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Wealth Systems: Direct Investing, Part I

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Matt McDonagh
Jun 08, 2024
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We have been busy since Wealth Systems launched in November 2023.

So far we’ve published 56 pieces, roughly 8 each month, exploring wealth from all angles.

  • What is wealth?

  • What’s the difference between being rich vs wealthy?

  • What systems can you build to create wealth?

To that last point, we explored wealth engines of many different types including passive income via dividends, options and direct lending. While we don’t want to spread ourselves thin in life, dissipating our results with our attention… we must also recognize that multi-engine aircraft fly further and operate safely due to redundancies.

This is why you must have multiple wealth engines in your life. To carry you and your family further with the comfort of assets and cash flow.

Let’s add a fourth engine now.

Direct Investing

Direct Investing can be called simply investing, the outlaying of value in the expectation of return of greater value.

Most investing is not done directly today however, with capital instead being pooled and…

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