How your brain is keeping you poor


At the beginning I didn’t want to believe it.

Until I watched the video by myself.

It’s just a 30-second video.

It will change forever the way you look at the world.

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Some guys go to the center of a plaza in a tourist city with a mannequin.
They put a T-shirt, a hat, and a skirt on it, and spray the mannequin with gold paint.
Finally, they place it in the middle of the plaza with a sign that says "Human Statue" and a basket with a handful of coins.
They come back an hour later.
38 dollars and a handful of cents.

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Now, think for a minute.

Maybe two minutes.

Is your brain not exploding?

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No?

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Not yet?

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Let's do the math.

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Let's imagine not every day is a good day.

Let’s say that you are also lazy… that you have other commitments like watching the latest movie in Netflix.

Then, let’s imagine that only 150 days a year are good, you have no commitments, the weather is not that bad, and your boss didn’t ask you for a new Power Point Presentation.

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Let’s also be super cautious.

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Suppose there are only a few peak hours.

Just 4 good hours a day.
Let’s suppose that, on average, they don’t even make 38 dollars, let’s say they make 25.

Yes… just 25.

  • 150 days
  • 4 hours a day
  • 25 dollars an hour

150 Ă— 4 Ă— 25 = 15,000 dollars a year.

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It’s probably more than double that amount, but let’s say that it’s just that: 15,000 dollars a year… Per statue.

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Yes… who said that you could use only one.

So, 45.000 dollars a year with:

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  • No contracts
  • No sick leaves
  • No social security or payrolls

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I know what’s happening right now through your brain.

Yes…

I know it quite well.

Right now your brain is working at lightning speed to come up with reasons why this wouldn’t work:

  • People would eventually notice
  • The police would take it away
  • They’d probably ask you for a permit
  • Golden paint is probably expensive
  • Other people may imitate you
  • Your dog may become sick one day
  • A new power point presentation

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Keep going.
Keep going.

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While you're at it, others are counting the coins… and the dollars… and the hundreds of dollars.

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You can argue all you want, but the world is full of easy opportunities to make money.

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The problem is that there's nothing harder than spotting an easy opportunity. And even harder is believing in it.

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Exactly one year ago… I created a portfolio with my money.

Real money. Real cash.

I invested following a series of guidelines.

This is the result.

Investing 100.000 euros, or 140.6k CAD dollars…

Look at this:

30 September: 140,600.84

31 October: 139,533.02

30 November: 149,311.00

31 December: 152,101.00

31 January: 158,959.08

29 February: 165,329.06

31 March: 169,995.03

30 April: 167,714.94

31 May: 176,419.64

30 June: 179,177.74

31 July: 182,027.52

30 August: 182,772.25

30 September: 186,818.21

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​Return since creation: 32.87% or 46,217.37 CAD dollars.

Still, you’ll be thinking… that this is impossible, it won’t happen again, someone will ask me for a new Power Point presentation…

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While you’re thinking why not to buy the course below, my portfolio is making money for me.

​Invest better than 99% of people... including fund managers​

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