Does Your Rope Have Slack In The Line?

Does Your Rope Have Slack In The Line? Enjoy this analogy of The Rope of Life! The Rope of Life Does your rope have slack in the line? Or is your rope of life tight with no margin? Financial Planning and Having Margin Learn how this analogy ties into financial planning and tackling financial goals…

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How Your 401(k) Is Like An Oven

How Your 401(k) Is Like An Oven Are you frustrated with your 401(k) account? Is Your 401(k) a Scam? Do you think that your 401(k) is a scam or just doesn’t work? Realize that perhaps it’s not the 401(k) account’s fault! It’s Like Baking A Cake Your 401(k) account is akin to an oven when…

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The Illusion of Foresight

The Illusion of Foresight Have you ever thought that if you had a crystal ball you could be a better investor? (This is called the illusion of foresight.) Would a Crystal Ball Matter? Do you think that if you knew the future, you could invest with better results? Is this actually true in real life?…

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Client Success Story

Client Success Story Fair warning: Soapbox Moment! I got really excited to see this success story with a Client on the specific topic of insurance. Specifically, auto/home/umbrella insurance coverages and massively increasing coverage while decreasing their premiums. Key Takeaway What are the key takeaways from this story? Namely, belief precedes receiving value! This is not…

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What Is A Third Party Financial Custodian?

What Is A Third Party Financial Custodian? Have you ever heard of financial scams or folks like Bernie Madoff who bankrupt their Clients? How can you completely avoid this kind of disaster? Transparency Matters Learn about “What Is A Third Party Financial Custodian?” who will “custody” your assets in a transparent manner. You don’t want…

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Help! I Can’t Make Roth IRA Contributions Anymore

Help! I Can’t Make Roth IRA Contributions Anymore Have you noticed that you can’t make direct Roth IRA contributions once your income gets too high? Whether you are filing taxes as Single or Married Filing Jointly there are “Income Limits” for who can contribute to a Roth IRA. Roth 401(k) Has No Income Limits However,…

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Advisor Says You Cannot Retire?

Advisor says you cannot retire? Do you currently work with a financial advisor? What do you do when your financial advisor says you cannot retire? Just keep working? Have they told you to NOT RETIRE but just keep on working? Learn the key questions your Financial Advisor should be asking you before they provide a…

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The Retirement Planning Gem

The Retirement Planning Gem Have you heard of the Health Savings Account (HSA)? Or as I like to call it, the retirement planning gem. This is NOT the Flex Savings Account (FSA) that is use it or lose it! The use it or KEEP it account! This is the use it or KEEP it account…

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Stock Market Returns Are NOT What You Think

Stock Market Returns Are NOT What You Think What would you guess is the S&P 500 average annualized return from January 1, 2000 to January 1, 2020? Would you think 9%? Maybe 10%? Heard 12% on the radio? Maybe you heard 12% on the radio? Reality is much more sobering: 6.2% average annualized return for…

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Bank Failures Are More Common Than You Think

Bank Failures Are More Common Than You Think Check out this link to learn more about the almost 600 bank failures in the past 23 years! Bank failures are more common than you think and you can use this link below to review on your own. Check Out This FDIC Link You can learn more…

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