Forget Brokers, Banks, and Mutual Funds

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INVEST DIRECTLY in high-quality dividend- paying companies.

The next few years represent an ideal atmosphere to implement this "secret" investment strategy.

You'll be insulated from dizzying plunges. And from stockbrokers and financial professional who may be doing more harm than good.

You accomplish that through a little known investment option—direct investment plans (DRIPs)

With DRIPs, you can put to work the proven strategies of diversification and dollar-cost averaging: acquiring small numbers of shares regularly and consistently. Only DRIPs allow you to execute these two time-tested investment strategies efficiently and economically. DRIP investing is a defensive strategy. You can invest every month, say, for 10 or 20 years. That way, you don’t make a single investment at what might prove to be the wrong time.

I’ve been explaining the benefits of investing through DRIPs for more than 25 years. Investors who take a consistent, long-range approach can safely ignore day-to-day fluctuations. They let the powers of time and compounding work for them. 

With everything that’s been happening in the markets lately, it’s no wonder if you are confused and shaken.

•  We’ve seen volatility the likes of which we never have seen before.
• The news agencies are presenting information in such a way as to cause as much panic as possible.
• The pundits are presenting the views of their constituents (and it doesn't appear that your interests are in line with their interests).
• The President has forecasted a depression (unless you accept his proposals– immediately).
• The trusted advisors (even the fellow from Nebraska) seem to have a financial stake in some outcome that isn’t entirely fathomable at this moment.

It's very hard to know who and what to believe

The answer, sadly, is no one.

You can't count on anyone else to do your financial homework or to provide for your financial survival and well-being! Not your employer. Not the government. You need a reliable, secure, independent way to create income—one that can't be confiscated, compromised, devalued, or defrauded.

 In this environment, many people will have to cancel or postpone their plans to retire … or buy a new home … or to pay for their kids' college educations.

But this doesn't have to happen to you!

You can ensure a safe, prosperous financial future for yourself and your family, isolated from the forces that are punishing so many others.

Historically, stock returns beat inflation and every other type of investment. Even so, most people don’t end up making money in the market. That’s because they speculate on its short-term direction. They fall victim to get-rich-quick schemes. But investors who take a consistent, long-range approach can safely ignore day-to-day fluctuations. They let the powers of time and compounding work for them.  Investors armed with this "secret" investment technique are protected from dizzying plunges.

 How? Here’s one technique that almost anyone can use. Capitalize on the awesome wealth-building abilities of the stock market by using direct investment plans, or DRIPs.

If ever there was time for you to heed the call to self-reliance, that time is now!

The hundreds of thousands of Moneypaper subscribers can testify to the advantages of this lower-risk, lower-cost method of investing that keeps you entirely in control of your own assets

 You can seize control of your own financial destiny and invest directly in the companies that have made America great --and will continue to do so.

Here's how it works

• You pay a one-time fee to become enrolled in a direct investment plan (DRIP).
• The stock is registered in your name on the books and records of the company. Not in some broker’s name (which is known as “Street Name”).
  
• You make your investments directly into your own account (not some broker’s account). In addition, the dividends earned from the shares in that account can be reinvested to buy additional shares.
• For many DRIPs, there are no fees or commissions when you invest or reinvest.

After you start out with a single share in each company, you can build holdings by investing small (or large) amounts regularly. that way, you buy shares at various price points. When the market price is high, your investment will buy fewer shares and when it is low, it’s an opportunity because your investment will result in more shares!

There are hundreds of solid companies that offer the DRIP investing option. You probably haven’t heard much about this option because the companies are forbidden from advertising that they offer the plans--and no one else has an interest in advertising them (since you are the only one to benefit from investing this way).

Such a systematic approach reduces risk and still allows you to save for your future by investing in the stock of companies whose products and services are used by people all over the world.

At some point, you may decide to stop reinvesting your dividends and use those dividends to fund your lifestyle.

How do you begin a DRIP investment program?

 We’ve made it simple! You will find information in the “About DRIPs” section at  www.directinvesting.com. You can search the DRIP database to find out more about the provisions of the companies in which you have interest. And once you know which companies you want to use to build wealth, you can click on the “get enrolled” button that is shown wherever information about the company is provided.

What’s more, members of our staff are always available to help you through the process should you want personal assistance. And, while I don’t want to confuse you with too many options, there’s always our monthly newsletter, The Moneypaper, to keep you on track through the investing process.

Sincerely,
Vita Nelson