by Joseph Francis | Dec 13, 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, Investing, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 12 Money Habits That Kill Your Freedom We all have things about ourselves that we don’t like. Maybe it’s our nose or maybe it’s that freckle on your shoulder. What we really should focus on is things that we do, that we don’t like. Our... 
by Joseph Francis | Dec 12, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Joseph James Francis, Money, Saving, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Compare My Finances to Someone Else? The Joneses are Broke! It is very natural to compare your own situation to someone else’s. We always think the grass is greener on the other side. Sadly, that isn’t always the case. It is important to... 
by Joseph Francis | Dec 8, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Joseph James Francis, Saving, Saving Money, Student Loan, Student Loan Debt, Teaching Children About Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Friday, December 8, 2017 My 7 Worst Money Mistakes I try to keep it as real as possible with the posts I create. For me, more knowledge was learned from doing things the hard way then was taught to me in a book. Part of why I stay candid was because it is a wish of... 
by Joseph Francis | Dec 7, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Child Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Disability Insurance, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurability, Insurance, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Wealth, Whole Life Insurance
Thursday, December 7, 2017 You Think Insurance is a Waste of Money? 5 Reasons Why You Are Wrong! One of the things I often hear from clients is that if you don’t use your insurance you are wasting your money. While there are many types of insurance, some being a total... 
by Joseph Francis | Dec 6, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, 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, Minimalism, Money, RRSP, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 So You Think You Can Time the Market? One of the biggest mistakes you can make as an investor is trying to time the market. Timing the market means you are attempting to buy at the exact right time and sell at the exact right time. This... 
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... 