2017 Investor IQ Test

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Investor IQ Test 2017. by Natalie Pace. 20 Life Math questions to help you score higher where it counts most.

January 15, 2017


Do you think you’re a rock star investor?  A complete novice?  Check your Investor IQ with the 20 questions below.

1. What is the one question you should ask your Certified Financial Advisor before hiring him/her?
2. How much of your nest egg should you keep safe?
3. What's safe?
4. What is the average return of stocks over the last 10 and 30 years?
5. What is the average return of gold over the last 10 and 30 years?
6. What is the average return of real estate over the last 10 and 30 years?
7. What was the top performing investment in 2016? 
8. How long will it take for you to have a nest egg as big as your annual salary if you put 10% of your income into a Buy My Own Island Fund and invest in stocks and bonds?
9. How long will it take for your nest egg to earn more than you earn, if you put 10% of your income into a Buy My Own Island Fund and invest in stocks and bonds?
10. What’s the better investment strategy in a slow-growth, high-debt world?
11. Which countries hold the most gold?
12. Are annuities safe?
13. What is the 3-Ingredient Recipe for Cooking up Profits?
14. What are the Four Questions for Picking Winning Stocks?
15. What were the top performing and the worst months for stocks over the past five years?
16. What was the top performing 3-month period for stocks over the past five years?
17. What was the worst investment in 2016? NASDAQ, gold, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, bonds or real estate?
18. Which year is expected to perform better, 2017 or 2018, based upon historical returns of election years?
19. How many companies are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
20. How many Dow Jones Industrial Average companies were bailed out or went bankrupt in the Great Recession?

 
Answers are listed in the article "Answers: 2017 Investor IQ Test" in the NataliePace.com blog.
 


 
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Natalie Pace is the author of the Amazon bestsellers The Gratitude Game, The ABCs of Money and You Vs. Wall Street (aka Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is in hard cover) and the co-creator of the Earth Gratitude project. The Earth Gratitude project features wisdom from the world’s most respected leaders, including The Dalai Lama, The Heir to The Throne of The United Kingdom, Elon Musk, The Duchess of Northumberland and the Earth Day Network. Natalie has been saving homes and nest eggs for two decades, while at the same time earning the ranking of No. 1 stock picker.  Natalie Pace is a blogger on HuffingtonPost.com and a repeat guest on national television and radio shows such as Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC, ABC-TV, Forbes.com, NPR and more. As a strong believer in giving back, she has been instrumental in raising tens of millions for public schools, financial literacy, the arts and underserved women and girls worldwide. Follow her on Twitter.com/NataliePace, and Facebook.com/TheABCsofMoney. For more information please visit NataliePace.com. Click to access a longer bio on Natalie Pace.
 
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