The Automatic Wealth Academy

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When to start dividend investing, and how to build the portfolio, the complete framework, step by step.

PART 2 of 2. In Part 1 we settled Dividend Kings vs Dividend Aristocrats and why neither crown is a buy signal. Today we go from knowledge to action.

This video gives you the whole thing - three readiness checks to know when you're ready, then three pillars for actually building the portfolio. No hype, no stock tips, just the process.

THE THREE READINESS CHECKS

1. Emergency fund - 3 to 6 months of essential expenses in cash first

2. Time horizon - 10 years plus, not 2 or 3

3. Emotional tolerance - could you sit through a dividend cut without panic selling?

THE THREE PILLARS

1. Read the numbers - yield vs the Treasury benchmark, payout ratio, dividend growth trend

2. Turn on the DRIP - let reinvestment compound quietly in the background

3. Build a real portfolio - diversify across sectors, cap position sizes, review twice a year

WATCH PART 1 FIRST (optional)

Dividend Kings vs Dividend Aristocrats: The Difference Nobody Explains - https://youtu.be/zgnTY8VuSVs?si=UPIoz5A9FSrFhF9H 

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CHAPTERS

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00:00 Recap: where Part 1 left off

01:23 The two ways people get this wrong

02:43 Check 1: The emergency fund

03:32 Check 2: Your time horizon

04:05 Check 3: Can you handle a dividend cut?

05:15 Pillar 1: Read the numbers

07:40 Pillar 2: The DRIP

08:32 Are reinvested dividends still taxed?

10:15 Pillar 3: Building the portfolio

12:13 The complete picture

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Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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Dividend Kings vs Dividend Aristocrats - what actually separates them, and why neither crown is a buy signal.

One title takes 50 straight years of dividend increases. 

The other takes 25 - but adds a strict S&P 500 rulebook on top. 

In this video I break down exactly what each label requires, who governs each list, where the two overlap, and the one check almost

nobody runs before buying a so-called royal dividend stock.

There are 69 Dividend Aristocrats today (a record high) and roughly 57 Dividend Kings out of nearly 6,000 US-listed companies - a success rate under 1%. 

But longevity is a story about the past. It tells you nothing about next year's payout ratio, competitive position, or valuation.

This is Part 1 of 2.

Part 2 is the full three-part framework for actually building a dividend portfolio, step by step.

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CHAPTERS

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00:00 Two Thrones: The Dividend Debate

00:52 Like & Subscribe

01:24 What You'll Learn

02:04 What Is a Dividend King?

02:48 How Rare Are Kings? (Less Than 1%)

03:57 What Is a Dividend Aristocrat?

04:15 The S&P 500 Requirement

04:49 Who Controls the List (And Why It Matters)

05:11 How a Company Loses Aristocrat Status

06:00 Kings vs Aristocrats: Head to Head

07:08 Governance: Index Rules vs Independent Research

07:36 The Overlap Most People Miss

08:03 The Warning: A Crown Isn't a Buy Signal

08:50 Payout Ratios & Financial Engineering

09:39 The 3 Checks to Do Before Buying

10:26 Key Takeaways

11:00 What's Coming in Part 2

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After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

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https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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Published in 1926, set in ancient Babylon - and still more useful than most money books written today.

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason is a book I have recommended to more people than almost any other I own. Not because it is complicated, but because it strips away all the noise and gets straight to the fundamentals of building wealth in a way that is almost impossible to misunderstand.

In this episode, I walk you through 9 timeless lessons from the book, across three themes: spending your money well, making your money grow, and protecting what you have built. For each lesson, I share exactly how I have applied it in my own financial life.

Nine simple lessons. A lifetime's worth of results if you apply them.

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CHAPTERS

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00:00 Introduction

01:16 Like and Subscribe

01:47 Overview: 9 Lessons in 3 Parts

SPENDING YOUR MONEY

02:12 Part 1: Spending Your Money

02:22 Lesson 1: Pay Yourself First

04:23 Lesson 2: Control Thy Expenditures

06:16 Lesson 3: Enjoy Life While You Can

MAKING YOUR MONEY

07:54 Part 2: Making Your Money

08:06 Lesson 4: Make Thy Gold Multiply

09:32 Lesson 5: Ensure a Future Income

11:20 Lesson 6: Increase Your Ability to Earn

PROTECTING YOUR MONEY

13:02 Part 3: Protecting Your Money

13:09 Lesson 7: Guard Thy Treasures from Loss

15:03 Lesson 8: Seek the Counsel of Wise Men

16:50 Lesson 9: Cultivate Good Luck Through Action

18:11 Recap & Closing

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BOOK REFERENCED

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The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason (1926)

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After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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Most investors are chasing AI stocks and S&P index funds. 

Meanwhile, Mohnish Pabrai, the man who turned every dollar into $30 over 27 years, is doing something completely different. 

In this video I break down exactly what he said in a recent interview on “My First Million” Youtube Channel, where his money is going in 2026, and the mental models behind every single bet.  

💡 What you'll learn in this video: 

• Why Pabrai is completely ignoring AI, Bitcoin, GLP-1, and the S&P 500 right now 

• His #1 position: a Turkish warehouse operator he bought for 3% of its liquidation value now up 90x 

• The TAV Airports play where the currency collapse actually worked in his favour 

• Why Constellation Software is the business nobody can clone and why he owns it 

• The coal thesis: hated, unloved, cheap, and cash-flowing

• The 3 principles behind every single one of his bets 

• What YOU can take from his framework without copying his exact positions  

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction – The Investor Beating the S&P 500 for 27 Years

01:36 Who Is Mohnish Pabrai and Why Listen to Him?

03:23 Bet #1: RYSAS – The Turkish Warehouse Trading at 3% of Asset Value

05:24 Bet #2: TAV Airports – Earning Euros, Paying in Collapsing Lira

07:04 Bet #3: Constellation Software – The Boring Compounding Machine

09:30 Bet #4: Coal – Hated, Cheap, and Still Cash-Flow Rich

10:35 What Pabrai Is NOT Buying (AI, Bitcoin, S&P 500)

12:52 3 Principles Behind Every Pabrai Investment

12:57 Principle 1: Go Where Nobody Else Is Looking

13:39 Principle 2: Keep the Thesis Simple Enough for a 10-Year-Old

14:20 Principle 3: Set a Very High Bar for Action

15:05 Key Takeaway – Copy the Framework, Not the Stocks

► Source interview: "Forget S&P, Bitcoin & AI, here's where Mohnish Pabrai is putting his money in 2026" — My First Million 

► Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjWY1-gZ0Cs

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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🚗 The "monthly payment trap" — the single most dangerous question a car dealer will ever ask you, and why answering it hands them complete control of the deal.

📉 Negative equity explained — what it means to be "underwater" on your car, and why rolling debt into a new loan is one of the most common ways people stay financially stuck for life

💸 The $1,000,000 decision — what happens when you redirect a $700/month car payment into a simple index fund over 30 years (the number will surprise you)

✅ The 20/4/10 Rule — the single framework that protects you every time you buy a car

✅ How to walk into a dealership with your own financing already arranged — so you negotiate from strength, not hope

✅ Why a 2–3 year old used car is one of the best financial moves an ordinary person can make right now

This isn't about driving a wreck. It's about understanding what the car payment is quietly preventing — the emergency fund you can't build, the retirement you keep pushing back, the financial breathing room your family deserves.

⏱ CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction — The thing parked in your driveway2:15 The game being played against you at the dealership5:53 The monthly payment trap explained6:31 The hole that keeps getting deeper (negative equity)9:47 The invisible wealth builder — $700/month × 30 years11:36 Three rules to protect yourself every time (the 20-4-10 rule)15:00 Summary & final thoughts

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

---

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

#WealthBuilding #LongTermInvesting #FinancialFreedom #InvestmentTips #ValueInvesting #AndreaVanSchalkwyk #AutomaticWealthacAdemy #PsycologyOfMoney #MoneyMindset #Car #Budget

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Last month I ran an experiment on myself: I went through every single payment that left my bank account, every subscription, every purchase, every direct debit and asked one question: Did I actually choose this, or did I just end up here?

The answer unsettled me.

In this video, I walk you through the 8 money habits that are quietly draining your wallet, not because they feel like mistakes, but because they feel completely normal. That's exactly what makes them so dangerous.

We cover:

✅ Buying cheap (and why it's often the most expensive choice)

✅ Buying a bigger home than you need — the hidden $170,000+ trap

✅ Upgrading your phone every year (what I did instead with that money)

✅ Buying diamonds — the retail markup no one talks about

✅ Calling luxury purchases "investments" (confirmation bias at work)

✅ Extended warranties — why they're pushed so hard

✅ Weddings — starting marriage with financial stress baked in

✅ Streaming subscriptions — you're paying for options, not content

None of this is about spending less on things you love. It's about the shift from defaulting to deciding — and that's where the real financial progress happens.

👇 Which one hit closest to home? Drop it in the comments. I read every single one.

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction — the experiment

02:17 Habit #1 — Buying cheap (sunk cost fallacy)

04:16 Habit #2 — Buying a bigger home than you need

07:03 Habit #3 — Upgrading your phone every year

09:22 Habit #4 — Buying diamonds

11:10 Habit #5 — Calling luxury purchases "investments"

13:17 Habit #6 — Extended warranties

14:49 Habit #7 — Weddings

16:51 Habit #8 — Streaming subscriptions

18:38 The real takeaway

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

#WealthBuilding #LongTermInvesting #FinancialFreedom #InvestmentTips #ValueInvesting #AndreaVanSchalkwyk #AutomaticWealthacAdemy #PsycologyOfMoney #MoneyMindset

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Most people think their money problem is a math problem. It's not. It's a mind problem — and once you see it, you can't unsee it.

In this video, I show you the 70/10/10/10 framework — a simple, proven system that tells you exactly where every dollar should go the moment it arrives, before your brain gets involved and life gets in the way. No willpower required. No complicated spreadsheets. Just a clear structure that quietly builds wealth in the background while you live your life in the foreground.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 

- Why giving yourself a raise doesn't solve the problem (and what actually does).

- The ant and spider story that completely changed how I think about money

- How I saved more in one month than in the entire previous year — using one simple change

- The 4 buckets every dollar needs to go into, and exactly how to split them

- Why investing even $300/month can build a $175,000 portfolio in 20 years

- How to automate the whole system so it works without you thinking about it

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Money Mindset Shift

00:55 Like and Subscribe Break

01:23 The Pen Line Trap

02:36 Testing Your Savings Limit

05:34 What Freedom Really Means

07:13 Why Budgets Fail

09:06 70 Percent Living Bucket

11:36 10 Percent Grow Income

13:35 10 Percent Invest Passively

15:23 10 Percent Giving Habit

16:50 Automate Your Buckets

18:37 Free Budget Blueprint

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

---

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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DISCLAIMERS & DISCLOSURES: 

This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

#JimRohn #InvestingStrategy #StockMarket #WealthBuilding #LongTermInvesting #FinancialFreedom #InvestmentTips #ElizabethWarren #ValueInvesting #PortfolioManagement #andreavanschalkwyk #automaticwealthacademy #psycologyofmoney #Budgeting

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Once you see this, you can't unsee it. 

Most people don't realize there's an invisible line around their entire financial life and they drew it themselves.

This short but powerful lesson uses a simple experiment with an ant and a circle to reveal the one thing blocking most people from building real wealth. 

It's not your income. It's not the economy. It's a mental limit you created, and you can erase it today.

If you've ever told yourself "investing isn't for people like me" or "I just can't seem to save more"... this is the video that changes that.

VIDEO CHAPTERS 

00:00 Ant and Pen Trap

00:39 Spider Breaks the Line

01:41 Like and Subscribe Break

02:11 My Savings Limit Story

02:57 Automate 20 Percent Transfer

04:12 Circles That Block Wealth

05:41 What Financial Freedom Means

06:56 Take One Step Over

08:22 Erase the Circle Today

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

---

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

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"Once you see this, you can't unsee it. The reason you're still broke at the end of the month has nothing to do with how hard you work and everything to do with a system you were never taught."

In this video, I will reveal a money management system that has been tested across 4,000 years of human history, from the ancient streets of Babylon to your bank account in 2026.

You'll discover the one rule the wealthiest man in ancient Babylon lived by, how Jim Rohn turned it into a complete life framework, and why Elizabeth Warren's 50/30/20 rule became the most popular budget in the modern world.

But more importantly, you'll walk away with the 70-10-10-10 Framework, a simple, powerful system that combines the best of all three, designed specifically for real people with real lives who are ready to stop running out of money every month.

VIDEO CHAPTERS 

00:00 Why Money Disappears

02:19 Ancient Pay Yourself

05:06 Jim Rohn 70 30

06:23 Invest Grow Give

09:13 Warren 50 30 20

10:53 Stop Subscription Leaks

12:13 Which Rule Fits

13:04 My 70 10 10 10 Budget Blueprint

15:13 Emergency Fund Fix

16:47 Start Small Automate

19:12 Free Budget Blueprint

20:20 Final Takeaway

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WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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DISCLAIMERS & DISCLOSURES: 

This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

#Budget #Frugality#ElizabethWarren #WealthBuilding #Babylon #FinancialFreedom #BudgetingTips #WarrenBuffett #ValueInvesting #PortfolioManagement #andreavanschalkwyk #automaticwealthacademy #thepsycologyofmoney

The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom: 👉 https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom

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Most people start investing… and panic the moment prices drop. 

Here's the one rule that fixes that, and Warren Buffett has been saying it for decades.

This video discusses various investment strategies, emphasizing the importance of long term investing. 

We explore how to invest smart by focusing on a 10-year investment horizon to navigate market fluctuations and promote long-term value. 

This is sound financial advice for anyone looking to optimize their financial planning and investment.

VIDEO CHAPTERS 

00:00 Investing with a 10-Year Horizon Philosophy

00:54 The 10 Year Rule

02:04 Investing in Businesses

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SUBSCRIBE HERE:    / https://www.youtube.com/@MyAutomaticWealthAcademy 

WHO IS ANDREA VAN SCHALKWYK

Andrea is an Italian–South African, born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Value Investor who believes managing money shouldn’t be stressful or confusing.

After living in Italy for 20+ years and travelling through 60 countries, he has learned one thing: everyone deserves financial stability, even with a full-time job, a family, and very little free time.

Through the Automatic Wealth Academy and articles published on major financial platforms, like Business Insider, Nasdaq, Yahoo Finance and GuruFocus, he helps people simplify their finances, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and finally build the kind of calm, predictable wealth that brings peace of mind.

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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

Download "The 5 Stages of Financial Freedom", and you will Receive the Practical Roadmap to Go from Survival to Wealth.

https://www.automaticfinancialfreedom.com/the-five-stages-of-financial-freedom 

Financial freedom is more than having money, it’s having control over your time, choices, and future. Understanding your current stage allows you to take targeted, effective steps to progress and achieve generational Wealth.

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CONNECT WITH ANDREA | SOCIALS & WEBSITE:

🌎 Website -  / https://www.automaticwealthacademy.com/

𝕏 Twitter/X -  / https://x.com/awealthacademy/

📸 Instagram -   / https://www.instagram.com/automaticwealthacademy/

👨‍💼 Linkedin-   / https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreavanschalkwyk/

🙂📘 Facebook -   / https://www.facebook.com/automaticwealthacademy/

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DISCLAIMERS & DISCLOSURES: 

This content is for educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized financial, investment, or tax advice. Always evaluate your own financial situation and conduct thorough research before making investment decisions. All investments carry inherent risks, and past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

#Warren Buffett #InvestingStrategy #StockMarket #WealthBuilding #LongTermInvesting #FinancialFreedom #InvestmentTips #WarrenBuffett #ValueInvesting #PortfolioManagement #andreavanschalkwyk #automaticwealthacademy #MarketChaos #BearMarket