Are you afraid of a Market Crash? Then maybe you don't have the right strategy. In this episode we talk about the 2 things that cause us to act irrationally doing market positions, greed and fear. Greed when the markets are going up, and fear when they are going down. Many new investors have not witnessed the devastation of living through a 30-40% recession in the market. But those that have, and learned from their mistakes, or congratulated themselves on not making them, have a a different perspective. They understand that losses are a part of the game. In this episode, we speak on what to look for when developing your contribution strategy such as: Dollar Cost Averaging, and benchmarking your ability to contribute based on your total assets.

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Did you know that money was the #2 reason people get divorced? What does your spending say about you?

Well, whether you have a large estate or no estate, the underlining risk to your wealth is a breakdown in communication and trust with the ones you love.

Have you ever heard of Love Languages? Well this episode we explore Wealth Languages. We discuss 4 Wealth Languages that was presented during a Study Group with material from Cale Dowell from Kingdom Advisors.

1. Stability
2. Moments
3. Opportunity
4. Future

Which one are you? Are you and your spouse opposites? What changes will you make to open up lines of communications so you can stay together longer and happier.

As always "Be Prepared, To Be Prepared"

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Has this happened to you? You call to set up your annual doctor's appointment and you find out that he disappeared without a trace. Well, in this video we explain what we think happens in this situation. And just a little hint, I'm sure your doctor wants to reach out to you but can't.

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In this episode you will learn:

• How to seek many counselors and advisors before making your choice
• How to determine how much money you need to start investing
• Is your debt holding you back, and techniques to lower it

We are all excited to invest in the stock market and start making our money work for us. But if you don't know its job role, how can you ever know what it should be doing? So in this episode we talk about finding people you trust to bounce ideas off of. Also making sure the money you invest is not risking money that you may need in case of an emergency.

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We will be discussing a recent article from CBNNews written by Abigail Robertson titled “Biden Announces All U.S. Adults Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination by April 19.

In a recent address from the White House President Biden announced that all American ages 16 and older will be eligible to get in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by April 19. I’m not here to tell you how to feel about COVID, nor am I telling you if you should wear a mask or not. That is a personal choice.

My biggest concern is that I’m worried that this vaccination and COVID is becoming a scape goat to pass certain political agendas that are causing frustrations with the American people.

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We all are working for one thing and one thing only. To make enough money that we don’t have to work when we get older so we can “enjoy” life, right? Maybe. You might be like some and have a passion for what you do and could do it, even it they didn’t pay you.

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Today we are talking about inflation!

1. How inflation can erode the purchasing power of excess cash in your savings

2. How stocks can help fight inflation and maintain your purchasing power in the future

3. Developing a strategy with your financial advisor to figure out how much hedge do you need to combat inflation.

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Today I spoke with Beau Bryant. He is an advocate of giving back to the teaching industry. We discussed:

• How to fund a retirement inside of your teacher's retirement and outside of it
• Is it cheaper to invest with your company or own your own?
• Programs available to teachers and government benefits

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Best Buy is adopting the subscription model. In this episode we give you 3 tips on how to prepare for the clash of the titans.

1. Research- Know who offers what and how it effects your budget
2. A La Carte- What stores do you use for a one time purchase, and which ones do you consistently shop at
3. Necessity vs luxury- Remember you pay for convenience. Is that $2 burger from McDonalds worth that $5 delivery charge and tip? So a $2 snack turns into a $10 expense.

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Hello, I’m your favorite faith based financial Advisor, Alajahwon Ridgeway and today there is something we need to talk about. It looks like, we may see a battle royale occurring like King Kong vs Godzilla. As we all know Amazon has changed the landscape on how consumers, consume goods. With their subscription model, we have seen millions of consumers turn to Amazon for all of their shopping needs. Well, Best buy is not going down without a fight. They are planning to launch their own subscription model that includes Geek Squad technical support, free standard shipping, and a laundry list of other services that are going to be exclusive to their store. Brian Sozzi goes into depth in an article listed on Yahoo! Finance titled “Best Buy is the latest retailer to attack Amazon Prime”

You may be asking. Why should I care? Well, even if you have been living under a rock, it probably has GPS under it. Which means that up to date technology has clearly been the theme of the past 20 years. As turn around times between technological advances is shortening, we are seeing a surge in the purchase of electronics. And who can profit more than a company that specializes in it.

I guess if you can’t beat them, join them. If you can’t develop an innovative business model, adopt and adapt. And that is exactly what they are doing...

5 tips you never heard before about how to protect yourself from being ripped off. Today we discuss an article written by the Financial Times about fraud in financial ads and how regulations are not where they need to be. So we need ways to protect our clients.

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Today we are going to talk about the 5 ways to know if an online investment add is too good to be true. We all know, where there is money, there is fraud. We are finding an up tick in fraudulent ads that are nothing but scams. And this is causing a forever increasing distrust of the financial industry. The unfortunate part is that we rely on technology so much already. We are using it to order our food, we are using it to do our shopping, and yes, we are even using it to do our banking.

In a recent article written by the FINANCIAL TIMES they reference Andrew Bailey who says that consumers are at much greater risk than from offline media because of weaker regulation. And I would have to agree. Anyone with a microphone, $5 and a Facebook account can run an ad claiming to be a finance professional.

As an advisor, I am bombarded with these ads from my clients from these self proclaimed financial gurus. So I put together some things to consider, to figure out if it is fact or fiction.

1) Don’t run to the comment section- We love to read reviews. But in the cyber world, reviews can be written by bots, and sometimes the purchase of the service is not even verified. It is a good place to start, but don’t let reviews determine if you are going to give your money away.

2) Information shouldn’t cost you money- An introductory conversation shouldn’t cost you money. I wish I could put a verbal asterisks after this. Because there are two schools of thoughts. Either you give free consultations because you don’t have any clients, or you charge because you have too many clients and don’t want to waste your time. Both of these approaches hold some merit. That’s why it is good to look for a combination. A short free consultation. When you are offered long consultations with no time limit that should be a red flag. And if they are charging you to introduce yourself and ask a few questions directly, that may not be the relationship you want, either...