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I N V E S T I N G 1 0 1 : S T E P S B E F O R E T H E
C O M M I T M E N T
B Y M I K U S K I N S
G I V E N T H E R E C E N T C H A N G E S W I T H I N T H E M A R K E T, YO U M AY
B E WO N D E R I N G W H E T H E R O R N OT I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I E N D ’ S
BU S I N E S S O R A S TO C K O F A C O M PA N Y I S T H E B E S T I D E A .
W H I L E T I M I N G O F C O U R S E D O E S P L AY A L A RG E RO L E I N T H E
OV E R A L L R E T U R N , T H I S F E A R A N D T R E P I DAT I O N S H O U L D N OT
P R E V E N T YO U F RO M D I V E R S I F Y I N G YO U R I N V E S T M E N T P O R T F O L I O.
T H E M A I N T H I N G YO U C A N A N D S H O U L D D O
B E F O R E M A K I N G S U C H A C O M M I T M E N T I S
D O I N G YO U R H O M E WO R K .
T H I S E N TA I L S A N A LY Z I N G A N D R E S E A RC H I N G T H E
H I S TO RY A N D P R E S E N T DAY H E A LT H O F T H AT
PA R T I C U L A R F I N A N C I A L O P P O R T U N I T Y.
W H E N YO U BU Y S TO C K O R P RO P E R T Y, YO U A R E N OT
J U S T G E T T I N G A S I M P L E P I E C E O F PA P E R . I N S T E A D,
YO U A R E B E C O M I N G PA R T OW N E R O F T H AT F R A N C H I S E .
S O W H AT I S T H E H O M E WO R K ? W H AT D O YO U N E E D TO
D O B E F O R E YO U I N V E S T A N D E X PA N D YO U R
F I NA N C I A L P O R T F O L I O ?
B E F O R E I N V E S T I N G I N A BU S I N E S S , I T I S A B S O LU T E LY
V I TA L T H AT YO U D O YO U R R E S E A RC H O N T H E C O M PA N Y ’ S
H I S TO RY, T R E N D S , A N D C U R R E N T DAY S TAT U S .
N OW, W H AT H A P P E N S I F YO U D E C I D E TO G O O N
A W H I M A N D N OT TO D O T H AT E X T R A WO R K ?
I N T H E G R A N D S C H E M E O F T H I N G S , T H E
P RO BA B LY O F S U C C E S S C A N B E S U R E LU C K .
R E G A R D L E S S O F T H E W I N S O R LO S E S , I N C R E A S I N G YO U R
O D D S A W AY F RO M A S I M P L E 5 0 - 5 0 C O I N F L I P I S , A N D W I L L
A LW AYS B E , T H E S M A R T E R M OV E .
T H AT I S W H Y I H I G H LY E N C O U R AG E YO U TO A N A LY Z E
T H E OV E R A L L S I T UAT I O N B E F O R E M A K I N G A N Y T Y P E
O F C O M M I T M E N T.
T H E O N LY W AY T H AT C A N H A P P E N S TA R T S B Y D O I N G
T H E H O M E WO R K A N D U N D E R S TA N D I N G W H E T H E R O R
N OT T H I S O P P O R T U N I T Y I S R I G H T F O R YO U.
W A R R E N BU F F E T O N C E S A I D T H AT, “ N E V E R
T E S T T H E D E P T H O F A R I V E R W I T H B OT H O F
YO U R F E E T. ”
I F T H E R E I S A W AY W H E R E YO U C A N I N C R E A S E
YO U R O D D S F O R S U C C E S S , D O I T !
S O H OW D O YO U G O A B O U T D O I N G YO U R
R E S E A RC H ?
S TA R T B Y C R E AT I N G A P E R S O N A L F I N A N C I A L
ROA D M A P
T H E F I R S T S T E P, L I K E I N A N Y T H I N G , I S F I G U R I N G O U T
YO U R G OA L S A N D R I S K TO L E R A N C E . B E I N T E L L I G E N T
A B O U T YO U R P L A N , BU T A L S O B E R E A L I S T I C .
N OW W I T H A N Y I N V E S T M E N T, T H E R E W I L L
A LW AYS B E S O M E L E V E L O F R I S K .
A S K YO U R S E L F H OW M U C H YO U A R E C O M F O R TA B L E R I S K I N G .
M A K E I T A L I G N W I T H YO U R F I NA N C I A L T I M E L I N E A N D G OA L S .
A F T E R YO U D O T H I S , B E S U R E TO R E S E A RC H T H E
C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R
T H E C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R I S T H E M O S T S E N I O R
C O R P O R AT E A D M I N I S T R ATO R O R E X E C U T I V E I N
C H A RG E O F M A NAG I N G T H E OV E R A L L O RG A N I Z AT I O N .
T H E Y A R E T H E I N D I V I D UA L S W H O A R E T H E
FAC E A N D L E A D E R S H I P B E H I N D A C O M PA N Y.
• W H AT I S E D U C AT I O NA L A N D P RO F E S S I O NA L H I S TO RY A N D
BAC KG RO U N D ?
• W H AT H AV E T H E Y D O N E P R I O R TO X - C O M PA N Y T H AT M A K E S
T H E M A S T RO N G L E A D E R ?
• W H AT I S T H E I R V I S I O N A N D G OA L S F O R T H E C O M PA N Y ?
• D O YO U B E L I E V E I N T H E I R V I S I O N A N D G OA L S F O R T H E
C O M PA N Y ? W H AT I S T H E I R LO N G - T E R M P L A N T E N TO
T W E N T Y Y E A R S D OW N T H E L I N E ?
• W H AT H AV E T H E Y A L R E A DY D O N E F O R T H E C O M PA N Y ?
W H AT C O U L D T H E Y I M P ROV E O N ?
A S K VA R I O U S Q U E S T I O N S TO S E E W H E T H E R O R N OT YO U
A R E C O M F O R TA B L E W I T H T H E I R S T Y L E A N D F U T U R E
D I R E C T I O N F O R T H E C O M PA N Y:
I N A D D I T I O N , B E S U R E TO R E V I E W T H E I R
BU S I N E S S M O D E L
A BU S I N E S S M O D E L I S A N A B S T R AC T
R E P R E S E N TAT I O N O F A C O M PA N Y O R O RG A N I Z AT I O N .
T H E OV E R A L L M O D E L S H O U L D E S S E N T I A L LY B R E A K D OW N T H E
S T R AT E G Y O F A C O M PA N Y A N D H OW T H E Y W I L L U S E I T TO
M A X I M I Z E T H E I R P RO F I T W I T H I N T H E I R I N D U S T RY A N D F I E L D.
I N C O M PA R I S O N TO E VA LUAT I N G T H E C E O, W H AT YO U W A N T
TO PAY S P E C I F I C AT T E N T I O N TO A R E T H E V I A B L E T R E N D S
B OT H A N N UA L LY A N D Q UA R T E R LY.
B E S U R E TO R E V I E W T H E N U M B E R S ( N E T
I N C O M E , R E V E N U E , C O S T, P RO F I T M A RG I N S )
T H I S N U M B E R M E A S U R E S H OW M U C H O U T O F E V E RY D O L L A R
O F S A L E S A C O M PA N Y AC T UA L LY K E E P S I N T H E I R E A R N I N G S .
T H E C O S T, A L S O K N OW N A S E X P E N S E S , O F A C O M PA N Y
I S T H E VA LU E O F M O N E Y T H AT I S B E I N G U S E D U P TO
P RO D U C E A BU S I N E S S ’ S P RO D U C T S A N D S E RV I C E S .
R E V E N U E I S S I M P LY T H E R A W A M O U N T O F M O N E Y A
C O M PA N Y O R BU S I N E S S M A D E F RO M S A L E S O F I T S
P RO D U C T S O R S E RV I C E S .
A F T E R YO U H AV E G A I N E D A H O L I S T I C V I E W O F T H E
T WO, C O M PA R E B OT H N U M B E R S TO G E T T H E A N N UA L
P RO F I T M A RG I N S .
TO L E A R N M O R E A B O U T C A R E E R ,
BU S I N E S S , O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P,
P L E A S E V I S I T T H E F O L LOW I N G S I T E S
M I K U S K I N S BU S I N E S S &
E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P :
H T T P : / / M I K U S K I N S . C O M
M I K U S K I N S P E R S O NA L :
H T T P : / / M I K U S K I N S . N E T

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Investing 101- Steps Before the Commitment by Mikus Kins

  • 1. I N V E S T I N G 1 0 1 : S T E P S B E F O R E T H E C O M M I T M E N T B Y M I K U S K I N S
  • 2. G I V E N T H E R E C E N T C H A N G E S W I T H I N T H E M A R K E T, YO U M AY B E WO N D E R I N G W H E T H E R O R N OT I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I E N D ’ S BU S I N E S S O R A S TO C K O F A C O M PA N Y I S T H E B E S T I D E A .
  • 3. W H I L E T I M I N G O F C O U R S E D O E S P L AY A L A RG E RO L E I N T H E OV E R A L L R E T U R N , T H I S F E A R A N D T R E P I DAT I O N S H O U L D N OT P R E V E N T YO U F RO M D I V E R S I F Y I N G YO U R I N V E S T M E N T P O R T F O L I O.
  • 4. T H E M A I N T H I N G YO U C A N A N D S H O U L D D O B E F O R E M A K I N G S U C H A C O M M I T M E N T I S D O I N G YO U R H O M E WO R K .
  • 5. T H I S E N TA I L S A N A LY Z I N G A N D R E S E A RC H I N G T H E H I S TO RY A N D P R E S E N T DAY H E A LT H O F T H AT PA R T I C U L A R F I N A N C I A L O P P O R T U N I T Y. W H E N YO U BU Y S TO C K O R P RO P E R T Y, YO U A R E N OT J U S T G E T T I N G A S I M P L E P I E C E O F PA P E R . I N S T E A D, YO U A R E B E C O M I N G PA R T OW N E R O F T H AT F R A N C H I S E .
  • 6. S O W H AT I S T H E H O M E WO R K ? W H AT D O YO U N E E D TO D O B E F O R E YO U I N V E S T A N D E X PA N D YO U R F I NA N C I A L P O R T F O L I O ?
  • 7. B E F O R E I N V E S T I N G I N A BU S I N E S S , I T I S A B S O LU T E LY V I TA L T H AT YO U D O YO U R R E S E A RC H O N T H E C O M PA N Y ’ S H I S TO RY, T R E N D S , A N D C U R R E N T DAY S TAT U S .
  • 8. N OW, W H AT H A P P E N S I F YO U D E C I D E TO G O O N A W H I M A N D N OT TO D O T H AT E X T R A WO R K ? I N T H E G R A N D S C H E M E O F T H I N G S , T H E P RO BA B LY O F S U C C E S S C A N B E S U R E LU C K .
  • 9. R E G A R D L E S S O F T H E W I N S O R LO S E S , I N C R E A S I N G YO U R O D D S A W AY F RO M A S I M P L E 5 0 - 5 0 C O I N F L I P I S , A N D W I L L A LW AYS B E , T H E S M A R T E R M OV E . T H AT I S W H Y I H I G H LY E N C O U R AG E YO U TO A N A LY Z E T H E OV E R A L L S I T UAT I O N B E F O R E M A K I N G A N Y T Y P E O F C O M M I T M E N T.
  • 10. T H E O N LY W AY T H AT C A N H A P P E N S TA R T S B Y D O I N G T H E H O M E WO R K A N D U N D E R S TA N D I N G W H E T H E R O R N OT T H I S O P P O R T U N I T Y I S R I G H T F O R YO U. W A R R E N BU F F E T O N C E S A I D T H AT, “ N E V E R T E S T T H E D E P T H O F A R I V E R W I T H B OT H O F YO U R F E E T. ” I F T H E R E I S A W AY W H E R E YO U C A N I N C R E A S E YO U R O D D S F O R S U C C E S S , D O I T !
  • 11. S O H OW D O YO U G O A B O U T D O I N G YO U R R E S E A RC H ?
  • 12. S TA R T B Y C R E AT I N G A P E R S O N A L F I N A N C I A L ROA D M A P
  • 13. T H E F I R S T S T E P, L I K E I N A N Y T H I N G , I S F I G U R I N G O U T YO U R G OA L S A N D R I S K TO L E R A N C E . B E I N T E L L I G E N T A B O U T YO U R P L A N , BU T A L S O B E R E A L I S T I C . N OW W I T H A N Y I N V E S T M E N T, T H E R E W I L L A LW AYS B E S O M E L E V E L O F R I S K . A S K YO U R S E L F H OW M U C H YO U A R E C O M F O R TA B L E R I S K I N G . M A K E I T A L I G N W I T H YO U R F I NA N C I A L T I M E L I N E A N D G OA L S .
  • 14. A F T E R YO U D O T H I S , B E S U R E TO R E S E A RC H T H E C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R
  • 15. T H E C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R I S T H E M O S T S E N I O R C O R P O R AT E A D M I N I S T R ATO R O R E X E C U T I V E I N C H A RG E O F M A NAG I N G T H E OV E R A L L O RG A N I Z AT I O N . T H E Y A R E T H E I N D I V I D UA L S W H O A R E T H E FAC E A N D L E A D E R S H I P B E H I N D A C O M PA N Y.
  • 16. • W H AT I S E D U C AT I O NA L A N D P RO F E S S I O NA L H I S TO RY A N D BAC KG RO U N D ? • W H AT H AV E T H E Y D O N E P R I O R TO X - C O M PA N Y T H AT M A K E S T H E M A S T RO N G L E A D E R ? • W H AT I S T H E I R V I S I O N A N D G OA L S F O R T H E C O M PA N Y ? • D O YO U B E L I E V E I N T H E I R V I S I O N A N D G OA L S F O R T H E C O M PA N Y ? W H AT I S T H E I R LO N G - T E R M P L A N T E N TO T W E N T Y Y E A R S D OW N T H E L I N E ? • W H AT H AV E T H E Y A L R E A DY D O N E F O R T H E C O M PA N Y ? W H AT C O U L D T H E Y I M P ROV E O N ? A S K VA R I O U S Q U E S T I O N S TO S E E W H E T H E R O R N OT YO U A R E C O M F O R TA B L E W I T H T H E I R S T Y L E A N D F U T U R E D I R E C T I O N F O R T H E C O M PA N Y:
  • 17. I N A D D I T I O N , B E S U R E TO R E V I E W T H E I R BU S I N E S S M O D E L
  • 18. A BU S I N E S S M O D E L I S A N A B S T R AC T R E P R E S E N TAT I O N O F A C O M PA N Y O R O RG A N I Z AT I O N . T H E OV E R A L L M O D E L S H O U L D E S S E N T I A L LY B R E A K D OW N T H E S T R AT E G Y O F A C O M PA N Y A N D H OW T H E Y W I L L U S E I T TO M A X I M I Z E T H E I R P RO F I T W I T H I N T H E I R I N D U S T RY A N D F I E L D. I N C O M PA R I S O N TO E VA LUAT I N G T H E C E O, W H AT YO U W A N T TO PAY S P E C I F I C AT T E N T I O N TO A R E T H E V I A B L E T R E N D S B OT H A N N UA L LY A N D Q UA R T E R LY.
  • 19. B E S U R E TO R E V I E W T H E N U M B E R S ( N E T I N C O M E , R E V E N U E , C O S T, P RO F I T M A RG I N S )
  • 20. T H I S N U M B E R M E A S U R E S H OW M U C H O U T O F E V E RY D O L L A R O F S A L E S A C O M PA N Y AC T UA L LY K E E P S I N T H E I R E A R N I N G S . T H E C O S T, A L S O K N OW N A S E X P E N S E S , O F A C O M PA N Y I S T H E VA LU E O F M O N E Y T H AT I S B E I N G U S E D U P TO P RO D U C E A BU S I N E S S ’ S P RO D U C T S A N D S E RV I C E S . R E V E N U E I S S I M P LY T H E R A W A M O U N T O F M O N E Y A C O M PA N Y O R BU S I N E S S M A D E F RO M S A L E S O F I T S P RO D U C T S O R S E RV I C E S . A F T E R YO U H AV E G A I N E D A H O L I S T I C V I E W O F T H E T WO, C O M PA R E B OT H N U M B E R S TO G E T T H E A N N UA L P RO F I T M A RG I N S .
  • 21. TO L E A R N M O R E A B O U T C A R E E R , BU S I N E S S , O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P, P L E A S E V I S I T T H E F O L LOW I N G S I T E S M I K U S K I N S BU S I N E S S & E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P : H T T P : / / M I K U S K I N S . C O M M I K U S K I N S P E R S O NA L : H T T P : / / M I K U S K I N S . N E T