October 16, 2008

401-Keg Plan: The New Retirement

Hello and welcome back to BrianEdmondson.com. Have you picked up your free copy of the new Internet Profit Report at http://www.InternetProfitAlert.com?

My friend Josh Burns passed this along to me and I thought it was somewhat amusing:

If you had purchased $1,000 in shares of Delta Airlines one year ago,
you would have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 in shares of
AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 in shares of Lehman Brothers one year
ago, you would have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank
all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund,
you would have received $214.00.  Based on the above, the best
current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle.  It is called
the 401-Keg.

Of course, I think you’d be much wiser to invest in your marketing
education with something that is a little more leverageable.

Anik Singal’s new PPC Classroom 2 course is an excellent choice.

Sincerely,

Brian T. Edmondson

1 Comment(s)

  1. Kevin Puls | Oct 16, 2008 | Reply

    This is a great, great story.

    Up until this year, I used to max out my job’s 401(keg) to the allowed $15,500. However, we all know how tough 2008 has been for everyone’s family budget (gas & food prices alone!).

    That said, I still contribute up to the amount that my employer matches. Which still doubles my own contribution.

    Even though these are tough times & the markets are floundering, time is on our (young people’s) side. Do not look at your dollar value of your portfolio/statement. Instead ,concentrate on the number of shares you own. Great time to grab some undervalued blue chips.

    Best,

    -K

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