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"To deliver results you need consistency and to have consistency, you have to control the message. So in my opinion to be successful as a brand, especially a lifestyle brand, you have to be consistent with your message and make sure that it delivers on its promises."
"How do you negotiate your salary when a potential employer demands your wage requirements upfront before an offer? How does one express their value as an employee if the employer seems to be crunching my numbers before even meeting me?"
"Anybody who has experienced fame will agree that it’s worthless. But where it has value is in its ability to generate more work, and hence more income. So for me, it would be helpful to be better known in order to do more work."
"Today, college tuition has increased drastically, 70% since 2000, and a lot of parents are considering tuition insurance. That's why we’re trying to spread the message. If your child has to drop out, due to illness or injury, the insurance will kick in and pay back your tuition up to a certain amount."
"I have $30K that I'm saving to put towards a down payment on a house. Even though it will be about another 2 years until I'm ready, I don't know where I should keep the money in the meantime? I do want it to be liquid in about 18 months to 2 years from now. What do you think?"
"I always tell people, especially young adults, “Whatever you post on social media, imagine that it'd end up on a giant billboard on Time Square. If you don’t want it to end up there don't post it.” If you govern yourself that way, you won’t have content that could possibly damage you in anyway."
"myRA was designed to be a simple way for individuals to start saving for the first time. So the government created a Roth IRA that has no fees, no minimum balance requirements, and offers a single, safe principle protected investment option for those individuals who are saving for the first time, to build up a balance."
"My sister and I bought a condo together. When I got married, she moved out and my husband moved in and started contributing to the mortgage when she stopped. We want to calculate our equity shares fairly amongst all of us. How do we do this exactly? Is there a formula?"
"The problem with the one time financial planner is that there’s no incentive for the client to actually get things done. There’s nobody holding them accountable. So I give my clients an accountability checklist and prioritize a list and I work with them...My clients get a financial planner and an accountability coach."
