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Should You Pursue the FIRE Movement?
It may be what you’re ultimately striving for, it may not: here’s why. There is a lot of recent attention given to this laudable goal of reaching FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early movement. I guess on the one hand retiring at age 35 or 45 does sound dreamy,...
EP 146 | Identity Protection Part 2: Step-by-Step Guide
Welcome to episode 146 of Profit Boss® Radio! Identity protection is so crucial in this day and age that I felt we needed two episodes to cover all the information. If you have been following the news, you have definitely heard countless stories of people falling prey...
EP 145 | Identity Protection Pt 1 of 2: Interview with Author of Swiped, Adam Levin
Welcome to The Retirement Years on Profit Boss® Radio episode 145! In this show, we discuss an extremely timely and scary topic: identity protection. I am so excited to have Adam Levin, founder of CyberScout, co-founder of credit.com and author of the critically...
What Luke Perry Teaches Us About Estate Planning
On March 4, 2019, actor Luke Perry passed away at the age of 52-years-old from a massive stroke. Perry, as many of you remember, played the heartthrob Dylan on the 90’s television drama 90210. It would seem that death and disease know no age. So while we all operate...
What Your Financial Goals Reveal About You
Welcome 2019! It’s the start of a fresh New Year full of potential and prosperity. After all, most of us look at the month of January as a clean slate to start anew. I, for one, don’t buy into the traditional idea of “New Year Resolutions” per se. Research reveals...
Equifax Breach: Why You Should NOT Follow Their Advice (and What To Do Instead)
The annual cost of cybercrime to the global community is more than $4 billion. -Mark Rutte Concerned about the Equifax breach? Most likely it affected you, as it has most people. First and foremost, don’t panic. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, I’m going to...
Kim, the Entitled Millennial, Tries to Pay for College!
A young lady named Kim is making headlines this week because she called in to an Atlanta radio talk show sick to her stomach because she doesn’t have enough money to pay for her senior year in college. Here’s the story, and my take on it: Kim received a $90,000...