Yield Hunter 102: Becoming an Investor

How to Evaluate, Select, and Manage Investments
Learn how experienced investors analyze opportunities, manage risk, and build diversified portfolios using:
REAL ESTATE • BUSINESS • PAPER ASSETS

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• The difference between investing and speculating
• How to evaluate risk, return, cash flow, and long-term potential
• How interest rates and economic conditions affect investments
• How to perform proper due diligence
• How to identify hype, emotional decisions, and bad investments
• How to compare different investment opportunities
• How to diversify across multiple asset classes
• How to decide when to buy, hold, improve, or sell an investment

INVESTMENT OPTIONS COVERED:
REAL ESTATE • BUSINESS • PAPER ASSETS

Real estate:

• Long-term rentals
• Mid-term and short-term rentals
• House hacking
• Fix-and-flips
• Commercial real estate
• Real estate development

Business:

• Side businesses
• Small businesses
• Franchises
• Medium-sized businesses
• Business acquisitions

Paper assets:

• Stocks
• Mutual funds
• ETFs
• REITs
• Bonds
• CDs and high-yield savings accounts
• Promissory notes
• Private and hard-money lending