My son, Marshall, has had a long-standing enthusiasm for collecting sports cards. He is like a kid in a candy store when he can open a new pack of cards. Naturally, he loves to physically open his own new pack of cards and see what cards he gets, but he will regularly watch YouTube videos of other people opening packs of cards. I recently offered to help him be a… Read More
The Business of Money – Retirement Savings and Risk
If you own a successful business, you may wonder why you would do anything other than continually reinvest back into that business. It is most likely the best investment you have ever made! When we think about investing, we need to take into consideration the risk/reward tradeoffs of our decisions. When we see more potential reward in an investment, we should immediately begin to identify what additional risks are coming… Read More
The Business of Money – What Valuation Method Are You Using?
Unless you are thinking about retirement soon, you probably do not spend much time thinking about your company’s valuation. Frankly, it doesn’t seem relevant unless you are buying or selling a company, at which point it matters…A LOT. Most of us do have a valuation for our company in our minds or on our personal balance sheet, and it usually takes one of the following forms: What I Think It… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Our Core Values – Conscientious
It is not uncommon these days to receive less than exceptional customer service when trying to get something corrected or accomplished. We’ve become accustomed to poor service and, for the most part, expect it. This is number three out of a four-part blog series discussing Master’s core values, and today we are looking at Conscientious. We describe conscientious as pursuing nothing but our best work with diligence. Being conscientious means… Read More
The Business of Money – Introduction
Welcome to the first interaction of the The Business of Money blog! Along with the launch of our new Total Wealth Management – Corporate service, The Business of Money will focus on how business owners can successfully and consistently manage their businesses to optimize their personal financial goals. We will discuss principles, concepts and strategies that help you synergize what is happening in your business with what you want to accomplish personally. Together, we will learn,… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Our Core Values – Authenticity
You have undoubtedly heard and read many ideas and comments related to a company’s core values. At Master’s, we worked through an intentional process last year to rediscover our core values as a team and redefine what those mean to our clients. Over the next few blogs, you will read about our core values of Authenticity, Empathy, Conscientiousness and Optimism and why they are so vital to the DNA of… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Family Vacation “Plan C”
Planning our family vacation this year has been a significant challenge. Pre-COVID, we planned a trip to visit a family friend in Vermont and then continue north to Montreal and Quebec City. About a month ago we realized that it was unlikely Canada would be welcoming US tourists into their country at the time of our trip so we diverted our trip to a couple other spots in the New… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Give Thanks
Last night I re-read a book a friend gave me, entitled, “Children’s Letters to God.” It’s a little book and a quick read, and it never fails to make me smile. Such innocence and honesty. My attention was drawn to one prayer written by Joyce. In my mind’s eye, Joyce was six years old when she wrote: “Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.” The visual… Read More
The Master’s Minute – The Alignment Model Part 3 (Video)
The Master’s Minute – Retirement Considerations Beyond Money
The first question we typically ask when contemplating retirement is “Will I have enough money to retire?” To answer this, we add all the monthly expenses we expect to have in retirement and then determine if our income from Social Security, pensions and investments, exceeds those expenses. If we have more income than expenses, we are ready to retire. Right? While it’s good to be prepared financially for retirement, there… Read More
