According to the Department of Health and Human Services, only 1% of today’s Americans over the age of 65 achieve wealth (a net worth of $5 million or greater).

If you want to live a middle-class existence after you retire, you will need at least $10,000 per month. Assuming you will live for the average of twenty years after retirement that equates to a minimum net worth requirement of $3.5 million.

What if you live way beyond 85? Social security certainly won’t meet your needs.

How do the wealthy do it? Of the wealthy 1% mentioned above, 74% do it by investing in real estate and through business ownership. If you own rental property you’re a business owner by default, and you will also experience significant tax savings. A typical W-2 employee can take a maximum of 11 tax deductions. In comparison, a real estate investor and/or business owner has over 400 tax deductions at its disposal.

In real estate investing there will never be a cap on what you can earn. However, there is also no cap on what you can lose. To diminish your losses, Infinity Investors Group highly recommends education through Nouveau Riche University. NRU is the only Real Estate Educational System that has been awarded the American Council on Education’s (ACE) college credit recommendation. Earn college credit toward a degree, and Continuing Education credit for many of the NRU courses.

NRU is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, with the goal of teaching real estate principles and investment strategies to adults in a dynamic and motivational manner so that they can take what they learn and use it in practical ways to build their real estate portfolios.

People in the Nouveau Riche organization have realized success beyond their wildest dreams. However, what you ultimately achieve is up to you. It all starts with a decision.