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Unlock the Power of The 529 Plan!
A 529 Plan is a tax-advantaged savings account designed to encourage saving for the rising costs of education. We'll be covering everything you need to know about 529 Plans, including their tax benefits, contribution limits, investment options, and more.
Read MoreHow To Conquer Financial Fear and Take Control Of Your Money
We look at why it is important to understand managing money is a skill that can be learned, and how reframing the way you think about money can help you become more comfortable with financial decisions.
Read MoreThe Entrepreneurs' GPS: How A Business Plan Guides Your Path To Success
This video discusses the five essential business plan components I established to grow a scrappy side hustle into a six figure business.
Read More5 Steps To Making Your Homeownership Dream A Reality
In this week's podcast, our amazing guest contributor, Nia Adams reveals her incredible journey of taking control of her financial struggles and turning them into financial successes.
Read MoreHome Buying Process: With Credit Challenges, Bankruptcy or Student Loans
Are you dreaming of buying a home, but you feel like it’s impossible because of your credit challenges?
Read MoreThe Intersection Between Money and Mental Health: Financial Therapy Explained
Financial therapy is a great way to gain insight into your financial struggles and learn strategies to handle them.
Read MoreYour Kids, Their Money
Hey Parents! It is time to have the talk with your children around money. Even if you did not have this talk with your parents or you were raised to believe money is a taboo subject that we do not discuss.
Read MoreThe Great Escape: Making The Leap From Employee To Entrepreneur
In this week's podcast, my guest contributor Alexandra Davis, a fellow CPA, CFP® and I discuss our experiences as business owners; and the challenges we see other business owners face; and steps you can take to avoid common mistakes.
Read MoreAmerica's Obsession With Consumption: How To Break The Habit And Save More Money
What were you thinking about at that moment? Or perhaps you were not thinking and someone else was doing the thinking for you. Sounds a bit eerie?
Read MoreRetirement Planning Without A Pension x 2
This is a continuation of last week's podcast on planning for retirement when you don't have a pension. If you are concerned about having adequate retirement savings, you are not alone, 76% of Americans do not have access to a pension.
Read MoreRetirement Planning Without A Pension
The public sector (state and federal employers) is one of the few sectors that still provide their employees with a pension. The National Institute on Retirement states that less than 26% of American have access to a pension.
Read MoreStep Out On Faith To Step Into Your Purpose
This week our guest contributor is Yarelys Tifa, a first generation professional who is passionate about teaching and impacting others on their financial journeys.
Read MoreWhat Generation X Can Learn From The FIRE Movement
The FIRE Movement is a lifestyle that revolves around understanding what is really important to you about money. FIRE stands for financial independence retire early.
Read MorePlanning For Uncertainty
Now is a time to get back to the basic money management. Here are some tips to manage your money during these uncertain times
Read MoreMaking College Affordable
The cost of college has been increasing at a rate greater than inflation for years, creating a financial challenge for college students and their families.
Read MoreLife Insurance Explained
Today's podcast our guest contributor will discuss life insurance, who needs it, why and factors that should go into determining how much is needed.
Read MoreRedefining The American Dream To Live Financially Free
How does the idea of doing what you want to do, when you want to do it with whomever you want to do it with sound to you?
Read MoreWhy Everyone Needs Estate Planning
This week's guest contributor is Donna Hartl an attorney and Certified Public Accountant.
Read MoreThe Secret To Financial Success? It's Not About Money
This week’s episode focuses on the emotional and holistic side of money...the stories we tell ourselves about money.
Read MoreHealth Insurance 101: Understanding The Basics
Health insurance is confusing and complicated with a language of its own...premiums, deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance, etc. If you are in the market for a policy, I suggest taking The Insurance People on that journey with you.
Read MoreThe Student Loan Crisis: Qualifying For Forgiveness
In this week's podcast we are having a conversation about the $1.7 trillion gorilla in the room….called student loans. America is in a student loan crisis whether it is willing to admit it or not.
Read MoreProtecting The Place You Call Home
Our homes are one of the largest wealth building assets the majority of us own. So, it makes sense that we would do all we could to protect it. But…sometimes, we don’t know what we don’t know.
Read More40+ and No Retirement Savings
Our beliefs around money can impact our ability to save and invest. Many of us have tethered ourselves to beliefs that sabotage our ability to manage money effectively.
Read More529 Plans Demystified
There's been some debate questioning the cost benefit of a four year degree because of the skyrocketing cost of college and the loan burden that this place on students and their families, it's becoming a generational anxiety.
Read MoreRetirement Plan Basics for Small Business Owners
Today’s episode is focused on the basics of retirement planning for small business owners. Owners are busy wearing multiple hats on any given day.
Read MoreSaving For Your Retirement Versus Saving For Your Child's College
This episode discusses the question many parents will be faced with at some point. Should they save for their children's college education or for their own retirement.
Read MoreWhen Is Enough is Enough
This podcast was inspired by a conversation I had with a young woman who asked me, how could she save money while maintaining her quality of life?
Read MoreWinning On The Field and Off The Field
This was the first podcast I recorded in 2019. It took two years long for me to finally push the button. If you are a business owner or someone with a dream deferred, I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and JUST 👏 GET 👏 STARTED.
Read MoreAs a Corporation You Need to Follow the Rules
When you started your business, you may have formed a corporation to protect your personal assets from lawsuits against your company.
Read MoreBudgets Can Make You Rich!
This financial roadmap can successfully guide you to financial goals. You want to retire at a specific age, you need a path to get there. You want to be rich, what’s the plan to make it happen? A budget can answer these questions.
Read MoreTax Strategies For Real Estate Professionals
Most individual taxpayers who own rental real estate cannot deduct losses from their properties or their losses are limited.
Read MoreMaximizing Cash Flows
Slow paying customers, seasonal revenue variations, an unexpected downturn in sales, higher expenses -- any number of business conditions can contribute to a cash flow crunch. If you own a small business, you may find the suggestions that follow helpful in minimizing cash flow problems.
Read MoreMaximizing Home Office Deduction
The benefits of a home office include taking a tax deduction and converting non-deductible commuting expenses to deductible business mileage from home to your office outside of your home.
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