Investor IQ Test 2019.

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Do you think you’re a rock star investor?  A complete novice?  Check your Investor IQ with the 21 questions below.
 
 

1. What is the one question you should ask your Certified Financial Advisor before hiring him/her?
2. What are 3 red flags that your financial plan is in peril?
3. How much of your nest egg should you keep safe?
4. What's safe?
5. What is the average return of stocks over the last 10 and 30 years?
6. What is the average return of gold over the last 10 and 30 years?
7. What is the average return of real estate over the last 10 and 30 years?
8. What was the top performing investment in 2018? 
9. 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*?
10. How long will it take for your nest egg to earn more than you earn, if you you put 10% of your income into a Buy My Own Island Fund and invest in stocks and bonds*?
11. What’s the better investment strategy in a slow-growth, high-debt world?
12. Which countries hold the most gold? 
13.  Are annuities safe?
14. What is the 3-Ingredient Recipe for Cooking up Profits? 
15. What are the Four Questions for Picking Winning Stocks?
16. What were the top performing and the worst months for stocks over the past five years? 
17. What was the top performing 2-month period for stocks over the past twenty years?
18. What was the worst investment in 2018, NASDAQ, gold, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, bonds, Bitcoin, cannabis or real estate?
19. Which year is expected to perform better, 2019 or 2020, based upon historical returns of election years?
20. How many companies are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
21. How many Dow Jones Industrial Average companies were bailed out or went bankrupt in the Great Recession?

 
 
Answers are listed in the blog "Investor IQ Test Answers 2019" in my blog at NataliePace.com.
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