Editor Walter Updegrave’s article, entitled Recoup Your Bear Losses?, appeared in CNNMoney.com July 8, 2009. In it he stated that all we needed to do was “keep investing in stocks,” earn “a real rate of 12.8% a year until 2017,” and we’d be right back where we were before the Great Recession cleaned out nearly …

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Why the focus on the worst of the worst in today’s blog? Namely because some US states are friendlier to you, economically, than others. According to TheFinancialWord.com, New York tops the list as being the least economically friendly.  With a cost of living that is over 120% of the national average and health care costs …

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Meet Dr. Kendall Turcios from Miami, Florida. Since the age of 8, Kendall knew he wanted to be in ministry. There wasn’t any dramatic moment when he knew this, but rather a calm conviction that he was born to help people in this way. One of Kendall’s favorite things about being a pastor is when …

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“Regardless of the economic climate, money and finances have remained the top stressor”[i] for Americans according to the American Psychological Association.  In fact, more than 6 out of 10 people report feeling stressed out about money in the past month![ii] This emotional stress takes its toll on your health and happiness.  Regrettably, 1 in 5 …

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Over 4 million people will retire this year.  That’s nearly 11,000 per day!  And nearly 9 out of 10 of them all have the same worry: “Will I out outlive my money?”[i]  Many accountants and financial planners run financial models to assure their clients that they will have the money they need to meet future …

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Americans “owe more than $3.6 trillion”[i] which is nearly $19,000 for every man woman and child in the United States.  So, it isn’t any wonder that the greatest fear about money today is having too much debt and not being able to save enough money to retire. In fact, across the board, from ages 18 …

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Saving and Investing in the right things at the right time to Win Your Financial GAME. Why risk it all when you can start with a solid guaranteed foundation and build steadily from there?

According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics study, the average family spends 1 out of 3 dollars earned on housing.  Intriguingly, this is more than a 100% increase over what Americans spent on housing in 1960.[i]  Most of these costs are not negotiable and therefore can be difficult to adjust. But another statistic is …

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How to best finance large ticket items like homes, real estate investments, college education and even cars to keep the most money in your pocket.  Transcript: Tom: Welcome to Wealth Talks where we talk about solutions, money and other things that create wealth in your life. We are glad to be here, aren’t we …

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Exploring elements of the Perpetual Wealth Code you can leverage to grow and protect your wealth – Volume of Interest, Velocity of Money and Free Cash Flow. Resource Video: Transcript: Tom: Welcome to Wealth Talks where we talk about solutions, money and other things that create wealth in your life. John, here we are back …

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