James C. Molet's Blog, page 46

Improving Fitness in Five Easy Steps

Physical and Fiscal Fitness The connection between physical and fiscal fitness has been addressed multiple times here at RetirementSavvy. I noted in Manage Your Fiscal and Physical Fitness that smoking is the most obvious and significant example. Not only are there numerous health consequences associated with smoking, it is an expensive habit. Money used to buy cigarettes cannot... Read Article →

Lower Financial Literacy and Higher Self-Confidence … A Toxic Combination

In the past I have noted that people are better served by educating themselves and managing their own money. My belief is that the services of a financial advisor should only be engaged if an individual has very specific questions or is seeking specific guidance and in all cases, the fees being paid to such... Read Article →

Leadership Through a Transparent Lens

The following is a guest post, courtesy of Conor Delaney. Conor founded Good Life Advisors in 2012 based on the impetus to promote a financial services culture dedicated to the client and the individual advisors, rather than a culture of sales and corporate profits. Fiduciary responsibility is a two-way street paved with trust. Trust that the... Read Article →

Cream City Hustle: Chapter Two, Part II

Cream City Hustle. A Personal Finance Thriller. Available at Amazon A listing of released installments can be found at the end of each installment I will be sharing a half chapter or so of my first personal finance thriller each Sunday. Check back on Sunday, May 22nd for the next installment. Glancing around as he... Read Article →

NPR and Worthwhile Podcasts

I don’t have to tell the readers of this blog that most of the content – news, information, and entertainment – found across the various mediums, including broadcast television, radio, and the Internet (including over-the-top services such as Netflix), are sorely lacking in depth and quality. In addition to seeking specific content (e.g. documentaries) via services... Read Article →

Beware the Debt Gut Punch

Debt … the Insidious Beast Debt, that hard to slay, life sucking, insidious beast. There are any number of straight-forward, familiar ways – through various actions and circumstances – in which people become its victim. Some people are simply hyper-consumers and perhaps, are trying mightily to keep up with the Joneses. Through ignorance, some take... Read Article →

Challenge Yourself

Recommendations to Get You Motivated This post was inspired by two documentaries – Inspired to Ride and The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats its Young – both of which are great illustrations of ultra endurance and the human spirit. Both are available for streaming on Netflix. Inspired to Ride Inspired to Ride follows a handful of... Read Article →

Four Useful Tips to Remember When Buying Gold Bullions and Coins

If you’re like me, it’s likely that you have been hearing quite a bit about a gold buying frenzy lately. A recent article at Bloomberg noted that global demand in the first quarter climbed 21 percent from a year earlier to 1,289.8 metric tons. That rise is second only to the final quarter of 2012... Read Article →

Put One Foot in Front of the Other

Along with running, lifting weights, yoga, kick boxing, and bike riding, walking is one of the activities that comprise our [that being me and the wife] workout regimen, our way of staying physically fit. Our walks typically mean walking the dogs. While we have gone hiking on multiple occasions in the past, it is not... Read Article →

Online Marketing for Busy Authors – A SavvyReview and Giveaway

Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-by-Step Guide is the first book by Fauzia Burke, the founder and president of FSB Associates, one of the first firms to specialize in digital branding and online publicity. She has worked on books by Alan Alda, Dr. Larry J. Sabato, Brian Tracy, Charles Spencer, Joe Pantoliano, Marina Keegan,... Read Article →