What difference does it make if you know your purpose in life or not? And what does that have to do with financial planning?
There are probably things that will happen in our life that are way more substantial to our success than an election. Yet we let the election control us. No matter what your beliefs are, you may win or lose next week. But that doesn’t mean you lose in life!...
Financial planning allows you to maximize your time for the things that are most meaningful in your life. You may ask, “How does good financial planning help me have more time?” Well, first you have to get organized.
What does “financial readiness” mean? Many people say, “Well, that’s having the perfect portfolio.” Some say that you have to outsmart and predict the market. Some say that it’s the ability to be agile enough to adjust when things go
Remember those old Michael Jordan commercials? “I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike…” Well, how about wanting to be like Ike, as in Dwight D. Eisenhower. Supreme Allied Commander of joint military forces during World War II, and after
Beware the Ides of March. NO! Beware the soothsayer! Remember reading Shakespeare in your high school English class? The classic work of Julius Caesar gives the prognosticating soothsayer these words, “Beware the Ides of March.” As it turns out, the
How far can you get in 4,000 miles? That’s the question I asked myself as I biked home in the dark with a flashing headlight and taillight on my bike while wearing wool socks, spandex pants, bike shorts, gloves, wind/rain
It’s 1989, and I’m 9 years old. My parents worry about kids ending up on a milk carton, yet they let me walk to and from grade school. A journey of about three blocks, but it was an adventure! They
That’s the sense I get from many people that I talk with today. There’s so much going on, and coming at us so fast. If you turn on the news, peruse the internet or pick up a newspaper, all you
The word “lumpy” doesn’t evoke a lot of positive thoughts. Lumpy greens aren’t fun to putt on, and a lumpy mattress isn’t going to lead to a good night’s sleep. But there are times when lumpy can be good, especially