Sound Financial Bites

Michael Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multi-million dollar companies, the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, and six other books. Soon, Michael will be releasing his newest book, Clockwork, on August 26. Michael was a former business journalist for The Wall Street Journal and a former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. He also runs his own podcast, The Profit First Podcast. Today, he travels the world as an entrepreneurial advocate helping people make sure they take the challenges out of outdated business beliefs and teaches people what to do about it. In this episode, we discuss entrepreneurial poverty, the misconception of success, and the “profit first” philosophy. Michael speaks about his personal entrepreneurial experience and the struggles he faced earlier in his entrepreneur career. He states how he got out of bankruptcy and even shares a touching story about his daughter during that time. Michael states that letting go of his ego and having humility has helped him succeed. We

In this episode, Paul speaks about the kinds of external pressures that push in on entrepreneurs that make them think they’re being as successful as they can be with their money, even though they may not be doing the right things that lead to long-term financial well being in their personal balance sheet. He explores what things business owners have been taught and are attracted by. He also encourages you to listen in this episode for things that may resonate with you, such as things that have not made you as effective in building your personal balance sheet, the story of Odysseus and the siren’s song, and the sage advice Jeff Miller’s grandfather gave to him. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-104 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one o

In this episode, Paul speaks about what he’s observed from business owners and entrepreneurs, including the high failure rates of entrepreneurship, how difficult it is for a business to be financially fruitful enough to support itself in five to ten years, and the major impact entrepreneurs have on the world. He explains how strong your balance sheet must be in order for you to be financially secure for the rest of your life, and why high levels of income don’t always translate into having enough money to sustain a desired lifestyle. He also guides you through the evolution of a business owner and the process of building a business, and offer tips on being able to reflect on your balance sheet realistically, because your family deserves to have a stable balance sheet. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-103 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advi

In this second episode of a two-part series, Paul and Cory continue to discuss some common money mistakes and offer advice to help you learn from the problems others have faced. They address how people miss the Backdoor Roth IRA, the problems associated with people talking to a product salesperson instead of an advisor, why counting on a company’s success way too much can be harmful, and the pitfalls of saving money instead of building assets. Paul and Cory explain how when we borrow money, we’re not getting money on our assets, we’re getting money on our potential to earn income. To help you better understand the common money mistakes Paul and Cory address in this episode, they include examples from Ned Ryserson from Groundhog Day, the Enron scandal, and The House. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-102 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice

In this first episode of a two-part series, Paul and Cory address some common money mistakes and offer advice to help you learn from other people’s mistakes. They discuss the problem of maxing out your 401k, the importance of being aware about your protections and evaluations, the parachuter’s paradox, and the difference between non-convertible term insurance and convertible term insurance. Paul and Cory state that everyone is doing their best with the information they know, so don’t feel bad if you make any of these mistakes! This series is to help inform you so you can make better financial choices. Additionally, In honor of Sound Financial Bites surpassing 100 episodes, Paul mentions a giveaway at the end of this podcast! For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-101 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation

In this episode, we talk about the mistake of following the words of financial entertainers, namely, Dave Ramsey, for facts without proper research. We examine why false expectations and over projections as a result of misinformation can be harmful to you financially. In addition, we note that when statements cannot be backed up with proper evidence and critics are lambasted instead of shown facts, those statements might not necessarily be true. The purpose of this series is to help you see through the entertainment and down to the facts. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-100 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba S

In this episode of the part two series on the basics of disability insurance, Paul discusses with Cory about the provisions you should look for in any disability insurance you already have or are considering. They go over the importance of paying attention to the language of the contract and how to maximize the benefit of your disability insurance as well as how group disability contracts may not necessarily benefit high-income professionals or entrepreneurs. Paul and Cory give helpful tips and advice on how to better understand choosing and keeping an insurance policy that best suits you. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-099 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to y

In this episode of Sound Financial Bites, I speak with Cory Shepherd, the president of Sound Financial Group about the topic of disability insurance—something people have either personally dealt with, or have known others who have went through it. Either way, everybody has some type of relationship with disability insurance. We discuss the value of disability insurance and under what circumstances you should decide to purchase insurance. Above all things, we conclude that you are your most valuable asset and that you should do everything in your power to control the “controllables” in life to secure economic certainty for the future.   For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-098 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professio

In part four of this 10 part series, Why We Should Talk, Paul and Cory talk about the “White Coat Window,” the period of time in any person’s career where they’re making more money than they’ve ever had before.  There is a critical window of six months to one year where the decisions you make during that period of time are going to set the tone for where you’re at financially for the rest of your career. Although physicians are usually the ones people think of when it comes to White Coat Window, any person in a high income earning occupation will benefit from listening to this episode.  For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-097 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to yo

In part three of this 10 part series, Why We Should Talk, Paul and Cory are talking about the different challenges people run into when they leave one job to start another. What should you do with your 401(k)? What happens with your benefits? What if you have a change in job location? How do you manage the money from your pay increase? Paul and Cory have the answers to all of these questions. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-096 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an off

In part two of this 10 part series, Why We Should Talk, Paul and Cory are talking about the wildly popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and if you should consider investing your money in it.  Paul and Cory also discuss speculation vs investing and the risks that come with implementing a speculation strategy. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://fullcast.co/sfb-095 This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or inves

This is the launch of a new 10 part series, Why We Should Talk, where in part 1, Paul and Cory tackle the question, “Do you know how much capital is required to have a work-optional lifestyle?” For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies.  Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed.  Be sure to first

Jake DeKinder is the head of all advisory communications and the VP of DimensionalFund Advisors. Jake works with advisors across the world to help them bettercommunicate to their clients in plain language the complex topics surrounding investing.He received his MBA from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texasat Austin and he also holds the CFA designation. In this conversation, Paul speaks with Jake about Dimensional Funds history and hisrole with the advisor and client, why trying to outguess the markets doesn’t work verywell, how everyones behavior in a mutual fund impacts your outcomes and much more. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Sound Financial Group is not an affil

Summer Anderson is an Executive Search and Executive Development professional at MiROR Partners. She has spent 20 years attracting and retaining executives for large Fortune 500 companies. Businesses engage her firm not only to find executives, but to also coach existing teams and new team members coming into new companies so the team operates at its best. MiROR also helps corporations really think through its leadership architecture and about where their future state lies so they can plan on how they’re going to get there. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Sound Financial Group is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. This podcast is meant for general informational purposes and

Michael Fennessy is the Regional Sales Director for Ameritas and an expert when it comes to 401(k) plans and inspiring business owners and their employees to save for retirement. For the past 14 years Michael has helped a variety of companies from small business owners to Fortune 500 companies with implementing employee benefits. For the past four years he’s concentrated his work on how to create situations where there is tax-free money available at retirement. In this episode, Paul and Michael will teach you about strategies regarding your retirement plan and how it’s more than just the investments you make. If you’re a business owner or an entrepreneur, you will learn how putting money in and out of the plan and how you choose to put money in for your employees impacts how much you can add. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Se

Edmund Moy is the son of a Chinese immigrant who grew up working in his father’s restaurant doing everything from washing dishes to the bookkeeping. As a young boy working the cash register at the restaurant, he would go through the change drawer looking for unique coins. This soon turned into a hobby and 40 years later he would be appointed the 38th and last Director of the United States Mint. (As of this recording the position remains vacant) Ed got his start working for the George W. Bush campaign and helped advise the transition. He was later asked to work at the White House as a Senior Staffer before settling into his role as Director of the Mint which he held from 2006 until 2011. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is an indirect, wholly

Jean Thompson is the owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolates and JCoco, a high-end chocolate brand that gives back to the community with every purchase by donating a fresh serving of food to someone in need. Before she took the reigns at Seattle Chocolates she was an early investor of the company and worked at Microsoft in Corporate Communications. In this conversation, you will learn how Jean got involved with the company, what inspired her to create their line of high-end chocolates, and why it’s important to figure out your ‘Genius Zone.’ For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Sound Financial Group is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. This podcast is meant for general informationa

In this episode of SFB, Cory Shepherd joins Paul to speak with Developmental Molecular Biologist, Dr. John Medina. Dr. Medina is an affiliate professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine and author of Brain Rules for Aging Well and several other books such as, The Clock of Ages. Tune in to find out what happens to our bodies after the age of 30, the different ways you can slow the aging process, the benefits of practicing mindfulness, and how you can keep your brain intact in your golden years. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financi

In the final episode of this seven part series on the Basics of Life Insurance, Paul sits down with Cory Shepherd, President of Sound Financial Group and author of Cape Not Required to give a recap of this immersive series on life insurance. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies.  Investments involve risk and, unless otherwis

In part 6 of this seven part series on the Basics of Life Insurance, Paul sits down with Cory Shepherd, President of Sound Financial Group and author of Cape Not Required, to discuss how you can use the death benefit of your life insurance policy while you’re still alive. For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog This Material is Intended for General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies.  Investments in