The Money Escalator, LLC - About the Author

Keith D. Goodman grew up in an environment with knowledge and understanding of the stock market. After completing four years at Indiana University in 1977, Mr. Goodman then proceeded into the financial services field in Cleveland, Ohio in debt management. Mr. Goodman then continued his career in financial planning in 1982. After being a leading producer of mutual funds and financial planning, he was promoted to the position of Division Manager in Youngstown, Ohio. He then continued to pursue his financial achievements in 1989 working for Prescott, Ball, and Turban (now known as Wachovia Securities).

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His knowledge in investment planning expanded as he received his Registered Investment Advisor designation in 1998. Early in 2002, Mr. Goodman attended investment workshops learning how modern investing philosophy has changed and ways to make positive returns in difficult markets. Since then has come the emergence of new products, law changes, increased regulations, expense awareness. Legal confrontations concerning fraud of certain corporations at the expense of the American investor and the technology bubble of 2000 wrecked havoc, financial devastation and psychological damage to the average investor. Keith's life long dream was to teach and expand the knowledge of investors and individuals to help them achieve higher returns on their money, reduce their risk, and teach individuals to have a written investment plan to help avoid the pitfalls of investing. In over twenty years of experience, Keith has learned that most people have no idea how to measure their success or failure, how and when to accept certain losses, and how to expand their gains toward successful investing.

Mr. Goodman came to the conclusion that markets follow certain trends for certain reasons. The key to successful investing is to recognize those trends early, recognize the changing of these trends, and the shifting of assets to take advantage of these changes to optimize returns. Mr. Goodman has also learned that people have a tendency to get involved in these trends too late, and then proceed not to recognize the turning point leading to financial devastation. Lets look at the following trends: In the 1980's if someone would have invested in the drug industry, they would have generally fared very well on their investments. In the 1990's (remember Hillary Clinton and the investigation into the drug companies?) the drug industry had a temporary collapse and the emergence of technology, software, and the internet revolution emerged. Investors proceeded to make millions in companies like Microsoft and Yahoo while the drug industry languished. Along came the 21st century and the emergence of the Bush/Cheney administration (see any connection here?) and the emergence of energy stocks. Does anyone need to be reminded of the technology crash of 2000 to 2002? Interestingly also was the continued emergence of declining interest rates and the real estate boom. In 2002 when most stocks were declining at a very rapid pace, the housing stocks soared to new highs. PAY ATTENTION HERE PEOPLE! What are interest rates doing now? Is the stock market all that simple and logical? Is it important to understand the bandwidth, amplitude, and length of the current trends? How much further ahead would you have been six years ago recognizing the emergence of these changes and the emergence of the current changes? IS IT WORTH FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH TO KNOW? This is what the Money Escalator financial newsletter is going to give you. This is the best five dollars you ever spent!