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by Powers Investments Management, LLC October 7, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.    DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION - DEI Listen to the podcast version by clicking the below link Following the George Floyd incident, I learned the terminology - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion- DEI.   I benefited from Diversity, EQUALITY, and Inclusion. Equality means treating everyone the same and providing the same resources or opportunities.    “Equity recognizes we all have ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC July 15, 2024
cloudy sky above a man jumping on a trampoline
FINANCIAL LITERACY

WE ALL NEED A TRAMPOLINE!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   The Winning Combination: Hard Work, Lifelong Learning, and a Trampoline There are numerous opportunities to fail in life. Here are a few biggies: Getting Fired, Laid Off, Divorce, Damaged relationships, Bad Investments, a Recession just before retirement/wiping out 50% of your savings. And the dance goes on and on and on and on! WINNERS OWN THEIR ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC July 6, 2021
FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS

AMERICA’S MILLIONAIRES – A RAINBOW OF COLORS!

There are numerous strategies to achieve financial freedom.  I worked my way up the corporate ladder, where some days can be compared to sitting in a cave with deadly snakes!  Some of you have started successful businesses (Congratulations), and others will do so. A few of you may get lucky investing in something like Dogecoin at the right time and selling at the peak!   Regardless of your path, it is IMPERATIVE you have ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC May 31, 2021
FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS , WBP PODCAST

ANYONE CAN BUY STOCKS – LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY!

You and I want to invest in companies whose shares are going up.  To increase your odds of your shares increasing, analyze a company’s risk profile, otherwise you are GAMBLING NOT INVESTING.  Just like school, investing requires homework.  You likely spent months or years to save enough money to invest.  Take the time analyzing individual companies to pick the best stocks to invest your hard-earned money.

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC April 27, 2020
FINANCIAL LITERACY , INSURANCE AND ILLNESSES , MENTORS

WAKING FROM THE COVID-19 NIGHTMARE – BETTER, RICHER AND SMARTER!

Successful people have much more than talent. They have a drive to continuously learn new things and strengthen themselves.  As we come out of this COVID-19 nightmare, your ability to add new skills and competencies will be SUPER important, because there will be fewer jobs. JOBS HAVE AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY ELIMINATED   Ten to twenty percent of restaurants will simply not reopen. When restaurants do reopen with social distancing as the ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC December 9, 2019
FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS , SAVINGS

DO BLACKS LAG WHITES IN FINDING GOOD JOBS AND BUILDING WEALTH IN 2019?

You have to decide how you’re going to show up in life,” she said. “I’ve used some of my differences as a way to stand out and to hopefully count and matter — and hopefully create an opportunity for others.” Her advice to those who may want to follow in her footsteps: “Be confident in your own ideas.” “Be brave,” she said. “Bravery is not the absence of fear, it is overcoming ...

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