By: Sam Payn The idea of financial stability during your old age is something that leads us back to the basic importance of savings. Saving money is always a good habit to embrace any day, but the earlier you start it the better. By starting a savings plan early, you will not only be saving … Read more
In Episode #4 of Market Matters on Google+ Hangout on July 30, 2012, hosts David Domzalski (Financial Bin founder) and Aaron Klein (Riskalyze CEO) invited Brett Owens, founder and editor of the Contrary Investing blog, to touch on – 1. The market clicking “UNLIKE” on Facebook 2. Facebook’s advertising end game 3. Investing in commodities and Brett’s picks 4. How … Read more
By: Allison Martin During one of my coaching sessions, I was introduced to the idea of retail therapy. The gist of it (or at least what I took from the description) is as follows: if you are in the midst of a stressful or unpleasant situation, take your anger (and or other unstable emotions) out … Read more
By: Jeff Gitterman In the wake of the recession, people are finding financial advisors, especially good ones who have really deep relationships with their clients, more necessary than ever. Many advisors are greatly weighed down by their own internal panic about what happened and therefore have very little capacity to deal with their clients’ fears … Read more
When you’re first trying to figure out the business you want to start — or even if you want to be an entrepreneur for that matter — it’s best to explore as many options as you can. I know I tried and/or considered a few ideas on the list below before I started Financial Bin. … Read more
By: Bob Sullivan – Tech Entrepreneur and PowerWallet.com President 1. Secure funding – Finding the capitol to turn your dream business into reality is one of the hardest parts of becoming a successful business owner. Check out resources like BizSpark to nurture you in becoming a smart and savvy business owner. Also, by networking and joining … Read more
In Episode #3 of Market Matters on Google+ Hangout, hosts David Domzalski (Financial Bin founder) and Aaron Klein (Riskalyze CEO) invited Littlefield CEO Jeff Minch to touch on – 1. How he helped turned the Littlefield Corporation around 2. How he modernized an old economy company and transformed it into a new economy company 3. The JOBS Act, Crowdfunding, … Read more
In a previous article, I stated that to gain a sense of control over spending and especially over credit card debt, people must know how much they owe on each of their cards. And they should put this in writing. It’s important to grab a pen and paper or create a spreadsheet and list these … Read more
We all need something to lift us up. Maybe things are a little down in your life right now. Then again, maybe things are great and you just enjoy reading quotes from successful people. Either way, these 50 quotes should give you a little end of the week pick-me-up. Here’s to your success! 1. “Identify … Read more
By: Jeff Gitterman As an employer, my interest is in creating long term changes that hopefully lead to better moral and ethical decisions from both me and my employees. With this in mind, I’ve generally found that there are two ways to go about motivating others. The first is to affect them through fear and … Read more