Zivojin ("Zee") is an immigrant to the United States from Serbia. He is someone I admire to the fullest extent due to his attitude, perspective and work ethic that his journey has displayed. Know someone that likes to play the victim card or complain about "the system"? Refer them to Zee's story.

When the markets are allow to actually operate freely, it truly is a thing of beauty to watch how everyone benefits. Well, almost everyone... for the kids that attend this school in Florida, they are unfortunately not going to do well in such great economic times.

Maybe you've heard, the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates which is now beginning to really have an impact in people's every day lives. Most particularly of course, within their personal finances where some are setting themselves up for a nasty surprise. What are interest rates and how do they affect your life? Let's talk about it.

Ethan is a business owner and real estate investor. Earlier on in his life he had a much different viewpoint on the world, yet, to his full credit despite being surrounded by non like-minded people, he was able to break free and build a life for himself.

What happens when you don't have a plan? This is what happens... (spoiler alert: it ain't pretty)

There were some recent statistics released that show the average wages people are making in America. Where do you stand in regards to these wages? Are you below? No worries. You now have a number you can shoot for and I talk about several paths you can take to not only get to the number, but go well beyond it. Looking to grow wealth and get ahead in life? It's all about shortages....

One of the most popular talking points a politician loves to use are those surrounding wages and whether or not they are increasing, decreasing, or staying the same. This brings up an interesting discussion though in regards to who is actually responsible for causing wages to increase? In my mind, it has nothing to do with politicians and everything to do with the individual.

Burak is a manufacturing engineer and a beast when it comes to efficiently increasing the amount of money he makes per year via his salary. While Burak’s path to success was not smooth (no one’s perfect), he made several decisions and combined those with hard work that have taken him far in life. The kicker is, he’s only 31 – so in some senses, he’s just getting started!

The headlines for the past few months have been filled with "trade tariff" talk and speculation. It's essentially a soap opera playing out for all to see. What exactly is a trade tariff and how does it work? I explain that and then move into my overall views of tariffs and their real life effects.

Carl is a business builder whose competitive advantage in life is his attitude to working hard, but in smart ways. Thanks to a work ethic driven upbringing, he has been able to leverage that into his life of creating opportunities for himself through his own businesses.