I'll Never Make This Money Mistake Again

I learned my lesson the hard way... [Shield] AN OXFORD CLUB PUBLICATION [Wealthy Retirement]( [View in browser]( SPONSORED [Whatever You Do, DON'T Invest in the Wrong AI Companies]( Most people make the mistake of listening to the mainstream media and investing in mega-cap companies like NVIDIA, Microsoft, or Google. But they're already huge! The real money is in the smallest companies with the biggest upside. Chief Investment Strategist, Shah Gilani, has compiled a list of the absolute best AI stocks in the market today and one is trading for around $1. He's revealing all the details on why he believes these stocks will be the biggest winners in this $26.5 trillion AI revolution. 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I recommend you also diversify where you keep your investments and cash. I learned the hard way about the risk of having most of my money in just one financial institution. Shortly before the global financial crisis, I invested nearly all of my cash in what were supposed to be very short-term, very conservative notes. I expected that my cash would earn a superior interest rate and would be available to me when I needed it. But when the economy and financial markets seized up, my broker froze those notes - and my cash along with it. I eventually got all of my money back, but it was a long year until I did. At the same time, my bank - one of the largest in the country - went under. Fortunately, the larger bank that rescued it handled the transition seamlessly (though they've been awful to deal with ever since). After those two harrowing experiences, I vowed to never be in the same situation again. I now make sure to spread my investments and cash over various financial institutions. That way, if one goes down and my assets are locked up, I'm not scrambling trying to figure out how to pay the mortgage. SPONSORED [Yours Free! Top FIVE Dividend Stocks Right Now]( Marc Lichtenfeld - income expert and author of Get Rich with Dividends - is giving away his Ultimate Dividend Package... completely free of charge! You'll discover... - An "A"-rated, ultra-safe dividend stock with a huge 8% yield - Three of Marc's favorite "Extreme Dividend" stocks, which could supercharge your income - And finally, Marc's No. 1 dividend stock for a LIFETIME of income. [Click here to get the names and ticker symbols now](... before the download link expires. **NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED!** Unfortunately, as I write this, more than 100,000 banking customers who used various "fintech" apps have been locked out of their accounts for nearly two months. Fintech, short for "financial technology," refers to technology that supports banking - often in the form of third-party apps that connect to bank or financial institution accounts. In this case, Synapse, a company that served as a middleman between the fintech apps and the banks, went bankrupt and locked users out of their accounts. Most users probably didn't even know Synapse was part of their transaction process. Having multiple bank and brokerage accounts is not terribly convenient. You have to keep track of more accounts, more user IDs and more passwords. But just in case something unfortunate happens in the coming years - and let's face it, between the economy, cyberattacks, a shaky electric grid and good old-fashioned mismanagement, it probably will - it's a good idea to have assets in a number of different places. It's like having a coffee can stuffed with cash in the cupboard and a shoebox full of cash buried in the backyard. Even if someone were to steal the coffee can, you'd still have the shoebox - only in this case, the shoebox is called Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, etc. The stress of having my savings locked up for a year was awful. I'll never again allow one institution to have that much of an effect on my life. Diversify your financial relationships just like you do your portfolio. Good investing, Marc [Leave a Comment]( [Investment U Conference 2025 - Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, March 30-April 2, 2025]( BUILD AND PROTECT YOUR WEALTH [Here are Three Steps You Need to Take to Protect and Grow Your Money When America Is Threatened With Mass Unemployment. 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