Posts by SCOTT WELLENS

Are you in a place to help your kids, siblings, or friends? What if you want to help your parents financially? How do you give money to loved ones? This is when things get dicey. This is not an easy subject to think about. But you will likely face it at some point during your life.…

Have you heard of George Kinder? He is a well-known life planning expert. When it comes to retirement planning, it is not all about the money. The hard part is figuring out what is important. George has come up with three big questions that I want everyone to think about. Each of the questions is tough to answer. It will take…

The book “Your Money or Your Life” by Vicki Robin was the book that is credited with launching the FIRE Movement. FIRE stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” The FIRE Movement has exploded and become popular among Millennials. So what is the FIRE Movement? In this episode of Best in Wealth, I will share the…

The 6 Traits that Make You a Smart Person, Ep #199 What are the 6 traits that make you a smart person? Why is it important to exhibit these traits? “Smart” used to mean having access to information or memorizing endless facts and figures. That is an outdated belief. I believe that smart, ambitious, and…

As most of you know, inflation is high—higher than expected. Things do not look good in the news. Things do not look good in our portfolios either. As humans, when we feel like we are losing, we get the urge to sell our investments, sit on the cash, and wait on the sidelines for the…