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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 30, 2024
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Results, Relationships, or Reputation: Where Should You Focus?

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.      The Three R's: Results, Relationships, Reputation Click below to listen to the podcast version I focused too much of my energy on delivering results.  I love numbers, so whatever the metric, I constantly tracked and motivated my team by all means possible to exceed those goals.   Recently, I met the author, Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska, who ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 25, 2024
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FRED ROGERS: A REAL-WORLD ANGEL  – WEDNESDAY’S RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS SERIES

When you ask young people to name a role model, they often name an entertainer, like Beyonce, Lebron, or Lady Gaga (I do like her name). This series celebrates a rainbow of role models, including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, school teachers, and, yes, a few entertainers. They all have a few things in common: hard work and a spirit of never giving up. I love learning from inspirational people who inspire ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 23, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO?  

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   No, but I could afford my home mortgage if I had one and had needs—food, utilities, gas, etc. But going to the grocery store and paying $100 for two bags—come on, Man!  Since 2020, living expenses have risen painfully, impacting most Americans.  Tens of millions of Americans cannot afford basic needs today.   Prefer Podcast - Click Below Maybe ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 18, 2024
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Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers: A Role Model in Medicine and Leadership – A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES}

When you ask young people to name a role model, they often name an entertainer, like Beyonce, Lebron, or Lady Gaga (I do like that name). This series celebrates a rainbow of role models, including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, school teachers, and, yes, a few entertainers. They all have a few things in common: hard work and a spirit of never giving up. I love learning from inspirational people who inspire ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 16, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

EXPENSIVE WEDDINGS ARE THE NEW CADILLAC

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.      Long-Term Consequences of Going Into Debt to Impress As a child, I was amazed by the sight of my Southern relatives from New York arriving in town in gleaming new cars, often in the form of a shiny, YUGE Cadillac.  Over time, I discovered that most—if not all—of these cars were rentals.  There are several reasons why ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 9, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Why So Many Black Children Are Set Up for Failure and How to Change It

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.      A Stacked Deck: The Lifelong Disadvantages Black Children Face A black child born into the wealthiest nation is less likely to achieve success in financial status, educational attainment, career opportunities, and life expectancy.  “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that their Creator endows them with certain unalienable Rights, that ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 4, 2024
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Jack C. Montgomery: A True American Hero and Role Mode – WEDNESDAY’S RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS SERIES

When you ask young people to name a role model, they often name an entertainer, like Beyonce, Lebron, or Lady Gaga (I do like that name). This series celebrates a rainbow of role models, including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, school teachers, and, yes, a few entertainers. They all have a few things in common: hard work and a spirit of never giving up. I love learning from inspirational people who ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC September 2, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

The Impact of Family Support on Personal Growth

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.    You Raised Me To Be More Than I Could Be Grandmom- Her Values Continue to Inspire Me! In my readings, the people most willing to take risks were those who weren’t punished for or taught to fear failure when they were young. “We don’t call it failure; we call it feedback.” Billie ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC August 26, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

My Disorganized Journey to Wealth: Lessons Learned and Financial Success

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.      YOU MUST GET UP! I watched Muhamad Ali create the rope a dope when he realized his strategy to dance and stay away from George “King Kong” Foreman would get his ass kicked!  His ability to react and change his strategy after one round is priceless.   If you're looking for a meticulously planned, strategic path to wealth, ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC August 21, 2024
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In 1932, Richard B. Spikes, a Black Inventor Earned a Patent for an Automatic Car Gear Shift – A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES}

When you ask young people to name a role model, they often name an entertainer, like Beyonce, Lebron, or Lady Gaga (I do like that name). This series celebrates a rainbow of role models, including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, school teachers, and, yes, a few entertainers. They all have a few things in common: hard work and a spirit of never giving up. I love learning from inspirational people who inspire ...

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