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#FA Success Ep 325: Building Success In The Financial Advice Business From A Financially Challenged Upbringing, With Brenda Hiscock

Nerd's Eye View

And be certain to listen to the end, where Brenda shares how she always thought she wasn’t good with numbers but found she enjoys financial planning because she can combine her intuitive math skills with her love of working with people, educating, and having deep conversations that can impact the future of clients’ lives, how Brenda is (..)

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At The Money: Behavior Beats Intelligence

The Big Picture

Morgan Housel Finance types tend to focus on attributes like intelligence, math skills and computer programming. You can have a medical degree from Harvard and know everything about biology and have all that insight in that intelligence. How you behave with money matters more than what you know about money. None of it matters.

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Retirement Algebra, Solving For U

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

An even tougher one, if you have medical issues, how expensive are they likely to be? I understand the difficulty of that one but if you're 50, overweight and taking a half dozen medications, you should plan on health stuff being very expensive.

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4 Tips for Proper Tax Filing

Integrity Financial Planning

Next, let’s face it, not all of us are exceptional when it comes to math. Taxpayers should always confirm that their math is correct, as this is one of the most common mistakes made when filing. [1] It’s also not a bad idea to review the bank account numbers you included (some of those digits can be lengthy!).

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Why Bookkeeping is Important and Essential

MazumaBusinessAccounting

It may not sound like the most exciting thing, especially if you don’t consider yourself a “math person”, but let’s face the facts, bookkeeping is essential for the success of any small business. Did you know that poor bookkeeping, or lack thereof, is one of the top reasons small businesses fail?

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Sinking Funds: Why You Need Them. How To Set Up Yours!

Clever Girl Finance

It also gives you the math formula to find the information you need if you prefer. You don't need much information beyond the interest rate and the amount of time to get an answer, and it has the math formula available, also. Here are some of the best sinking fund calculators: Good calculators. Omni calculator. Absolutely!

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Wow, have you seen the stock market lately?

Mr. Money Mustache

Its just basic math. AI can also drive cars, identify melanoma from photographs of your skin, design medications thousands of times better than what were used to, and even bring humanoid robot bodies to life as mechanical workers. What if the Earnings are Rising?