FINANCIAL FOCUS – Review Your Fixed-Income Strategy as Interest Rates Rise
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. When interest rates rise, the value of your fixed-income investments, such as bonds, will typically fall. If this happens, how should you respond? First of all, it’s important to understand this inverse correlation...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Roth vs. Traditional 401(k): Which Is Right for You?
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. For many years, employees of companies that offered 401(k) plans only faced a couple of key decisions – how much to contribute and how to allocate their dollars among the various investment options in their plan. But...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Financial Tips for Snowbirds… Present and Future
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Winter is here again – which may make you wish you were somewhere else. You might be thinking how pleasant it would be to become a snowbird and move to a warmer climate for the season. Of course, your stage of life...
Is It Time to Scale Your Business? Here’s How KPIs Can Help
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. “Letting go and trusting others to do things well is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization.” – Verne Harnish, Author of Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It and Why...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Consider Some New Year’s Financial Resolutions
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. As the year winds down, you may want to look ahead to see which areas of your life you can improve in 2019. Perhaps you’ll decide to exercise more, eat healthier foods, reconnect with old friends or volunteer at a...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – What’s Smarter – Paying Off Debts or Investing?
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. It probably doesn’t happen as much as you’d like, but you may occasionally have some extra disposable income. For example, perhaps you have recently received, or will soon receive, a year-end bonus. Or maybe you will...
Is that Prospect or Client Qualified to do Business with You?
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Is that Prospect or Client Qualified to do Business with You? Ever wonder why some customers are so overly demanding, expect everything, for you to be at their beck and call, however, they refuse to pay your full price...
“Fair” is a Fantasy
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. “Fair” is a Fantasy I’m currently reading this book, Success is Not an Accident, by Tom Newberry and it’s bringing up some interesting thoughts. I remember when I was first starting out in business, my first online...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Three Factors to Consider When Making Charitable Gifts
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. The holiday season is here, which means gift-giving is probably on your mind. In addition to making gifts to your family and friends, you also may be interested in contributing to charitable organizations. But before...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Take Advantage of Tax Diversification
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. As an investor, you will have access to accounts that are taxed differently from one another. And it’s possible you could benefit from tax diversification by owning accounts in these three categories: Tax-deferred –...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – The Key to Consistent Investing? Paying Yourself First
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Consistency is a key ingredient of success in many activities – including investing. And one technique that can help you become a more consistent investor is paying yourself first. Many people have the best of...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Share Your Financial Abundance with Your Family
Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Thanksgiving is almost here. Ideally, this holiday should be about more than turkey, football, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After all, the idea behind Thanksgiving is to share what we have with our loved ones. But if...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Time to Think About Year-End Investment Moves
Come by November 17th to find out about The 60 Minute Marketing Plan Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. We’ve still got a couple of months left in 2018, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about some year-end investment moves that might benefit you....
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Consolidating Accounts Can Lead to Clear Financial Strategy
Come by November 17th to find out about The 60 Minute Marketing Plan Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. None of us can completely control all the things that happen to us. Yet, when it comes to achieving your long-term financial goals, including a...
The New Way To Create & Launch Wildly Profitable Facebook Ad Campaigns
Come by November 17th to find out about The 60 Minute Marketing Plan Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Two weekends ago, I had two clients fly in (well technically one drove)… To invest two days with me for what I call Exponential Business Growth VIP...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Take Steps to Boost Your Retirement Security
Come by October 20th to find out about How to Drive More Leads and Sales Through Marketing Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. To raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement, Congress has dedicated Oct. 21-27 as National Retirement...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – When Should You See a Financial Professional?
Come by October 20th to find out about How to Drive More Leads and Sales Through Marketing Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. It can be challenging to achieve your financial objectives. Fortunately, you don’t have to go it alone – but when should you...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Can You Count on a Bountiful Investment “Harvest”?
Come by October 20th to find out about How to Drive More Leads and Sales Through Marketing Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. We’re officially in autumn – the season when we bring in what we planted in the spring. But the concept of planting and...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Understanding Risk Tolerance Is Essential for Investment Success
Come by October 20th to find out about How to Drive More Leads and Sales Through Marketing Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. To succeed as an investor, you might think you need to know about the economy, interest rates and the fundamentals of companies...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Women Business Owners: Don’t Forget About Your Retirement Plan
Come by October 20th to find out about How to Drive More Leads and Sales Through Marketing Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. American Business Women’s Day is celebrated on Sept. 22. And there is indeed cause for celebration, because, in recent decades,...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – How Can Life Insurance Help You?
Come by September 15th to find out about How to Achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. You may not be aware of it, but September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Of course, you probably recognize, at least in a general...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Consider Financial Gifts for Your Grandchildren
Come by September 15th to find out about How to Achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. National Grandparents Day is observed on Sept. 9. If you’re a grandparent, you may get some gifts or cards – or maybe even a phone call!...
Two Ways To Quickly Make Prospects Trust You So It’s Easier For Them To Buy
We’ve all heard the saying… “People do business with people they know, like and trust!” That saying is still true today and will always be true. With so many competitors vying for your prospects attention and money, the one who’s able to create TRUST first, will...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – You Can Work to Become a Better Investor
Come by September 15th to find out about How to Achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Next week, we observe Labor Day, a holiday to honor all the hard-working people in this country. As one of them, keep in mind that your...
The #1 Factor That Helped A Company Scale From $200k To $4 Million In ONE Year
The other day I posted on my Facebook Page about how a colleague of mine has a client that grew from $200k last year to being on track to do $4 Million this year… Then I asked my people on Facebook why do they think that was. I gave them three options and most got it...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Financial Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Come by September 15th to find out about How to Achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. If you are, or will be, a caregiver for elderly parents or another close family member living with Alzheimer’s disease, you may experience...
How Marquiste Turned $326.53 Into $7,000
Two of the reasons clients come work with my team and I are: #1. They know they could be getting paid much more for their products and services, but don’t know how to increase their prices while attracting people that will happily pay them what they deserve. #2....
{Business Expert of The Month} Who is Marquel Russell?
Business Expert of the Month is Marquel Russell – He helps coaches, consultants & experts attract high paying clients! (without confusion and overwhelm). For more info, go to www.marquelrussell.com After coming from very humble beginnings, growing up in a...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Time to Put Excess Cash to Work?
Come by September 15th to find out about How to achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. You’ll always want to base your investment decisions on your own needs and goals. But there may be times when you might consider adjusting...
When Is The BEST Time To Outsource Your Marketing?
With all the fly by night agencies popping up left and right pleading for your patronage to have their team do your marketing… How do you decide when is the BEST time to outsource your marketing or if you should outsource your marketing at all? Today’s episode will...
How To Create Effective Biz Cards (if you’re gonna use them)
If you want to know the fastest way to waste money, look at 99% of entrepreneurs’ business cards and get you some made just like them. When I speak at events, I sometimes do an exercise where I have all the attendees pass their business cards up to me and it never...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Consider These Financial Tips for Single Women
Come by September 15th to find out about How to achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. If you’re a single woman, most of your financial challenges and aspirations may resemble those of single men. Men and women face the same...
Top 5 Lead Magnets To Attract Your Dream Clients
Believe it or not, your marketing funnel or traffic source is NOT the most important component of your marketing strategy. The most important component of your marketing strategy(and could make or break your business) is your lead magnet! Your lead magnet will...
How To Create Million Dollar Marketing Videos On A Budget
Would you like to learn how to create Million Dollar Marketing videos, without spending a ton of money? Then you’re in the right place. Internet video traffic made up 69% of all global consumer Internet traffic in 2017. By 2019, internet video traffic will account for...
How Gerald Hit 6-Figures At Break Neck Speed 🏎 💨
Want to know the truth, the whole truth and NOTHING but the truth on EXACTLY how Gerald grew his coaching business at break-neck speed to 6-figures in less than 12 months? Check out today’s episode of the Results Over BS Show and prepare to duplicate his process… Here...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – Where You Live as Retiree Can Affect Financial Strategies
Come by September 15th to find out about How to achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Upon retiring, many people relocate to enjoy a more favorable climate, or to be closer to grown children, or to live in an area they’ve...
FINANCIAL FOCUS – What Should You Do With an Inherited IRA?
Come by September 15th to find out about How to achieve Financial Independence Join Connecting Atlanta on LinkedIn and Facebook. Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are quite popular. At the end of 2017, investors owned nearly $9 trillion in IRA assets, according to...