Wealth, Freedom & Options With Joshua Belanger Joshua Belanger
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Hi I’m Josh, and I’m a finance guy who love’s to trade options.
I cut my teeth on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, so I saw firsthand how the “sausage was made” – and it usually wasn’t pretty.
As former insider, I saw the inner workings of how these firms and fund managers rob customers right in front of their eyes every month.
I quickly realized that professionals only care about getting their fee's first while 95% of them underperform the overall market every year.
In fact, there’s been more fee’s paid out to these “wealth stealers” then overall returns since 2002.
After playing by their rules and busting my ass for many years trying to climb the ladder, it started to not sit right with me.
I had enough when I continued to be restricted on trying to do the right things for my clients to help them achieve better returns and having senior brokers dip their greedy paws into my checks, leaving me with barley anything to live on telling me… kid you gotta pay your dues.
So I left that world behind with a vengeance to beat them at their own game and teach everyday hard working people who trusted these “wealth stealers” the know how and confidence how to manage their own money and to quickly generate returns to get them back on track.
I’ve shared my message and strategies with over 129,000 people like you, and everyday investors have suddenly started making money in the market for the first time on their own.
Make sure you subscribe to this channel and sign up to receive my daily emails at www.OptionSIZZLE.com so I can email you my daily my tips and secrets on how you can start creating wealth, freedom & options for you and your family.
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The (Ugly) Truth About Your 401(k)
It fails many Americans!
So says the father of the modern day 401(k).
Do you mind if I share some of my insider
viewpoints why this is?
Great!
The 401(k) passed into law under the Revenue Act
of 1978.
The... Revenue Act?
Hmm... What's more unusual is that IRS was in
charge of the 401(k), which is the same government
body in charge of getting as much money from you.
That's a little conflicting, right?
Before the 401(k), companies offered pension plans
to employees.
Companies started to realize the amount of risk
that these pensions had put on the company.
The way the could transfer the risk and
responsibility from company to employee was
through a 401(k).
One of the common rebuttals is that it's
tax-deferred.
True... But here's the fine print.
Federal Income Tax is deferred, but Social
Security and Medicare are taxed 7.6% a year.
The 401(k) tax benefit was to help executives on
their yearly bonuses, not the middle-class worker.
That is why I make the case that most people are
not in a position to benefit from the tax benefit.
Usually, in life, you end up paying more for
something later; than you would if you paid now.
But, if my employer matches my contribution, it's
free money.
That's your decision to make, but I don't think
it's worth it.
After the introduction of the 401(k), this opened
the door to bankers getting their hands on your
money causing most to turn a blind eye over the
years saying, let a professional do it.
99% of 401(k) plans provide limited options which
all happen to be mutual funds that have management
and hidden fees.
After fees, the average return drops down to
2%-4%.
Then factor in a conservative number of 3% for
inflation, poof!
You take all the market risk while the funds
collect their fees and you can't touch it.
From what I've researched, the average 401(k)
balance is around $96,000.
Let's pretend you retired today with $250,000 in
your 401(k).
Let's say the annual interest rate earned on that
nest egg is 2% with inflation at 3% (annually).
If took $15,000 a year from that account to live
off, it would last 25 years, that's it.
That is a real problem most Americans face today
because that's not enough to survive.
I saw this first hand with my Great Grandma (Nan).
Before she passed at 87 years old, she was
battling cancer, buried in debt and still
searching for a job.
That is the mission OptionSIZZLE was founded on,
which is to help people like you take back control
of your money and become independent money making
machines.
To your wealth, freedom, and options!
Joshua Belanger -
Your Investing Approach Disgusts Me
You’re a scam!
That’s the reply I received back from a
self-proclaimed “not your average financial
expert.”
I had reached out to ask if he was open to
having me on his weekday investing radio show.
He copied and pasted the whole sales page for our
Weekly Options Income Course, saying he didn’t
understand why I would need more exposure since I
can generate a 6% return every week.
It’s an approach by creating high probability
outcomes using the S&P 500 options with defined
spreads.
I can see why it may turn off someone at first if
they just read the headline, but he’s insisting
that we’re saying it’s guaranteed.
So I replied: “Don’t you talk to your audience
about how to use options to enhance returns,
reduce risk and increase the probability of
success?”
Keep in mind this guy has a weekday radio show
telling people how to manage their money and he
manages money for others.
Here’s his full reply:
“I don’t.
I certainly don’t suggest people use options
unless they are wealthy.
Options can be a nice strategy to protect wealth
via hedges. Sadly, options are typically sold to
non-wealthy people as a way of getting
commissions, newsletter or website services
subscriptions, etc.
If you were good at options from a practical
point, you wouldn’t be in the business of selling
systems to teach laymen how to do it. Even the
name “optionsizzle” sounds creepy and invites SEC
and Finra scrutiny.”
I don’t want to it to be the pot calling the
kettle black, but I’m sharing this to encourage
you.
That’s his opinion, which is uninformed.
This guy likely talks a good game to clients using
the same rehashed financial nonsense.
In fact, this is on his site, “an uncanny ability
to predict market winners & losers along with an
eye for financial trends that others seem to miss.”
Yeah, this guy can predict winners, losers, and
trends that other firms with millions of dollars
in research…. missed.
Okay.
I what you to see that putting your money with
a financial professional is gambling.
They are taught the same thing, gather assets.
I took a few minutes to see if he was a registered
financial professional like I once was.
Guess what?
He’s not.
In 2008, I made a choice show a layman how they
can be in more control of their future and money,
then nickel and dime them of fees the rest of
their life.
To your wealth, freedom & options!
Joshua Belanger
P.S. If you’re interested in learning more about
the Weekly Options Income Course:
https://sizzle.samcart.com/products/WOTIS -
The Future Of Money Most Aren't Ready To Accept
It's the internet of money...
It's tough to understand how it works at first.
But... so is how the FED keeps creating helicopter
money.
The future is here, and it will be a dancers dream
come true the day they don't have to lug a hefty
bag full of singles to the bank teller.
Only 8 years old… Bitcoin has become a game
changer for finance.
You probably remember hearing how Bitcoin traded
up over 1000 and then collapsed two years ago.
Since then, more volume (adoption) has stabilized
Bitcoin prices.
The CME Group just launched a pair of indexes
designed to track the cryptocurrency's price.
It's the starting foundation for a derivatives
market, which means the chance to start trading
options on Bitcoin is very near.
Today is a big deal…
Because we announce that, OptionSIZZLE will start
accepting Bitcoin.
I'm very excited to finally share that with you
and also keep learning about it.
I've already seen a lot of fiction around Bitcoin
similar to trading options.
Can I ask you...
What do you know about Bitcoin? (good or bad)
Do you have any Bitcoin?
Do you think it makes sense to learn more about
Bitcoin?
To your wealth, freedom & options!
Joshua Belanger -
ROI From Toys That Outperformed Most 401k
It's not savvy approach...
... If you ask a professional.
They'll laugh at you and mumble, amateur.
Success in the financial markets doesn't work any
different than everyday life.
We're trading something due to supply and demand
every day.
Let's travel back to 1983.
If you invested $100 into the S&P 500 ahead of one
of the largest bull markets in our history.
That $100 would be worth around $3,300 today.
You went against common wisdom and blew your money
with buying Star War Action Figures.
Each one cost around $3, so that would give you
about 33 action figures.
Well... those Star Wars action figures trade
anywhere from $1,000, up to $12,000 for rare ones.
It paid to challenge conventional wisdom.
In part 2, I will share the #1 mistake collectible
and stock owners make.
It's something I discuss it detail in "Fearless
Investing With Options."
Learning how to trade isn't about options...
... Or about money.
It becomes life changing.
You'll become fearless because you'll start to
approach life, business, and relationships
differently.
To your wealth, freedom and options!
Joshua Belanger -
The Death Of Indicators Technical Analysis Fundamentals
In 2008, I went down the rabbit hole.
I thought I could make money in any market.
A naive and unrealistic perception.
I was starting to manage client accounts while
working on a trading desk.
And then, I was fired!
It was time to go full time on my own.
I tried to be superman, but realized it was only a
custom.
I lost money!
I panicked!
I became desperate.
I needed a quick fix, and that's how it started.
It's like a baseball hitter who's struggling
mid-season who tries to change their mechanics.
I didn't stick with what I knew and allowed things
play out.
I invested a lot of time and money chasing returns
following other people's proprietary systems that
used indicators, candlesticks, charts,
fundamentals or when Jupiter crossed the 3rd
Solstice.
Maybe they do work, just never for me.
I guess I'm average, but over the years I've
mastered an approach that has consistency worked,
and the numbers don't lie.
If you're like me and haven't been able to find
success with going down those other roads, you're
in the right spot.
http://www.OptionSIZZLE.com/courses
To your wealth, freedom and options!
Joshua Belanger -
Add Black Pepper For Better Returns
So while I was walking back with my coffee
earlier, I was listening to a podcast.
The guy on the podcast was talking about the
recent discoveries related to turmeric such as how
it can help lower cholesterol.
They continued testing and found adding a little
black pepper enhanced the body's consumption
of the turmeric by 1,000 times.
A little fun fact of the day, but here's how
it relates to investing, trading and business.
For many years trading options I would let my
short options expire.
Selling options have a higher probability of
success than buying, but I started to realize that
coming into the last week gave me trouble at times
seeing profitable trades turning into losers.
One reason for that is because of the options
gamma, which becomes more sensitive to directional
moves as expiration approaches.
With only having the experience, I had a hunch
that managing trades earlier could be more
beneficial.
I wasn't sure because it flys in the face of what
everyone believes in the market with, let your
winners run.
I didn't have the research at the time to confirm
my opinion.
That was until tasytrade came around and spent
millions of dollars on researching this.
Their research concluded that managing winners at
50% was the optimal level that enhanced returns
and reduced volatility.
If you want to generate better returns and reduce
volatility, add the black pepper by managing
profits.
If learning how to trade one product and a
systemized approach to producing a 6% weekly max
return interests you, check out the Weekly Options
Trading Income System.
http://www.optionsizzle.com/courses/
To your wealth, freedom and options!
Joshua Belanger