Getting the Best Interest Rates – What Are the Risks and Returns?

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In the world of investing you are not likely to get the highest interest rates on savings for nothing. If you are looking for something – growth, profit, a return or whatever you want to call it on your investments – there is a “why” for someone to pay you the best interest rates. Not knowing this why can cost you a lot of money.

When you invest your money, you expect to receive some benefit in the form of a high savings interest rates or capital gains. If you invest your money in a savings account, you are in effect saying to the bank – “I want to invest my money in a deposit with your bank but I make no commitment as to how much or how little will invest, or how long I will leave the money with you. I also want you to guarantee to pay me back all the money I put on deposit.” And because the probability that you will get all your money back is very high and because the bank is simply using your money for as long as you want them to, the savings interest on your investment is very low. This is probably less than the inflation rate. As a result if you leave your money in an interest savings account for very long, you are paying for the privilege in lost purchasing power.

At the other end of the spectrum, if you put your money into the shares of a very speculative venture, you are agreeing you invest you money in a company with a speculative future, a company that is not financially secure. You will have to accept what someone else might be prepared to pay you for your investment, with no guarantees on either dividends or return of capital. You might expect a gain of up to 200% to 300% on your investment within the first 2 to 3 years or you probably would not make the investment.

Of course most investments are somewhere in between those two extremes. It’s tough to get something for nothing. High interest savings are offered at a greater risk to you. You are the only one who can decide how much risk you want to take and the kind of risk you will be taking. In order to sleep peacefully it is best to make the decision ahead of time as to what level of risk you are going to take.

It is also important to remember there are many ways to proceed when it comes to investing. The more educated you become the more likely it is that you will find those deals that have the best savings rates and a financial education lowers the risk of you getting involved in deals you don’t understand that could go sideways.

The above insight into risk and rewards are what has been taught for years. The question is does it apply today when the world is facing an unprecedented economic crisis? I believe to understand the risks today you have step back and take a look at a much bigger picture. I mean step way back and look at the cycles of different assets, and back even further and look at the history of Empires and correlate that to the nations in the world today. I think if you do you will find we are at one of the riskiest points in history that requires immediate action in order to preserve your wealth.

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