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P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 47 - Creating the Best Business to Work In with Ross Paterson Listen Now!

I often get questions from business owners that sound like, "Why should I buy stocks in the stock market when I can make a 40% return on my business?" This is certainly a great question, and the answer has more to do with risk than with return. ...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 46 - Selling a Business, Timing, and Recessions with Brad Purifoy Listen Now!

I was home in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago and noticed a social security statement in my Father-In-Law’s drawer in the kitchen. That got me thinking; he is coming up to the age at which he can start benefiting from social security as well...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 45 - Transactions, Estate Planning, and Buy-Sell Agreements with Pete Benenati Listen Now!

All eyes were on the Silicon Valley Bank failure that occurred just a few weeks ago. Memories of the 2008 financial crisis stirred up deep fears and urgent questions for business owners all across the nation - "What will this mean for us?", "Is...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 44 - The Secrets to Successful Business Buying and Selling with Alex Vantarakis Listen Now!

I have been an avid sportsman all my life. I have a hard time explaining to others, or even to myself why I enjoy the pursuit of wild game. It must be partly the tradition and history of the act itself, and partly the memories of my dad and me in...

Back in the early ‘90s, while serving as a junior naval officer, my ship deployed for a six-month journey around South America. This extensive trip was marked by a total of thirty-two ports of call around the entire continent. During that...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 43 - Wired to Win in Business and Life with Rob Knight Listen Now!

Recently, I visited with an investment banker on the phone who, years prior, had transacted a large business sale in my neck of the woods. He asked if I knew the family, and I said, "Yup, they just cleared Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy". Silence...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 42 - Increasing Company Valuation with Brandon James Listen Now!

Being Different Makes a Difference St. James Park was swarming with people as we made our way on foot toward Buckingham Palace. We had been ducking and darting the growing crowd, our tour guide leading the way, when suddenly we came upon a wall...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 41 - Performance, Pain, and Purpose with David Rutherford Listen Now! David Rutherford is the owner, Lead Instructor, and Curriculum Developer of Froglogic...

As earnings season cycles around again, publicly traded companies will release results for the last quarter and for the year-end. Smaller, closely-held companies are busy too as many close out their tax year, fund profit-sharing plans, and put...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 40 – The Future is Web 3.0 with Hamiz Mushtaq Awan Listen Now! Hamiz Mushtaq Awan is the founder of Plutus21 Capital, a quantitative and fundamental...

P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 39 – How Schulz Wealth Makes Long-term Decisions in This Economy with Austin Smith Listen Now! The current state of the economy is not exactly bullish....

Making Financial Planning Decisions as a Business Owner Financial planning decisions do not live in a silo, so neither should the professionals helping you, as a business owner, make those decisions. These days, there are financial...

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Schulz Wealth Economic Overview – Q2 2022 As the year has rolled on, current inflation levels have become the most prominent overhanging fear in the economy. Inflation is 9% for the first time since the 70s and 80s, and the more significant...

By now, most of you have heard about the Student Loan Relief Plan announced by the Biden administration. There are varying opinions on the announcement, but from my experience, for many, loans encourage poor decision-making when we don’t have to...

Schulz Wealth Economic Overview – Q2 2022 As the year has rolled on, current inflation levels have become the most prominent overhanging fear in the economy. Inflation is 9% for the first time since the 70s and 80s, and the more significant...

Human creativity is the secret ingredient of capitalism. Entrepreneurs and companies create new products, ideas, and ways of getting things done for the future with the knowledge and capital they have in the present. This process creates wealth...

Rob’s Thoughts on Inflation: For my entire 30-year professional career, inflation has never been a factor. I have endured five bear markets, yet the peril of high inflation has not been a consideration for my clients ever until this year....

A Trump administration rule that went into effect at the beginning of the year is requiring hospitals to reveal publicly for the first time what they charge for their services. A recent Wall Street Journal article How Much Does a...