Stocks and Mutual Funds have a place in the retirement world but are they right for you and your retirement plan? The following matrix outlines some of the items to consider when deciding on whether to invest in your own business or income property vs. investing in stock market vehicles.

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Items to Consider	Business ownership and Real Property ownership	Stock Market Products
Control	You control the business decisions including: what, where, how, when.	High paid CEO's and Money Managers make the decisions.
Volatility	We don't know of a case where property values go to zero. Business goes up and down, but at least you have a say on how you run your company.	The volatility of the stock market
Expenses	Running your own company has business expenses. The same is true for owning income property. Much of those expenses is under your control and factored into your business decisions.	Buying and selling and maintaining stock and mutual fund portfolio's has its own set of unique expenses, little of which you can control.
Asset Based Advisor Fees	Real estate or business agent commissions apply.	Advisors typically charge asset based fees on retirement plan assets.
Income	Business income and real estate income fluctuates based on many factors.	Dividend income and Interest income fluctuates based on many factors.
Risk/Reward Ratios	You must weigh the risks and rewards of having your own business or your own real estate.	You must weigh the risks and rewards of having a portfolio of stocks or mutual funds.
Inflation	Inflation affects business and property values, each in unique ways.	Stock market speculators typically are negative on inflation.
Opportunity	Creating and building your own business or real estate portfolio	Creating and building your own stock market portfolio
Appreciation	see "Risk/Reward Ratios"	see "Risk/Reward Ratios"

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