Jun 17, 2022
Assets – Appreciating vs. Harvesting
- BRT S03 EP26 (125) 6-17-2022 – Wealth for Life
Things We Learned This Week
- Appreciating Asset – buy low, sell high, buy an asset and hope it goes up in value – ie Stocks,, Gold, Art, Real Estate, Crypto
- Harvesting Assets – Assets that give off income, or cash flow - ie Real Estate rental property, owning a business, dividend stocks, REITs, etc.
- Stock market is not Efficient at capturing gains, have to sell at the right time to gain the value of the asset – harvesting Assets can also appreciate while giving off income
- Assets act as a hedge vs. inflation - money sitting in cash, loses value to inflation, purchase an asset that goes up in value more than inflation.
- Past – people had pensions, savings, & social security to rely on, today have to create your own retirement plan – use Tax Buckets and move money into a long term Tax Free position
Co-Host: Denver Nowicz, President - Wealth For Life
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Denver is an advisor with nearly 20 years experience working with clients in investments and insurance, designing retirement plans with a combo of both. He takes us through different strategies for clients to get the best allocations for their money over the long term. It is the Combo Strategy of both Offense and Defense, the synergy of the mix, not ‘All or Nothing’.
Notes:
Assets: Appreciating vs. Harvesting
There are many different Assets you can invest in. Common asset classes are Stocks, Bonds, Gold & Real Estate. There are Alternative assets like Crypto, Art, Private Equity, etc.
The classic idea is
you buy an asset as an investment with the idea it will
appreciate over time so it is worth more when you sell it.
Buy low, sell high.
It also may act as a hedge vs
inflation. Instead of having your money sit in cash,
and lose money to inflation, you purchase an asset
that goes up in value more than inflation.
What is rarely discussed is the
concept of Appreciating Assets vs. Harvesting
Assets. What's the difference?
Appreciating Assets
are the assets mentioned above, where the plan is to buy low, wait
for the appreciation, then sell high. You do not capture the gains
until you sell. You gain value on paper, but if you wait too long
to sell, you could miss the appreciation. Likewise if they lose
value but you do not sell, then only a paper loss.
Stocks are a classic example. 'If I
just sold last month, I would have made 25%, instead of 15%.' You
have to time it right.
Other examples are Gold, Art, most
Crypto, certain types of Real Estate (Land for example with nothing
build on it yet).
These assets are only valuable when
they appreciate, and if you sell at the right
time.
Harvesting Assets
are assets that get interest, or give off profits, or cash
flow.
You are able to capture
some of the gains from the asset.
Examples are:
- Rental Real Estate - get rental income, plus expense write offs, plus depreciation ***
- Bonds - collect interest during the term, and receive the full value if held the entire term ***
- Dividend Stocks - receive payments quarterly from the co. ***
- REITs - pays out 90% of income as dividends to investors ***
- Crypto that is Staked - receive interest payments while staking ***
- Covered Call Options - collecting premium on stocks you own, by renting them out ***
- Business - that is profitable, and gives off cash flow
- Index Life Insurance - receive credited interest during the term
*** Asset value can go up or down
in the holding period
In fact many of the above Harvesting
examples can all be both Appreciating and Harvesting
Assets:
Rental Real Estate, Bonds, Dividend
Stocks, REITs, Cash Flowing Business, Index life Insurance,
etc.
Note: Options are not an
asset, they are a contract that with a decaying value
over its term, and can go down quickly; time decay lessens the
option contract the longer you hold it, until it expires at the
expiration date worthless. This is why Options are often
referred to as trading (short term) vs investing (long
term).
When investing in Assets, it is
recommended you buy Harvesting Assets to get the best of all
worlds. In case the value of the Asset goes down, at least you
receive some cash while holding the Asset.
Cash – classic asset that loses value over time, can’t buy the same amount today for a dollar that you could 10 or 15 years ago
Fed Policy – print money, devalues currency, creates inflation
Inflation – eats away at value of cash, assets like stocks, gold, real estate can all act as a hedge vs inflation
Create assets – digital assets, build an online business
Past – people had pensions, savings, & social security to rely on, today have to create your own retirement plan
Buy & Hold – appreciating asset, when to sell, avoid whipsaw of market (up & down movement)
Harvesting – cash flow, take profits off table and re-deploy money
Asset pricing and timing
Hard Assets - Real Estate
Cash Flowing (CF) Business with recurring revenue is an excellent harvesting asset that gives you multiple options to grow wealth long term
With good assets, can use leverage to grow wealth and acquire more assets.
Assets – appreciate, options, harvest / cash flow
Leverage – scale wealth using other people’s money, finance your retirement and go bigger and quicker
Tax Protection – defense strategy, put money in long term tax free position
Index Strategies with IUL
Top 10% strategies – if you earn more than $140K, than top 10% earner and most financial advice does not apply anymore
Wealth gets more wealth – save and invest more money using leverage can grow massively thru compound interest
“One Thing” Retirement Plan – 401K, and stocks (+ W2 income), hope it goes up and no volatility (market risk). 90% of people are on this plan – Need to get away from this plan and diversify your retirement plan
Retirement Rule or 4% Withdrawal Rule – is outdated, and often will fund one’s lifestyle in retirement
More efficient use of money
Assets can act as an inflation hedge, as they increase in value when Inflation rises.
Income Streams – Good use of Harvesting type assets leads to multiple income streams
Loan Collateral – borrow against assets, or use as collateral to get a loan or another asset
Credit Line – borrow from assets (ie – bank credit line, real estate credit line)
Refinance – cash out refinance of real estate leads to tax free money returned
Net Worth – personal financial statement, fill out yearly and list asset values
Markets are inefficient, and often irrational. Humans are emotional and tend to panic when they see scary headline on CNBC. People sell on fear of a recession, disregarding the fact that many of these big companies will not go out of business.
Trading in the Markets have changed with all the super computers and algorithms involved in daily stock trading. Computers can create huge sell offs in the market, because of the programs and indicators they operate off of - artificial intelligence.
Financial Advice should be more holistic. Too much advice is based on buying stocks, vs growing your overall net worth. To grow wealth, one must have cash flowing assets. You want to put yourself in a solid financial position owning different assets (like real estate, stocks, etc.) so you can handle economic downturns.
The stock market value is all on paper until you sell, so it is inefficient on capturing gains. The wealthy may only have 20 - 30% of their money in the stocks. It is hard to be consistent and disciplined in your investing. You need ways to generate cash, and lock in gains.
It is important to understand Market Cycles, and how they work, plus how long they will last. Howard Marks writes often on this topic, in his memos or the book he wrote on the topic (here is a summary). If you can recognize these cycles, it helps in investment planning.
Tiger 21 Club - Follow this super investor group for ideas, and how they diversify their investments. Allocation usually has 25% in real estate, 25% in stocks, 25% in private equity, 10% in cash, and the rest is Bonds or other investments.
More Info on WFL and Tax Free Matching: HERE
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Link to Taxes Show on 10/31/2021 w/ Denver: Here
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