Stop Treating Your Finances Like a Junk Drawer in 2022

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow clients’ wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine.

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Money Tips for 2022:

    • Doing a seasonal health & wellness checkup of your financial holdings and preparing for the future is a great idea.
    • 401 (k) accounts, IRA’s, investment accounts, various savings, bank accounts, insurance policies, Wills and legal documents, auto, and home insurance policies are scattered all over the place.

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What Is a Budget and How to Draft One?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Budgets:

    • With the rise of online banking, we’ve seen budgeting and balancing checkbooks go out the window. Paired with a lack of financial education in our schools, families aren’t prepared financially. The best first step is a budget.

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5 Financial Lessons From the Past That Can Help Us Today

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow clients’ wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine.

What Harry Abramhamsen can say in an interview about Learning from the 2008 Financial Crisis and the Global Pandemic:

The pandemic crisis happened, and people want to look at the past to solve the problems of the future. People need to have contingency plans in place so when something like this happens, they are prepared.

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Why Every Teen SHOULD Get a Credit Card

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Teens & Credit Cards:

    • Credit card debt is an epidemic in the US and its improper use can be extremely financially dangerous.
    • However, they CAN be an excellent tool for your wealth building.

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3 Money Mistakes NFL Athletes Make That Ruin Their Financial Lives

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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The Financial Problems of Many NFL Players:

1. They spend like they’ll make this kind        of money forever

Many NFL players find themselves bankrupt within a couple of years of retirement. They overspent and overborrowed on a flashy lifestyle that’s left them with nothing.

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The US College System Is Broken. How One California School Is Disrupting Higher Education

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart, and Business Builders.

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Affordable, Accessible, and Relevant University Degrees:

    • Three-Quarters of all US job postings require a bachelor’s degree. According to a recent Washington Post article on July 20, 2021, only one-third of the population has a degree. The math doesn’t add up.
    • Of students who go to college, 68% don’t graduate in four years. Half don’t graduate at all.

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Do You Have Too Much Life Insurance?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Life Insurance
:

    • There are often two types of new clients we see. One will have little to no life insurance and the other will be completely overloaded with coverage.
    • Everyone feels better at night knowing their families are cared for when they’re gone, but knowing the right amount can be tricky.

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Retirement Planning Pitfalls—Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is the Founder & CEO of Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Common Retirement Mistakes
:

 1. Many don’t effectively plan their taxes and expenses properly.  Small changes in the monthly budget can be what leads to running out of money.

 2. Too much or too little risk. Finding the right risk balance is crucial. While we don’t want to be exposed to massive market volatility, the real enemy is inflation. Too many retirees are sitting on piles of cash and CDs, losing buying power.

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Where to Put Your Money During Times of Uncertainty

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow client’s wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine.

 

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Today’s Investment Options:

If you are wondering where to put your money during times of uncertainty you must consider your long-term and short-term liquidity objectives. Is the purpose to find a spot short-term because you want to use this money to buy a home or send your kids to school, or it is more about putting into something that is safe and offers growth potential?

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How to Take Advantage of Your Home Equity in Retirement

Available for Interviews: Don Garman

Don Garman is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Mirador Capital Partners and Co-Founder of Tri-Valley Ventures. A seasoned investor in both public and private companies for over 30 years, Don leads Mirador’s Investment Committee and oversees each of the firm’s proprietary investment strategies.

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Taking Advantage of Your Home Equity in Retirement:

As you’re thinking about retirement, it’s important in today’s world to realize you probably won’t be able to retire solely on returns from your investment accounts. Tapping into your home equity can be an attractive solution depending on where you live.  Here’s what you need to know about that process. 

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