“No one cares about your money more than you do.”

Stock ownership = a company has no legal obligation to pay you.

Prior to Apple or Microsoft, it was common for stocks to pay dividends.  However, instead of paying a dividend, these companies put it back into the company.  

“If you ever want to acquire the fortune that you seek, the first thing you have to do is acquire the knowledge that is required to obtain that right.” - Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich.

Explore the 3 rules / principles of investing.

• Invest in what you know or become an expert so you can do so.
• Invest in what you can control.
• Don’t chase returns

Principles give us a filter to run decisions through.

Is there anything in your life that you have that’s been an enduring success that required no knowledge, no effort on your part, no accountability and somehow it worked out? 

Kyle J Christensen, founder of Fiveth, founder of Unique Advantage, and  author of Principle Based Planning: A Better Approach to Financial Planning | LinkedIn 

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