If you’re investing for yourself, you’ll never create the future you’re capable of. You need to think bigger. And you need to get the focus off you. What do I mean? Don’t invest for the future you. Don’t save for your retirement. Invest for the impact you can make in others’ lives. Invest for your why. And your why, by the way, is either another person(s) or your faith; it’s never you, as explained by Ed Mylett in this interview with Eric Thomas. I invest because I one day dr

Maybe you have someone who manages your investments, and maybe “make my money grow” is a sufficient goal right now, but maybe it isn't. What if you are selling yourself short? What if you should have very specific goals as they pertain to your finances? For me, both personally and professionally, the more specific my goals, the more likely I am to achieve them, and the more vague they are, the less likely I am to achieve them. If you have specific goals but no idea how to fin

Changing jobs is always exciting…and anxiety-provoking, and encouraging, and a mixed bag of other emotions. You likely wrestled with the decision for quite some time. Throughout the decision-making process, I’m willing to bet that “what to do with my old 401k” never crossed your mind. Oh, right, that…what should you do with it? You have a few options: Leave it in your old employer’s 401k. Transfer it to your new employer’s 401k. Roll it into an individual retirement account (

In honor of playoff baseball and Big Papi's first season of retirement... If there is one thing the investment industry is great at, it’s making everything seem more confusing than it needs to. Retirement plans are no different. This link to the IRS website lists 15 different types of retirement plans, and there are even more beyond this list. Whether it’s an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), Roth IRA, SEP IRA, 401k, 403b, or others, there are a few general rules of thumb