Right Brain Finance? | How to set Meaningful Financial Goals

March 16, 2011

The analytical side of the brain, is the left side. This is the side of the brain that works well with numbers. Think about a typical financial planner, including myself, and it’s no wonder why the financial planning process is a left brain dominated activity–most financial planners are left brain dominated. Having a left side [...]

Read the full article →

Blasphemy! | The Case Against Setting Financial Goals

March 14, 2011

Despite what you read, there are downsides to goal setting. Goals can place limits. Goals can make you unaware of short-term opportunities. Circumstances change frequently. But the goal you set, will tell you to persist, even if it’s not in your best interest today. Tendency to set goals not for yourself, but for others. Goals [...]

Read the full article →

Are You Making These 2 Common Financial Mistakes? (Because I Am)

March 11, 2011

Even a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER’s® (me) brain is wired to make money mistakes. More often then I like to admit, as in daily, I’m making financial decisions that don’t make sense. You probably think someone that writes and talks about financial planning all day, could easily avoid these mistakes. However, it’s a little harder than [...]

Read the full article →

The Top Ten Mistakes in Behavior Change and what they have to do with your Money

March 9, 2011

Why is it so difficult to change? Over and over again we‘re told that it takes 21 days to change, and that the first few days are always the hardest. But are these statements really true? Or, are they just beliefs that have been passed on now for decades? What if we could change instantly? And, [...]

Read the full article →

The Jennifer Aniston Hall of Fame of Financial Mistakes that Everyone Saw Coming (or 6 Financial Moves That Always End up in Disaster)

March 7, 2011

How did Jennifer Aniston get the honor of having an imaginary Hall of Fame named after her? Well back when she was married to Brad Pitt, she willingly agreed to let Brad do a movie with Angelina Jolie. To no one’s surprise, Brad is now with Angelina. What I’m trying to say is, how in [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →