Finding Meaning In Your Life
For a few years now there has been an increasing trend toward people taking steps to find greater meaning in their life. Gradually, more and more people are having the courage to do it and not just talk about it. This may involve turning their back on what is a well paid job and years […]
Uncovering Human Behavior Risks
Generally in business, and particularly in financial services, people associate risk with the markets or economy. What we fail to drill down into are the risks caused by human behavior. Another way of looking at this is to consider how people handle the market risks. What decisions do they make? What solutions do they come […]
Dreams and Goals
Would you prefer to be asked about your dreams or your goals? Last week in one of our Wealth Mentor Community Calls we discussed this very question. Prior to the meeting, I had the Wealth Mentor participants read a book called the Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly. This book really brings out the connective power […]
Managing Risk
On the weekend, I had the great fortune to listen to a very inspiring presentation by Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Carson is a leading pediatric neurosurgeon at the John Hopkins Hospital. In his career he has been a pioneer in performing highly risky surgery on children. He has a great book: “Take the Risk – […]
The Impact of Money on Your Family
What has been the impact of money on your family? This is a big question and one often addressed in a family meeting. Also, it is often asked by your financial advisor in the financial planning discussion. There will be both positive and negative impacts of money on a family. In many ways these impacts […]
Review Your Relationship with Money
Recently, I have had a great experience in reading a book called The Energy of Money by Maria Nemeth. I would thoroughly recommend this book to any person who is interested in better understanding their relationship to money. After all, this is what I have been advocating very strongly in my past few blogs. To […]
Financial Education in Turbulent Times
My last couple of blogs have really hit on the issue of financial education to develop greater financial capability for the consumer. Why am I harping on it more? Yes, it is my passion and the core of why Financial DNA was developed. However, the need is now “red hot” with the financial markets in […]
The Role of Advisors in Consumer Education
In my last blog I discussed how regulators are pushing for greater consumer “financial capability” and how the Irish regulator had recently issued a report on this. In the Netherlands, consumer financial capability is also a huge issue. Yesterday, I met with the Netherlands Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) along with our Country Operator, Symon […]
Knowing Self Increases Financial Capability
Core to my passion is seeing people take more personal responsibility for their financial decisions. In the end this is actually key to your financial success, and overall quality life. To take more personal responsibility means increasing your financial capability. I believe there is an obligation on yourself to get the right financial education and […]
