A question I often get asked, being in a senior leadership position, is “How can I get promoted?” Reading between the lines, the time frame that is requested is often … – like the next day. There is no silver-bullet…
A case study in long term real estate investment
Chief Money Manners! You may be wondering why it has been so long since your Chief Money Man wrote a blog entry? Two simple reasons behind that, although they shouldn’t be an excuse. The first one is that I’ve been…
Life Expectancy and diminishing needs in Early Retirement Calculations
Type ‘4% rule’ in Google and you get over 40-million hits. Investopedia, the first link that I got, defined it well enough : The four percent rule states that you should not withdraw 4% of your portfolio each year in…
Are you working at a Toxic Company? 5 things that can help you decide.
I got asked this question yesterday “How can you tell your company has a toxic culture” and it got me thinking. I’ve worked for Toxic Bosses before and it taught me a lot about how to be a leader and…
5 Reasons You May Need Life Insurance
Do you have life insurance? Do you care? How does it play into your FI-RE? I didn’t have any life insurance until we had our second child. Seeing his little face for the first time, made me realize I…
Chapter Review : Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier
Money is unlimited. Time is not. Become financially independent as fast as possible. Grant Sabatier starts out strong with his new book Financial Freedom, available to purchase February 5, and your Chief Money Man is part of the reviewing team, across…
Making money or saving money: Which one should be your first priority?
Today’s Chief Money Man article comes from a guest contributor, Patricia Sanders. Patricia is a financial content writer and has been praised for her effective financial tips that can be easily followed. Her passion for helping people who are stuck…
Should you protect yourself from the bubble?
Today’s modern financial system is built on one thing and one thing only: trust. We trust the people behind the governments who issue money. We trust the banks who loan money out, far out-leveraging their own assets. We trust the…
How to be an Ace Negotiator
Negotiating is an everyday thing. You do it when you wake up, just before breakfast, as you try get your kids ready. You do it as you make your way through traffic or on the metro to work, negotiating your…
Are long term and short term planning mutually exclusive?
In financial planning one often looks at recent events as the first basis to project the immediate future, as what better than yesterday as a way to predict today? When it comes to longer term planning, things start to get…
