The Silver Lining Shining Behind the Financial Storm

Why Financial Freedom is Shining Brighter than ever Behind the Doom and Gloom

August 8^th, 2011 will be a day of mixed memories for investors, some feeling like they’ve seen a very bad horror movie and some moving purposefully forward without surprise or ulcers. After all, we’ve seen this coming like a long high home run sailing over the fence: going, going, gone!

After a late Friday afternoon foul ball with S&P downgrading US debt after close of business for the day, the Dow Jones industrials closed down Monday 634 points. It was the first time the Dow fell below 11,000 since November and its biggest one-day point drop since December 2008.

A horror show to some, another drop in the bucket to others; while analysts kick back and look at the damage being inflicted on consumer credit and investments, there are quite a few people out here who just won’t be bothered by this one tiny bit. The unemployed, the underemployed, the credit-revoked masses, the boomers like me who’ve already had their IRAs pillaged in 2008, the foreclosed upon, bankrupt, broke with nothing-left-to-lose huddled poor— for these folks, its another day and where’s the daily bread?

However, I am seeing a whole different class of investors, ranging from gen-Ys to Baby Boomers, who will walk through this unscathed and, yes, even laughing. They’re the ones who bet on the homerun grand slam that is changing the face of investing for good. They are the entrepreneurs and visionaries who are taking back the reins of their financial freedom and investing in their personal assets instead of creating debt, who are investing in their small businesses instead of working for a fractional hourly wage.

Investors in precious metals were sitting pretty today. Gold, although at record highs was up $67.70. Silver, though up $.65, is hugely undervalued in my opinion. Silver is a highly undervalued limited commodity used in everything from cell phones, medical treatment, and manufacturing. Many analysts believe silver should be trading at 10% the price of gold or $170. Its current average of $40 is a steal.

But before you run out and stockpile gold and silver bullion, here is an intriguing piece of history that you should digest carefully. In times of financial disruption and emergency, the US Fed has the right to make it illegal for individuals to stockpile or hoard gold and silver bullion! That’s right, your personal Fort Knox can actually be confiscated and melted down if the government wants/needs it. This was in fact the case for 41 years from 1933 until 1974 (Nixon took the US dollar off the gold standard in 1971 and Gerald Ford repealed the ban on gold and silver ownership in 1974). A high profile trial recently involved 10 gold eagles worth $80,000,000 which the Fed wanted to confiscate and melt during the Great Depression.

Another historical event was the introduction of numismatic Government-issue graded proof coins when President Reagan passed the Liberty Coin Act in 1986. It was his intent to introduce an investment grade asset similar to the Krugerrand, first marketed in 1967 by South Africa to market its gold supply. With these issues, the government recognized investment grade proof-perfect museum quality coins as having an intrinsic value beyond its precious metal content. These coins far exceed the value of bullion and are immune from confiscation. Doesn’t that make a much stronger asset for the personal investor? Since their initial release in 1986, the US Silver Eagles have become one of the most popular coins in history. To compare the value of a perfect MS70 1986 coin to the same weight in silver bullion, the MS70 is currently selling for $700 on up, if you can find one.

One of the most intriguing business models that I’ve seen introduced into the home based arena recently has introduced numismatic coins as its product. The leverage of investment grade proof coins with the tax advantages of a home business are a grand slam to the small business entrepreneur. http://www.lotusliberty.com

We look forward to working with this company for the long term, with a product that has no expiration date and a very shiny silver lining in the worst economy.  Black Monday? What is that? To quote the old Nixon-era  band Huey Lewis & the News: “The future’s so bright, I’ve gotta wear shades!”

Happiness, Health and Wealth!

Nancy Travis

CEO, Lotus Wellbeing, Inc./Lotus Liberty

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3 Ways to Spot a Pyramid Scheme!

“Hey, man, this isn’t another Pyramid Scheme, is it?” It’s a question that makes unseasoned marketers cringe. I love to answer that with “Got a dollar in your wallet? Is there a pyramid on the back of it? Then sure it is!”Just joking, tho!

The actual truth is the Federal Reserve and the paper currency de-valuation IS a classic pyramid scheme where a false valuation is repeatedly created by a system which has no tangible backing (or product, such as silver and gold) to make it legitimate. And since a real pyramid scheme is illegal is most countries, its very strange that the US dollar is holding any value at all in its leaky bucket! A paper pyramid has no lasting value!

The Pyramid Scheme in Networking (MLM)

So here’s Tip Off #1 to see if an opportunity is a scheme or a legitimate business: money is being paid primarily for recruiting other people into the business for a fee which includes no product changing hands. Sometimes there is a promise of a product “Coming Real Soon Now!”, which should make you very very nervous.

Tip Off #2, people are paid just for “buying in” to a position, without having to do any real work.

Tip Off #3, promises and Get Rich Quick insinuations are a big Red Flag. While its possible to get filthy rich in this business, a realistic time goal to hit the big numbers is 1-3 years. (Certain factors such as company momentum and top drawer leadership can accelerate that time line.)

The Best Pyramid Story I’ve Ever Heard! You’re Going to Love This!

This is the true story of Jenna who told it to me personally. A young mom with two young kids lost her home to foreclosure after a divorce and took a job on a horse ranch so she could keep her kids’ ponies. She was forced to borrow money to feed her family and her chores were, literally, shoveling horse-shit!

A friend decided to give her a chance and introduced her to a young MLM called “Ideal Health”. Jenna got stars in her eyes as her leadership showed her the way to financial freedom and she decided to recruit her boss, the multi-millionaire owner of the horse ranch, just a little hobby of his. But after she approached him, he wrote her a scalding letter saying the company was a pyramid and should be ashamed of taking advantage of young desperate people. She went back to her mentors in tears and they just said, Do YOU believe that? So she perservered. What follows is PRICELESS!

Six months later, her boss assembled the ranch staff and announced he had lost his millions and had to sell the ranch. All his money was invested with Bernie Madoff!

A short time later, Donald Trump bought Ideal Health and rechristened it Trump Network! Jenna was the person chosen to snap the historic signing at Trump tower. (No wonder Mr. Trump has such a nice smile for the photographer!) Jenna went on the become a One Star Diamond in her company, drives a company BMW convertible and was awarded the top leadership award at the 2009 launch. She bought a beautiful ranch of her own in upstate New York, built a new home and sent her kids to private school. Jenna is a  Walking LIBERTY!

Hopefully you are beginning to see the difference between a true pyramid, e.g. Bernia Madoff and a damn fine business opportunity with a legitimate structure and great leadership. Have a great evening, put a dollar bill under your pillow before you go to bed and pray the tooth fairy exchanges that dirty paper for a US Silver Eagle!

Happiness, Health and Wealth!

Nancy Travis

CEO, Lotus Wellbeing, Inc./Lotus Liberty

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Notes on the Dollar Bill: The reverse of the seal on the left features a barren landscape dominated by an unfinished pyramid of 13 steps, topped by the Eye of Providence within a triangle. At the top of the seal stands a Latin phrase , “ANNUIT COEPTIS,” meaning “He (God) favors our undertaking.”