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“I Need Preservation of Principal and Growth”

March 22, 2023 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Is there anyone more important than you? You’ve made some promises: In sickness and in health, family first, love thy neighbor, etc. You’re the reason there’s so much to worry about.

But in my conversations with you, you don’t always know—you.

Let me explain. You’ve worked a lifetime to get to where you are. You have savings you can’t afford to lose. You need your money to last for the rest of your life. And like clockwork, you tell me this:

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“I need preservation of principal and growth.”

Uh, huh. And then I think to myself. “I’ll also have the crème brûlée without the cals, thank you.”

Hey, it’s human nature. You’re looking to hire Your Survival Guy to make your life a little easier. You want to go to Key West and forget about life for a little while. I’m with you.

But as Your Survival Guy, I’m here to say, “yes, you can have your cake and eat it too.” But you need to have a little discipline, for cryin’ out loud.

You say to me, “I know we’re small potatoes to you.” Screeetch. Stop. Not true. Let me explain.

Your Survival Guy knows how hard it is to save money. Your Survival Guy knows what it feels like not to have two nickels to scratch together. Your Survival Guy knows saving money is a virtue. It’s a habit of highly effective people. Saving half a million dollars is hard.

That doesn’t mean you’re getting dessert every night. But in less than 17 seconds, I can tell the type of person I’m speaking with. I’m not interested in serving someone who isn’t a saver. Someone who’s needy. Someone who doesn’t appreciate what he has. Who isn’t proud of his journey.

Action Line: I want to work with you. Not anybody else. Let’s talk.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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