“Personal Finance Is More Personal Than Finance” – Tim Maurer A couple of weeks ago Morgan Housel joined The AGC™ for one of our weekly webinars. During the conversation, he shared what he called his “worst financial decision, yet his best money decision”. The short version of this decision is he and his wife aggressively paid off their mortgage. You…
Week In Review Articles The WSJ: U.S. Economy Contracted at Record Rate Last Quarter; Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million The WSJ: U.S. Consumer Sentiment Deteriorates in July As Covid-19 Cases Rise CNBC: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Economic Growth Is ‘Well Below’ Pre-Pandemic Level The WSJ: Stocks Close Higher Amid Rally in Tech Shares The WSJ: Gold Prices Hit Record as Dollar Drops The…
A couple of weeks ago my colleague, Thomas Kopelman, created a great infographic for young professionals for his blog–you can see it below. We’re working on creating an infographic for every stage of life–in fact, Thomas finished the draft for young families. In this episode of Breaking Down The Long Game, we discuss the infographic in more detail and elaborate…
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Week In Review Articles The WSJ: U.S. Retail Sales Rose 7.5% in June as Stores Reopened The WSJ: Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing as Coronavirus Surges The WSJ: U.S. Jobless Claims Held Nearly Steady at 1.3 Million in July 11 Week CNBC: More Than 25 Million Americans Are Set To Lose The $600 Unemployment Boost Next Week The WSJ: ‘This Is Not a Normal…
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In this week’s Breaking Down The Long Game, Thomas and I discuss living a purposeful life. “Purpose” has become a point of emphasis for RLS Wealth and our clients; I believe it’s not just good enough for us to help our clients get their finances in order and have a plan, but we should help them discover what they truly…
The future of financial planning, as I’ve shared before, is going to extend beyond crunching numbers for retirement. The future of financial planning is going to focus on helping clients align their finances with their values—and that future is here. This week’s visual, inspired by Jack Butcher at Visualize Value, illustrates the process of aligning your goals with your mission,…
My colleague, Thomas Kopelman, created this great infographic for his blog post today–if you’re a young professional (or anyone getting a fresh start on improving your finances) be sure to head over to his blog to see how this actually plays out, but before you do here are a few additional thoughts I wanted to share: Not only does building…
Week In Review Articles The WSJ: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit New Single-Day High Ahead of July Fourth Weekend The WSJ: U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls in June; Jobless Claims Down 55,000 in Week The WSJ: U.S. Stocks Finish Best Quarter in More Than 20 Years 2020 still has a chance to be your most meaningful, most productive, most important year. If you… -focus…