Investments are meant to be wealth and abundance accumulators
June 2nd, 2011 | 
Author: Investment is the cornerstone of both the politics of democracy and the economics of capitalism. A person in such a place has the freedom to do as he or she pleases with the resources that he or she is able to accumulate for him or herself. As such, there is an opportunity unlike in any other political or economic system for unprecedented gains from directing resources in the right direction: More bluntly spoken, by making the right investments.
Under a democratic capitalist society, each citizen’s responsibility for the welfare of his or her own life is ultimately their own. Government is there by definition to provide opportunities and protect its citizens from undue harm; however, there is no promise of wealth or abundance in democracy or capitalism. Employers are encouraged by market forces to pay employees only what the market will bear, not to make them rich, no matter how hard that employee works. But under this political and economic system, there is more opportunity for wealth and abundance through strong investments than through any other.
The bottom line is this: Investments are meant to be wealth and abundance accumulators. Strong investments are meant to outstrip any and all forces which weigh down upon money and detract from wealth and abundance, namely taxes, inflation, and the cost of everyday living. Strong investments leave real profit in the pocket of an investor even after all of these things have been taken into account.
Strong investments create residual income, meaning that an investor should not have to keep working on the investment after investing to accumulate wealth. In short, the money of the investor starts working for the investor, instead of the other way around. Strong investments pay commensurate to their risk, not below.
Strong investments are able to float above short term market forces such as interest rate changes, increases in cost of living, industry problems, and even individual company rumors. Investments are solid and able to be counted on even in bad times. As a matter of fact, during bad times is the best point in which to reinvest in strong investments.
Investments are easily sold. Many investors mistakenly believe that if they have made a good or timely buy, then they have made strong investments. However, investments are only worth as much as someone else is willing to pay for them. Notice how many of the top companies are valued mostly by market cap and conjecture of what the information that they hold is worth, not by actual dollars in the company. Investments have more than just ample cash flow; although this is hardly a disadvantage. They also have tangible and intangible assets that people want.
