The Importance of Risk Management
Key Takeaways When you’re examining your finances, risk management is an important part of the big picture. We have insurance for a number of things in our lives, but might be overlooking some that could have devastating effects if you need them and don’t have them. Disability, health, and life insurance are key for peace […]
3 Things You Need to Do to Be Successful
Key takeaways Rational optimism is far different that the stereotypical optimism. Successful people have a reasonable tolerance of risk. Become a rational optimist to be successful in your endeavors.
How to Handle Your Student Debt After Graduation
Key takeaways Two-thirds of students who just graduated college have student debt. Students must begin making payments on their debt six months after graduation. Know all of your expenses and create a budget. Most important thing is to remember to save first, spend later.
Do You Enjoy What You Do?
Key takeaways Young people are working ten hours or more a day to get ahead. Working for the sake of work amounts to living life with a surface-only approach. People need meaning, value, and purpose in life. Take the time to find a job that feels more like play than work so you can enjoy […]
Having Money Discussions Is Important in a Relationship
Key takeaways Younger generations are handling money differently than those before them. Gen Z and millennials are much more comfortable discussing money. Money is one of the biggest reasons for divorce. Talking about money before marriage is a good thing.
How to Achieve Goals with a Positive Mental Attitude
Key takeaways A positive mental attitude makes it more likely that you’ll accomplish your goals. The APA published a study, which found that setting goals and accomplishing them reduces anxiety and depression. Break goals into smaller chunks so that it’s easier to experience the little victories toward achieving your goal more often. Maintaining a positive […]
Do You Think You Can Go Without Medical Insurance?
Key takeaways People under about age 22 often spontaneously engage in highly dangerous activities without thinking about possible bad outcomes. They make decisions as if they’re immortal. That usually changes when you reach your late 20s and get into your 30s. You start to recognize that some of those things you did could have ended […]
Advisors for Success Minded People
Key takeaways A catch-22 is a situation that keeps you from attaining your goals due to a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions. Younger, success-minded people need professional advice as they accumulate wealth over time. The majority of the professional advice available for success-minded individuals—at the beginning of their wealth building years—is either far […]
Where Is Your Happiness Level Around Money?
Key takeaways Some people continually raise the bar on themselves when it comes to the amount of income they need in order to be happy. A recent study found that most people are happy at annual income levels of $80,000 to $100,000. For people making incomes above that level, yet who still aren’t happy, there […]
What You Need to Have the Perfect Day
Key takeaways Simplicity is the key to success if you want to have the perfect day. Keeping the steps to accomplish something, like the perfect day, limited to three makes it manageable. The three steps to a perfect day are: take time for yourself each week, set your sleep and wake schedule to prepare you […]