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The Key To Successful Wealth Building - Financial Planning
People may have totally different goals for wealth building and wealth may have different meanings to an array of people, regardless of how affluent they are. There's one thing in common that financial planning is the key to the successful wealth building regardless the wealth building strategies they use.
Wealth building starts with financial planning and financial planning begins with goal setting. Without a solid focus and a list of goals, you will never be able to accomplish what you'd like. The first step to wealth building is to come up with a list of goals and set priorities for each goal. You'll still be able to reach your most important goals if something unexpected happens. Goals should be very specific and quantified in numbers if possible..
This is my story. This is a story as much about my personal development as it is about being able to learn and build great fortunes over and over again. Yes, it is about your finances as much as having a great family. You see I grew up on a farm, but one day, as a young man in my late teens and living through one of the worst periods of my life, I stumbled across four of the wealthiest men I had ever known. As fate would have it, they became my mentors. But truth be told, it was they who maneuvered me into their world of high flyers and jet-setters. I had to learn the hard way. It was certainly no free ride.
Now, I can most assuredly tell you that growing up a country boy and being thrown into the world of high finance and international business is about as much a culture shock as jumping into a stormy sea without learning to swim. It was terrifying at first. It was sink or swim. And without the strong helping hands and guidance of my mentors I would most certainly have been shark food.
By developing a plan and sticking to it, you will easily be able to accomplish your goal. For many financial planners, they recommend keeping a journal and a list of your finances. This way you can see what you are saving and why you are saving it. For instance, if you go to the grocery store twice a week, keep the receipts and do the math to consolidate your balance monthly.
Whatever way you chose to start building wealth, always remember those words from the mouth of antihero Gordon Gecko in the movie Wall Street..."Money never sleeps pal". Different asset class values will shift in time (daily/monthly/annually) and according to market cycles. It's also a good idea to scrutinize your assets and then take steps to re-balance your portfolio periodically. You also need to match risk to what stage you are in life. So, want to know how to build wealth quickly? It's simple: Take your hard-earned money, save as much as you can as you go and then choose a strategy (from above) and consistently, month by month, year by year, apply yourself to these wealth building strategies.
Wealth building starts with financial planning and financial planning begins with goal setting. Without a solid focus and a list of goals, you will never be able to accomplish what you'd like. The first step to wealth building is to come up with a list of goals and set priorities for each goal. You'll still be able to reach your most important goals if something unexpected happens. Goals should be very specific and quantified in numbers if possible..
This is my story. This is a story as much about my personal development as it is about being able to learn and build great fortunes over and over again. Yes, it is about your finances as much as having a great family. You see I grew up on a farm, but one day, as a young man in my late teens and living through one of the worst periods of my life, I stumbled across four of the wealthiest men I had ever known. As fate would have it, they became my mentors. But truth be told, it was they who maneuvered me into their world of high flyers and jet-setters. I had to learn the hard way. It was certainly no free ride.
Now, I can most assuredly tell you that growing up a country boy and being thrown into the world of high finance and international business is about as much a culture shock as jumping into a stormy sea without learning to swim. It was terrifying at first. It was sink or swim. And without the strong helping hands and guidance of my mentors I would most certainly have been shark food.
By developing a plan and sticking to it, you will easily be able to accomplish your goal. For many financial planners, they recommend keeping a journal and a list of your finances. This way you can see what you are saving and why you are saving it. For instance, if you go to the grocery store twice a week, keep the receipts and do the math to consolidate your balance monthly.
Whatever way you chose to start building wealth, always remember those words from the mouth of antihero Gordon Gecko in the movie Wall Street..."Money never sleeps pal". Different asset class values will shift in time (daily/monthly/annually) and according to market cycles. It's also a good idea to scrutinize your assets and then take steps to re-balance your portfolio periodically. You also need to match risk to what stage you are in life. So, want to know how to build wealth quickly? It's simple: Take your hard-earned money, save as much as you can as you go and then choose a strategy (from above) and consistently, month by month, year by year, apply yourself to these wealth building strategies.
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