I have decided to build my own investment fund. The reason I am choosing to do this is that over the last 6 months, my portfolio has given me an almost 900% gain. I am the only person I know that has turned a few hundred dollars into thousands and thousands into more. Some of my investments just from March 9, 2009 have given a more than 4200% gain. Now, I know that saounds incredible, but I really don’t care what people think, it’s the truth. I am NOT able to give investment advice right now, but I am totally able to create a fund personally that allows me to invest funds that I plan to later donate to my charities of choice. The kicker is that you get the full tax advantage to donating “stock” in whole versus selling it, paying the taxes and then giving the funds.
Then you get to write off the gift after you give it! NOW THAT IS COOL!
So, I have been learning a strategy and now I am building the fund.
Here are some links I plan to use for building my fund:
http://www.capstream.ca/Create_Your_Own_Investment_Fund.pdf
http://www.justmeans.com/editorials/1367/climatechange/Start-your-own-Green-Investment-Fund.html
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/13042009/404/create-own-investment-fund.html
http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Mission-Investment-Fund-of-the-ELCA.aspx
I will be adding more as I go on this post, but this is my prelim thoughts. If you would like to hear more about my investments and strategy, post a comment here and let me know and I will let you know when I start my new blog on investing and finances.
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