by Joseph Francis | Dec 20, 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, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 (Originally Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017) The Top Financial Goals: From Your 20’s to Your 60’s As life goes on, your priorities change. As life goes on your understanding of money changes as well. Things that were important to you in... 
by Joseph Francis | Dec 5, 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, Home Ownership, Joseph James Francis, Money, Mortgages, Retirement, Saving, Saving for a Down Payment, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Buying a Home as an Investment? Really? I think our society needs to escape the crazy idea of owning a home as an investment. Now to be perfectly clear, I am speaking about the home you live in, not a rental property. Rental properties are... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 29, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Debt, Education Savings, Emergency Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Joseph James Francis, Latte Effect, Latte Factor, Minimalism, Money, Retirement, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 My Take on The Latte Factor I am a strong advocate for sacrifice to obtain a higher goal. I believe saving and investing takes dedication, hard work, and humility. I also believe that we should not punish ourselves by taking away the... 
by Joseph Francis | Nov 24, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Stocks, Tax Effieciency, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Friday, November 24, 2017 10 Tips for Investing in the Market One major reason many people don’t invest in the stock market is that it confuses them. Rightfully so, it can be a perplexing place. My main goal is to demystify the market and get back to basics, making... 
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 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... 