The 20 must-answer questions for creating lasting peace of mind.
Question 1. Have you discovered your True Purpose of Money, that which is more important than money itself?
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Question 2. Are you invested in the Market?
Question 3. Do you know how markets work?
Question 4. Have you defined your investment Philosophy?
Question 5. Have you identified your personal risk tolerance?
Question 6. Do you know how to measure diversification in your portfolio?
Question 7. Do you consistently and predictably achieve market returns?
Question 8. Have you measured the total amount of commissions and costs in your portfolio?
Question 9. Do you know where you fall on the Markowitz Efficient Frontier?
Question 10. When it comes to building you investment portfolio, do you know exactly what you are doing and why?
Question 11. Are you working with a financial coach versus a financial planner?
Question 12. Do you have a customized lifelong game plan to guide all your investing and spending decisions?
Question 13. Do you have an investment policy statement?
Question 14. Have you devised a clear-cut method for measuring the success or failure of your portfolio?
Question 15. Do you fully understand the implications and applications of diversification in your portfolio?
Question 16. Do you have a system to measure portfolio volatility?
Question 17. Are you aware of all the illusions propagated by the brokerage and financial community to sell commission-based products?
Question 18. Do you know the three warning signs that you are gambling and speculating with your money versus prudently investing it?
Question 19. Can you identify the cultural messages and personal mindsets about money that destroy your peace of mind?
Question 20. Are you ready to shift your personal experience of money and investing from a scarcity mode to an abundance mode?
When you have achieved the ability to answer yes to all of these questions, you will have mastered and obtained a high level of peace of mind.