Over the last 35 years, Sami Yasharpour has been working hard and planning for his future. His ultimate goal has been to create financial self sufficiency. He currently owns and manages a multimillion dollar portfolio of properties and financial products. Sami Yasharpour wishes to share his knowledge of planning for the future and financial self-sufficiency with the world.

In order to make your future secure, you must “know thyself” as the Greek philosopher Socrates used to say. You must make sure that you correct any wrongs you have committed in the past. You must understand your strength and weaknesses. You must figure out your assets and liabilities.

Everyone has assets which they can build themselves a great life. This is true of even a homeless person. A poor person is poor, because he/she has not taken the time to figure out what his/her assets are.

You must figure out what is it that gives you happiness? For example, if you like to engage in risk, why not try to buy some stocks every month? Opening a brokerage account needs only $500 and the stocks you buy accumulate through time.

Another example is if you like to collect gold coins, you can buy 1/10th ounce proof gold coin from US Mint every month for less than $200 and through the years they accumulate to a good sum of money.

If you like to be more passive in life, you can invest in real estate; Sami Yasharpour is recommending buying only commercial real estate. I do not recommend houses or apartment buildings. I recommend buying small buildings with cash and renting them on triple net leases to people who own a house and have good credit. One advantage of this strategy is that you have almost very little liability and a lot of take home profits. You can put in the lease that the tenant put your rent in your account in the beginning of the month. This way you do not even have to go to the bank to cash any checks.

What [I] mean is that the type of investments you make depends on who you are and what your natural tendencies are and what brings you pleasure. Your success in life depends on how you manage your physical, emotional and financial assets (strength).

Managing your weaknesses is also very important. I recommend that you make good solid friends and build a good family to cover you if your weaknesses kick in. Needless to say if you need doctors, etc, definitely put them in your support system.

I do not recommend that you buy consumer items such as clothing, etc. That is the equivalent of turning your money to trash. I personally buy a lot of clothing from the good will, etc. You may be surprised to know that I get a lot of compliments on my cloths.