Moving into the New Year with Your Wealth Strategy

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The New Year is less than a month away and it’s important that you light the fire in you that drives your business passion and stay attentive in seeing your wealth plan come to pass.   Tip #1 – Wise counsel can propel you forward or backwards – even faster  Most people have a ‘peer pressure’ [...]

7 Signs You’re Undermining Your Business Success

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Many business failures happen slowly, often over a few years.  Often, it’s just a few overlooked errors that can deliver the knockout punch.  Most of these symptoms occur naturally in the growth of a healthy business.  But if detected early and addressed, the turnaround can be quick and positive.  Here are the top 7 symptoms [...]

25 Ways to Celebrate Financial Planning Week

Finances are such a huge part of our daily lives, and I think it’s important to have some easy reminders about what we can do to improve our prosperity, personally and in our businesses.  I’ve listed some practical financial advice below that will hopefully increase your financial IQ and your bottom line!   Personal   Balance your checkbook Make a [...]

How Gold and Other Top Commodities Are Used As Money

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When the government of any country, including the United States, severely mismanages the economy, its citizens try to get their money out of that country’s currency.  Gold is usually the first place they’ll go. Read here about how gold is climbing in the European Crisis. But should you buy gold to protect you against inflation? Before [...]

4 Factors of Successful Financial Decision-Making

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What stands between you and the ‘Maximized Life’ is better decision making.  In order to improve the quality of your decisions, you must change your way of thinking.  Most people never renew their minds; and thus, they continue to experience less than God has promised.  Not so for you because you are on a journey [...]

Finding Your Perfect Investment Strategy

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Most investment mistakes come from not following a well thought out investment strategy.  When developing a investment strategy, there are several key questions to answer so you can answer the question, “Is XYZ a good investment?”  What are your personal preferences? Different types of assets have different types of characteristics.  A successful investment strategy is [...]

When Doing the ‘Right’ Thing Causes You to Lose Money

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With this economy, it’s just as bad to have savings sitting idle, as it is to have a lot of debt. While the savings account may seem not to be ‘losing’ money, in reality it might be a major problem.  If you think you’re doing all the right things saving money by keeping it in [...]

Financial planning more ‘Life’ on your ‘Labor’ day

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Being able to discern what environment and atmosphere brings out the best in you can add that little extra kick to your everyday life.   I believe your environment is worth any investment you can make.  When I need energy and must move quickly from project to project, I love to listen to music that is energizing and [...]

7 Ways to Really Screw Up Your Business Financial Plan

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As you grow your business, there’s a tendency to only focus on providing an exceptional product or service and making daily deposits into your bank account.  Your business financial plan should not only include a plan for increasing revenues, but also a strategy for investing in other asset classes (like real estate, paper assets, and [...]

Five Helpful Tips Concerning Your Financial Goals

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It’s during times of change that people lose focus.  Unfortunately, we live in a time with tons of deception, distractions, and discouragement.  It’s during these times that you must have someone you can trust who can speak into your life. You must be able to trust another navigator to help you do something you don’t [...]