For most people the name Donald Trump conjures up many images — the hair, the pout, the Tower, the casinos. And, of course, “The Apprentice.” He is certainly one of our culture’s most recognizable personalities, and since the 1970s he has accumulated enormous wealth But has that wealth made him financially independent? Not necessarily, at […]
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Wealth and Cash Flow Lessons from Donald Trump. Will You Be an Apprentice?
March 14th, 2014 
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June 3rd, 2013 admin Way back in the ‘60s the TV show “Bewitched” was mandatory viewing for baby boomers like me. After all, how could you resist a series that regularly showcased the latest model sports cars (Chevrolet sponsored the show), driven by two completely different looking husbands with the same name, while also featuring guest appearances by Napoleon, […]
Posted in Assets, Cash Flow, Debt, Debt Accumulation, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, Financial Life Cycle, Financial Planning, Investments, Liabilities, Net Worth, Retirement, Savings, Taxes, Wealth, Wealth Accumulation Tags: assets, cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, complete financial independence, daily living expenses, debt, financial independence, financial life cycle, financial management, financial planning, income, Keith Whelan, liabilities, Manage Your Finances, net worth, plan, retirement, Retirement Goal, wealth, wealth accumulation, Wealth and Cash Flow Millionaire Next Door, wealthy 1 Comment »The Secret to Winning at Monopoly™
January 9th, 2013 admin The Famous Board Game Offers Lessons on Real Estate’s Rewards – and Risks Monopoly is one of the most popular board games of the past century. And why not? It gives you the opportunity to acquire wealth in form of real estate AND to generate cash flow not just from the properties but by also […]
Posted in Asset Accumulation, Assets, Cash Flow, Debt, Debt Accumulation, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, Financial Life Cycle, Financial Planning, Investments, Liabilities, Net Worth, Savings, Wealth, Wealth Accumulation Tags: cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, debt, financial independence, financial life cycle, income, investment, Keith Whelan, leverage, Monopoly, wealth No Comments »The Impact of our Federal Debt on Your Household’s Net Worth and Cash Flow
November 20th, 2012 admin The Bad News: The Average U.S. Household is Now Bankrupt (Really) As I write this, our federal debt – the sum of many years of annual budget deficits – stands at $16.1 trillion, or about $135,000 per household*. (No, that is not a typo.) As noted in our e-booklet, Wealth is Good, Cash Flow is Better, […]
Posted in Assets, Cash Flow, Debt, Debt Reduction, Liabilities, Net Worth, Retirement, Wealth, Wealth Accumulation Tags: bankrupt, cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, credit card, debt, deficit, financial independence, financial life cycle, interest, Keith Whelan, monthly payments, net worth, payment, principal, wealth No Comments »Get Ahead of Vehicle Debt by Staggering Purchases
October 22nd, 2012 admin Use the Savings to Speed Past Other Debts I was taught to set goals that are challenging but achievable. Accordingly, I set a goal to keep a car for 12 years before burying it. A few decades ago that would have been unrealistic but thankfully today’s vehicles, if properly maintained, can run for 200,000 miles […]
Spotlight On…The Navigator Tracking Tool
July 26th, 2012 admin A runner-up choice for our tagline was “Financial Independence, One Goal at a Time.” That’s actually a description of just one part – the last part – of the Cashflownavigator system: using the Navigator Tracking Tool. Setting a goal, and using the Navigator Tracking Tool to achieve it, completes a Cashflownavigator cycle. The cycle begins […]
Getting Ahead Early, Part 2: Open a “Team Savings & Investment Account”
June 25th, 2012 admin The previous article on this topic focused on how important it is for young adults to “outrun” debt and move quickly from Debt Accumulation to the Asset Accumulation stage of the Financial Life Cycle. The name of the game is to get a good head start… to move through the early stages of the life […]
Posted in Asset Accumulation, Debt Accumulation, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, Financial Life Cycle, Financial Planning Tags: asset accumulation, banking, cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, children's saving, compound interest, debt, debt accumulation, financial independence, financial life cycle, investment, Keith Whelan, savings, stocks, student loan No Comments »Getting Ahead Early, part 1: Outrun the Debt (or Don’t Be In A Pickle!)
May 31st, 2012 admin In an earlier article I quoted James Taylor, but since the topic here is youth let’s borrow a line from James’s younger brother Livingston: “I could barely hobble when I needed to run.” What’s the connection? Well, when it comes to their finances, hobbling is what most of our children find themselves doing as they […]
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