How do you know you’re working with a low-class jackss financial planner? I’ll tell you: when he won’t eat his (or her) own cooking. And, there’s a lot of that floating around out there: They don’t buy the type of life insurance they sell you (and don’t really believe in it). They don’t invest in […]
Archives for August 2016
Life Insurance Myths That Cost You Millions
I’ve been thinking a lot about life insurance. Mainly because I’m thinking of updating previous newsletter issues on the topic of life insurance to include audio. But, also because I’ve been seeing more and more myths about life insurance floating around the web. Here are a few of them: You should never mix insurance and […]
Why I’m Not A Great Financial Planner
I’m not a great financial planner… …not in the traditional sense anyway. I don’t do the kinds of things that financial planners are supposed to do. Example: I don’t follow the official 6-step financial planning process like everyone else. And I don’t dole out the same ‘ole, same ‘ole. The kind of advice i’m supposed […]
The Reverse Kobayashi Maru
Do you remember Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (please say yes)? In the beginning of the movie, the young cadets are attempting a test called The Kobayashi Maru. It’s a flight simulation exercise that is supposed to test the cadet’s character. The mission is to save a civilian vessel called…Kobayashi Maru…from the clutches […]
A Nasty Surprise
So I’m showering. Our bathroom has a skylight that acts as a prism. As the light comes in, it breaks, casting a rainbow onto the stone tiles in the shower. I look around — I’m showering in a rainbow! My body–covered by a rainbow. I lick my skin to “taste the rainbow” (I’m kidding. I […]