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You Can’t Take a Financial Mulligan

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There’s a million different ways to do it but, at the end of the day, golf really is all about getting the ball in the cup.  It doesn’t matter how you do it or what it looks like.

I’ve been playing more and more golf over the years and getting better and better along the way.  Naturally, as an advisor, there’s a few key lessons you can learn from golf that tie in directly to successful personal financial management. [Read more…] about You Can’t Take a Financial Mulligan

The Weakest Link

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Remember the British game show “The Weakest Link”?  In the early 2000’s the show became popular, and the catchphrase of the host, Anne Robinson, became more and more mainstream.

After each round of the quiz show, Robinson would send one player home saying, “you are the weakest link, goodbye!”

Why do I bring this up?  Earlier this week I was reading a post from David Perell about 50 ideas that changed his life.  I wanted to take a few minutes today to discuss a few of those ideas, and how they can help change your financial life. [Read more…] about The Weakest Link

The Fear of Financial Suffering

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I’ve been reading more fiction lately.  It’s a welcomed escape into another world.  At times during this pandemic, it’s been necessary to retreat into a world less REAL than what we’re currently experiencing.

A few of the novels I’ve read have been written by renowned author Paulo Coelho.  Specifically, ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept’.

The lessons written by Coelho in these novels are not financial by any means. [Read more…] about The Fear of Financial Suffering