Main Street Investor: Introduction

    From an early age, my father instilled in me the importance of spending money wisely, saving money, and investing money. I didn’t realize the importance of these principles until I was a senior in college (5 years ago). I don’t know what happened, but it was as if I had a spiritual awakening. I suddenly became infatuated with money. I wanted to learn everything I could about winning with money. I watched every Dave Ramsey video available on YouTube, began watching CNBC daily, read books, and considered every possible business endeavor I could think of. Unfortunately, I learned quickly that there are no get-rich-quick solutions out there. I learned that the most probable way to win with money, for most people, is a long and boring process. Luckily, winning with money is something that nearly anyone can achieve. To win with money doesn’t require any special talents, skills, or even a high income. The recipe for success is a combination of time, consistency, and discipline.

            I started Main Street Investor to offer educational and informational resources for anyone looking to learn about the proven process about how to accumulate wealth and win with money. I am a full-time public-school teacher, and my wife is a licensed practical nurse. We are ordinary people, with ordinary incomes. I believe the fact that I am on this journey with the rest of average Americans adds unique value to my audience. I can relate to the average person, and I know the challenges the average person faces in the process of accumulating wealth. My writings will address topics such as spending, budgeting, business, and investing. It should be noted that the area in which I believe I can add the most value is in the realm of investing in stocks. Five years ago, I began actively managing my family’s investment company and have experienced great success. I have developed a winning investment strategy, with annualized returns that beat major market indices. I have learned a lot about investing in the stock market, and I believe I have unique information that is useful to the individual investor. Investing is a major passion of mine, and I hope to pass along information and education about investing through Main Street Investor. I believe that, for most people, investing in the stock market is one of the most important factors that can lead to wealth accumulation. I will speak much more about investing in the stock market in future posts and one of the main purposes of Main Street Investor is to pass along information and education about investing in the stock market.

            If you want a free source with high quality education and information about how you can achieve wealth, along with details about how I build my own, keep coming back to Main Street Investor for future publications. In the meantime, I wish you peace and prosperity.

 

Eric Patterson

Main Street Investor 

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