When you save money, make investments or otherwise scheme, plan and dream things for your money – you are making a backup plan. You are planning for the “what if’s” and unknown elements of life. You are making an allowance in your life and finances for all the things that we can’t predict. Good or…
One question that top financial planning consultants such as Richard Cayne at Meyer International hear over and over is this: What do financial planners invest in when they are investing their own money? Their clients know what they recommend but they can’t help wondering, “What do they invest in themselves?” They know that their planner…
In most cases, a great financial planning consultant will encourage you to play a long game with your money and invest in financial products that will steadily accrue a modest amount of profit over many years. Though people tend to think of financial planners as savvy, in-the-know investors that might change their investments as often…
We’ve all heard stories about a woman who managed to save a million dollars on a secretary’s salary or the gas station manager that retired into a mansion he saved his whole life to buy. Financial planning consultant Richard Cayne of Meyer International has even met a few of these intrepid savers over the course…
If you mention offshore investments to many people, you’ll see their eyebrows raise or their head start to subtly move back-and-forth in a “no” movement. People have many unfounded fears and doubts about investing overseas. Some of them can’t even explain what their fears are. To most people however, you say “offshore investments” and they…
When one of your friends or family members is ill, you probably think they are doing themselves a disservice if they resist going to the doctor, don’t you? After all, our health is the most important thing that each of us has. But what about when your finances are not functioning well? Most…
Financial Freedom is a goal for many but few have a clear idea of how to get there. Sure, you can see yourself retiring on a beautiful beach without a care in the world; or maybe you imagine opening your own business or quitting your job to write a novel. But how will you support…