by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, Money $marts, My Blog, Personal Smarts
# 7 … The Fear of Investing When it comes to investing, there are no guarantees. The value of the initial money you invested can increase, decrease or remain stagnant in value. Investing takes time and patience. Don’t focus on what your investment is worth this...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 30, 2011 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, Money $marts, Personal Smarts
# 6 … The Fear of Borrowing Money Wouldn’t it be great to pay cash for everything, including your home? Few can. Sometimes, it makes sense to borrow money. But, over-borrowing and too much credit is quite common. A credit card is used over 600 times every...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 23, 2011 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, Kudos, Money $marts, My Blog, Newsletter, Personal Smarts
#6 The Fear of Creating and Sticking to a Plan Twenty-five percent of the American population believes that they will fund their retirement years by winning the Lottery! Fat chance. Your best bet is to create a plan. Put it in writing for easier tracking. ...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 16, 2011 | Articles, Money $marts, Personal Smarts
# 4 … The Fear of Making Mistakes and Failing Everyone makes mistakes. I wished I had $10 for each one I’ve made over the past 50 years plus. Mistakes that lead to a money loss can be personally and professionally crippling. They happen. You get to...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 9, 2011 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, Money $marts, My Blog, Newsletter, Personal Smarts
#3 … The Fear of Talking About Money Upbringing is a key factor that shapes your money practices. Most adults “wish” that they had had training and guidance about money and investing as they grew up. If you grew up in a family that openly discussed money and...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 2, 2011 | Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, Kudos, Money $marts, My Blog, Newsletter, Personal Smarts
#2 Money Fear … The Fear of Losing Money At some point, everyone loses money. It can be from a bad investment, misplacing moneys, inflation erosion, failure to act or make a decision on your investments, making the wrong decision, losing a job or other resource...