" The 7 Levels of Investor "
Learn The Seven Fast Track Money Steps To Financial Freedom
By John R. Burley

“It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great ortune; and when you have got it, it requires ten times as much wit to keep it.” Meyer Rothschild

“The surplus wealth we have gained to some extent at least belongs to our fellow beings; we are only the temporary custodians of our fortunes, and let us be careful that no just complaint can be made against our stewardship.” Jacob H. Schiff

The sixth and final type of Investor is the Capitalist. Few people in the world ever reach
this level of investment excellence and fewer still manage to remain there. The Capitalist’s principle motivation is two-fold. First, to be a Good Steward of their money and second, to Create a Legacy (to continue after they are gone). The sole purpose of their money is to make more money. These people are the “Movers and Shakers” that have propelled many western nations to become economic and industrial powerhouses.

“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received.” Albert Einstein

These are the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, the Fords, the Carnegies, the J. Paul Gettys, the DuPonts, the Ross Perots, the Bill Gateses and the Rupert Murdochs. These great Capitalists have provided more jobs, more homes, and more financial benefit to the world than all the poor people who ever lived combined.

“Some men see things as they are and say “Why?” I dream of things that never were, and say “Why not?” George Bernard Shaw

All of these Capitalists have each contributed hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars to causes and charities throughout the world. The Rockefeller Foundation for example generates more money for charitable distribution from its investments each year than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of many Third World Countries ($177 million in 1999). And it never spends it’s capital.

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” Calvin Coolidge

In fact, the Charter of the Rockefeller Foundation stipulates that it must “spend at least 5% of the market value of its investment portfolio each year on grant programs and supporting activities. Investment returns must be sufficient to offset grantmaking of at least 5% per year plus the rate of inflation.” The foundation was worth $3.8 billion at the end of 1999. Have a look at their website at www.rockfound.org and see what the Foundation is worth today and some of the programs they support.

Bottomline: The Capitalist not only creates large amounts of wealth, they invariably also create vast legacies of innovation, efficiency, economic prosperity, employment opportunity and philanthropy, thereby greatly increasing the standards of living for hundreds of millions of people throughout the world every year. Are you the next great Capitalist?

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