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Important ‘F’ word for investors: fiduciary

Important ‘F’ word for investors: fiduciary 700 273 Donna Skeels Cygan
Despite the endearing advertisements in which the financial industry tries to make you think they are giving you advice that is in your best interest, in many cases, financial professionals simply want to sell you something. Far too often, their profit motive is a higher priority than what is best for you. So, it is [...]read more

Reframing Leads to Powerful Changes in Your Financial Security

Reframing Leads to Powerful Changes in Your Financial Security 150 150 Donna Skeels Cygan
Reframing applies to your attitude about money. If you know that you have a serious problem—always trying to keep up with the Joneses—you can deliberately work to change your perspective. Rather than lusting over the new car in your neighbor’s driveway, think about the positive lessons you are teaching your children about living within your [...]read more

Gratitude and Your Finances

Gratitude and Your Finances 1132 1696 Donna Skeels Cygan
We can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. My last blog entry was about the power of gratitude in our personal lives. Today's blog entry is about Gratitude and Your Finances. Gratitude exercises often focus on families, friends, pets, health, and other personal areas of our lives. [...]read more

7 Ways to Make Gratitude Part of Your Life

7 Ways to Make Gratitude Part of Your Life 1694 1133 Donna Skeels Cygan
We can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. Today's blog is about the power of Gratitude. The next blog entry will be about Gratitude for Our Finances. GRATITUDE “In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes [...]read more