"The Best Way To Own Common Stocks Is Through An Index Fund." - Warren Buffett. Don't try so hard. If the "Greatest (stock) Investor of Our Times" believes that index funds are superior for most investors, should you? The top real estate investors still say the keys to profitable real estate investing are right price, right location, right leverage and right timing. If it works, just do it.
It's The Portofolio, Stupid. - Asset Allocation ... is the overwhelmingly dominant contributor to total return. -- Gary Brinson, Brian Singer and Gilbert Beebower. Adopt a balance of investments in securities, real estate, bonds and liquid assets and stick with it.
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"It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow and not to venture all his eggs in one basket. - Miguel de Cervantes. Mix It Up. Nothing can break the law of risk and reward, but a diversified portfolio can bend it. Spread you investments among different asset types. To make the mix work load up on assets whose up and down cylces don't run in sync. Mix and Balance - a good recipe for investment planning.
"For age and want, save while you may; no moring sun lasts a whole day. - Benjamin Franklin - HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND. Keep at least three to six months of currnet expenses in an emergency cash fund. Such a simple idea. Ask your married children if they know this piece of "the best advice of all time?"