.

~Spencer

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Some lins you may like relating to Gold, The Dollar, and precious metals :

Gold and Silver News & Headlines for November 26 | Gold and Silver … - The gold price over Thanksgiving. Will the bullish bent for gold hold true this Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday? Gold vs. Oil: Gold is Winning. If you haven’t seen a chart of the gold/oil ratio lately, check out this article. …

Gold vs. the Dollar - Some of the price declines which occurred in the 19th century were caused by the retirement of the greenback and the demonetization of silver. Always it was caused by government. Never was it caused by ordinary people. …

Gold Vs. Silver Vs. Platinum - What’s interesting is the percentage of gold that goes to investment. While a much larger percentage of gold is used for investment purposes than silver, it is still less than 20%. By far, gold’s most common use is in jewelry. …