Arthur Mitchell & Associates

How Do I Get Started Planning My Future?

"Your economic situation is a matter of choice not a matter of chance. In your everyday life, you may find it more and more difficult to delegate the time necessary to uncover information needed to plan a successful future. Many professionals subscribe to the theory that owning the proper products will produce the desired results that will create future success. Although products and investments are necessary, they are not the center point in planning your future. The products you purchase are not the source of your knowledge, they should be the result of your knowledge. Knowledge is something you learn. Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge to your everyday life. "

Leonard Renier- Ask Me Series- 2016-2024

Wishing you and yours the best.

All the best to you and yours

Do your kids have the right stuff for college?

Countdown to College Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.

Don't wait...Get ahead on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2022-2023 college year. BusinessInsider has the scoop:

5 things you can do to prepare before filing your 2022-23 FAFSA You can prepare for the FAFSA by gathering important financial documents, understanding key deadlines, and preparing a list of schools.

Whether you realize it or not, you’ve allocated your assets.

A Decision Not Made Is Still a Decision Investors who put off important investment decisions may face potential consequence to their future financial security.

YOU CAN’T DO THE SAME THINGS OVER & OVER AND EXPECT DIFFERENT RESULTS

Every day we face new challenges and new problems. The average person reading this book will face at least two crises or major problems in their personal life each year. More times than not, we find ways of dealing with and controlling some of these problems. Many times, we do not solve these problems but simply manage them, so the problem simply blends into our daily lives. In some ways, this is how our government approaches its problems. The government spends most of its time and money (our money) and most of its energy managing problems, not solving them. It will use some form of semi-solution and compromises to address the problem, instead of really solving the problem.

Stephen Covey contends that a paradigm is a way of thinking. It is a map or a plan, but no matter how hard we work, having the wrong map or plan will not get us to our destination, regardless of our behavior, attitude or diligence.

Your financial success is centered on a way of thinking. It is a map to the future with a planned or, in many cases, an uncertain destination. The difference between success and failure of reaching your financial goals will greatly depend on your way of thinking and your plan. Without knowledge, a process of thinking and basic rules to follow, you most certainly will get lost.

Leonard Renier - Essential Lessons 2012-2022