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It was around the 4th February at 13:30. Yes, I work on Sundays too. Money needs to be pumped out every day… ​ At that time, I sent my request to one of the top 3 insurance companies in Spain. ​ I was asking a quote for an insurance for one of our projects in Badajoz, the full rehabilitation of a building to create 6 new homes. Easy… just asking for a quote: hey, guys, this is my building, these are its characteristics and the signed project, these are the contractor, architect, etc. Easy. Lots of info. Directly to the point. ​ And well… just this last Friday, about a month after, I received their answer. One month! And, did I receive my quote? ​ Of course not! Look below. ​ Good afternoon, In response to your request, we would like to inform you that you can contact us at 918365365 or directly at a Mapfre office to assist you with this management. Thank you very much for trusting Mapfre. Best regards ​ Yeah… After one month, using their online system to request a quote, they ask me to give them a call… This is why as I love saying: it’s impossible not to be successful in this life. Impossible. ​ If you can do slightly better than these guys, you have a place in the world of business… you can get your freedom setting up better systems… ​ Or you can invest better… just by doing a little better than anything else, you can retire much earlier than anyone else, as the effects of investing compound… ​ Today, I’m following up with the portfolio that I created with my course about investing. For those new in the newsletter, I did one portfolio in the stock market, with real cash (my cash – 100.000EUR or 140600.84 CAD dollars… the story of why that currency is long, for another email maybe), for a relatively conservative risk profile aiming retirement in 15 years, starting 30 September 2023: Portfolio
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