by Joseph Francis | Nov 22, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Mutual Funds, Retirement, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Lock, Stock, and Barrell – Equities Explained Do you remember when interest rates were hovering around 10%? How about in the mid 1980’s when they were even as high as 18%? Well I don’t, but those must have been some magical times for... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 21, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Diversification, Diversify, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Fixed Income, Inflation Protection, Investing, Investment Strategy, Joseph James Francis, Money, Wealth, Wealth Building
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 The Name is Bond, Municipal Bond: Fixed Income Explained You wouldn’t believe how many people I have helped open investment accounts who had no idea what they were previously invested in. This is troubling to me on many levels. True... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 20, 2017 | Bonds, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Dow Jones, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Mutual Funds, Net Worth, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Uncategorized, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Monday, November 20, 2017 Taking Stock: Market 101 Have you ever watched Business News Network or CNN Money during the day? It can get somewhat confusing when they go off on market capitalization, initial public offerings, options, PE Ratios, and every other term that... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 17, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Joseph James Francis, Money, Net Worth, Old Age Security, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Friday, November 17, 2017 9 Keys to Retirement Planning Wealth is such a subjective topic. We all have different ideas of what being wealthy is. Some people want a mansion on the rich side of town. I personally would rather a nice condo right downtown. Some want the... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 16, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurance, Investing, Joseph James Francis, Net Worth, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Thursday, November 16, 2017 10 Wealth Killers We all want to be wealthy, well most of us anyway. The basics of becoming wealthy are fairly known, but just in case you don’t know, check out my post earlier from this week. Anyways, saving money, investing it, making... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 15, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Joseph James Francis, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Why Net Worth is So Important In the world of personal finance, the term “Net Worth” gets thrown around a lot. Positive Net Worth, grow your Net Worth, focus on your Net Worth are all things we have heard. Often these same pundits fail to... 