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To Succeed at Investing, Do What Yale Does

The wealthiest and most successful investors in the world keep getting wealthier, not because they are lucky or privileged, but because they are playing a different game than the average investor.

They do not rely on 401(k)s, average rates of return and stock market performance to find security for themselves. Their attitude about money is completely different.  What they focus on is different, and how they invest their money is different, too.

While the average investor is often spinning their wheels, following the heard in their search for financial freedom and ultimately being discouraged with their results, the wealthy are reaching new levels of wealth and financial independence. Why is that?

Where Average Investors Go Wrong

What I have found is that the average investor has been promised

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