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If you spend a lot of time on TikTok or other social media platforms exploring various financial product pitches, you’re likely to come across the“Infinite Banking”concept. Recently, many people have been asking about it, so here’s my perspective.

Running a business is deeply personal. For many, it represents years of hard work, financial investment, and emotional commitment. Yet, one of the most significant challenges business owners face isn’t starting or running the company—it’s...

As a business owner, you’ve likely invested countless hours and resources into growing your business. For many, the business represents the lion’s share of their wealth, but this can also mean exposure to significant risk. The key to long-term...

Hands down when starting and growing your business, cold, hard cash is your most important asset. If there were an official pyramid of assets, cash would be its solid foundation. Without cash, there is nothing to hold up and protect you and your...

Since the Federal Reserve decided that inflation was no longer transitory around 18 months ago, they have been on a tear with interest rate hikes in hopes of killing inflation. Over that period, the same indicators continue to be under the...

"I cringe when I think about the advice I gave as a club pro back in the day." The sun filtered down around the two of us on a hot afternoon through the leaves of a small Cone Elm beside the chipping green at Sherrill Park. I was chipping up, and...

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...

The disconnect reviewed last quarter between the stock market valuations and the economy remains. As we shift into 2023 and a still looming, possible recession, it is important to understand this disconnect. We finished 2022 with an overall...

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...