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July 29, 2016Getting rich quick is rightfully dismissed as impractical and usually ineffective, but building wealth is a long-term financial strategy anyone can and should adopt.
With these five wealth-building strategies, you could create a stable financial future for yourself and your family.
Stay Organised
A lack of organisation is one of the primary reasons people have trouble managing their money.
Learning to manage your finances is as important as learning how to manage your time.
Begin by dedicating a space for important financial documents you need to keep, such as receipts saved for tax purposes, and organise them in filing drawers, folders and other convenient storage containers.
Transfer important numbers to a spread sheet or other software where you can manage your daily, weekly and monthly expenditure.
From a small folder to a large filing system, a little organisation goes a long way.
Analyse Your Spending
Generating income is only part of building wealth. If your lifestyle exceeds your means, it doesn’t matter how much you earn each year.
Take a good look at what you spend each week and then look at the totals over a year.By doing this you will soon see what that rarely used gym membership really costs and make some worthwhile cuts.
Then make a simple budget spread sheet or even use a pen and paper to note the over spending and then plan to cut back.
This tip alone has saved me thousands of dollars on wasteful expenditure.
Diversify Your Investments
This advice has become almost cliché in the financial industry, but few people realise what it truly means to diversify.
To diversify your investments, you need to establish an investment portfolio that attempts to account for the fluctuation of the market and is designed to counter your losses with your gains.
For example, investing in stocks in a variety of industries helps compensate for any extreme losses that may hit one market.
Similarly, diversifying your real estate holdings can protect you from extreme market shifts in a given area.
Work with Professionals
Hiring a wealth management company, is one of the best ways to boost your wealth-generating strategy.
A professional wealth management company often has years of expertise and knowledge to devote to managing your assets, leaving you more time to do what you love (spending!).
A professional wealth manager can become a long-term financial partner who is invested in you and your financial success.
Most busy professionals simply don’t have the time it takes to stay apprised of all the latest financial news and trends, so it makes good financial sense to work with someone who can put his or her current industry knowledge to work for you.
The trick is to employ a company that focuses on wealth management rather than other forms of financial service.
Also consider how they charge you because some people think this can affect the quality of the advice. Fisher Investments UK and Falcon Private Wealth are two such companies that charge a fee whereas an Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) often gets paid a commission for selling other businesses financial products.
Remember to Save
While investments are an essential part of wealth building, saving is also important.
Setting a savings goal each month is the easiest way to build long-term savings.
Also consider opening multiple savings accounts to meet different needs. You can establish one savings account to supplement your retirement investments and another to serve as an emergency account for car repairs and other unexpected expenses.
Treating the money in your savings account as if it is inaccessible goes a long way towards increasing your nest egg and building wealth over time.
Look for a savings account that offers a high rate of interest and benefits to long-term users.
Building wealth may seem difficult, but these strategies are simple yet can be highly effective ways to generate wealth over time.
The best wealth-building techniques are straightforward and require a small amount of discipline that yields significant dividends to those who are patient enough to see them through.
