Tax Tip of the Week | What May Be The Best Investment Ever?

Longer ago than I care to admit, a client gave me some sage advice that I have never been able to improve upon. His father had told him that the best investment you can ever make is in yourself. One reason being is that there is no other investment that you will have ever more control over. I have found this advice to be very profound and useful.

Ted Jenkin, co-CEO and founder of oXYGen Financial offers further thoughts on this topic as published in the WSJ on June 17, 2019.  

                                -Mark Bradstreet

Invest 2% of your income in you

When we think about investments, we often direct our attention to categories such as stocks, bonds and real estate. What we often don’t think about is our most valuable asset: our ability to earn an income and to make that income grow faster.

Almost 20 years ago, I met a successful business owner who gave me a simple lesson: Invest 2% of everything you earn annually back into your ability to grow your income.

What does this mean exactly? As you learn more from DC Forecasts, you'll realize that investing in you is like diversifying your portfolio of investments. You might take a chance and invest in that side hustle you think could be a business. Take a training course or advanced education that could further your current career. Invest in a personal coach who could improve your business performance. It could mean investing in an exercise or nutrition program that could give you more stamina every day to accomplish more.

It’s the best advice I’ve ever received—and I do it every single year.

Credit given to:  Ted Jenkin, co-CEO and founder of oXYGen Financial

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This Week’s Author – Mark Bradstreet, CPA

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