by Joseph Francis | Jan 11, 2021 | Bitcoin, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Dave Ramsey, Diversification, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Goals Based Investing, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, January 11, 2021 This is why your investments suck I see it all the time. Many, many, many people come to me wondering why their investment accounts haven’t grown, or worse yet, lost money. Far too often people have come to me after 2, 5, even 10 years and...
by Joseph Francis | Jan 4, 2021 | Budgeting, Budgets, Critical Illness Insurance, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Disability Insurance, Emergency Funds, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgages, Saving, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, January 4, 2021 The Top 10 Money Goals for 2021 Welcome to 2021. I would like to say that last year was the weirdest, wildest, most dumpster fire-ish year ever but I somehow think that would be jinxing us all for this year. Instead, I will say that 2020 has...
by Joseph Francis | Sep 23, 2020 | Cash Flow, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Disability Insurance, Diversification, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Saving, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Coming out of Covid: 11 Key Takeaways As we enter the final quarter of 2020, we can look back at the last 6 months for guidance on how to handle what is to come. One positive is that we are armed with far more knowledge now than we...
by Joseph Francis | Sep 25, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Dave Ramsey, Declined For Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Group Health Insurance, Group Insurance, Health Insurance, Insurability, Insurance, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Loan Insurance, Permanent Life Insurance, Relevant Retirement System, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, Term Life Insurance, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 How to Retire Relevant Step 4: Insurance I will fully admit that insurance is not the most interesting part of financial planning. Most people cringe when they see the premium come out of their account every month. Despite this, it may be...
by Joseph Francis | Aug 6, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mutual Funds, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Whole Life Insurance
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 My 7 Steps to a Relevant Retirement I recently completed the audiobook, “Retire Inspired,” by one of my favorite financial gurus, Chris Hogan of the Dave Ramsey team. Within his book, Chris touched on many subjects related to retirement, or...
by Joseph Francis | Jul 15, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Dave Ramsey, Diversification, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Goals Based Investing, Inheritances, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, Teaching Children About Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, July 15, 2019 What to do when receiving a large amount of money Unexpected large amounts of money are generally seen as a good thing. Who doesn’t love extra cash? Sometimes they are not that joyous, as sometimes it means a loved one is no longer with us....