

Exercise For Success: A Letter To My Future Self
We are going to do a little exercise. You’re going to need a pen and a piece of paper for this. Be forewarned - this is some heavy stuff.
Please write your answers to the following questions:
You are on an airplane and it’s about to go down. You have 30 seconds to write a note to your child or loved one about the 3 most important things you learned about success in your life. What do you write?
What are the 3 most positive experiences in your life?
Describe how y


College Planning
Almost every parent has heard of a 529 plan. It can be difficult saving for your child’s college education. The 529 plan provides parents with a beneficial way to put aside money for their child’s future. The 529 plan is a tool for parents that allows tax-free withdrawals as long as the money withdrawn is used for college-related expenses. It can be a convenient and helpful way of allocating funds over an extended period of time. But what happens to your 529 plan when you


All About Living Benefits
Let us introduce you to your new best financial friend. It’s name is Indexed Universal Life Insurance.
Living benefits available from IUL plans have revolutionized the finance world. Living benefits can give you access to funds during life’s most trying times. Not only that, but IULs are structured to provide best for you and your family when you are most in need.
Death benefits from life insurance are most people’s end goal. When you think carefully about the situa


Frustration Is A Good Thing
Are you content? This is a big question, right? Thank about it for a moment…Are you content?
What’s the answer? Surely there are some areas in your life in which you are content, and some in which you are not.
Are you content because you are truly satisfied? Or are you content because you don’t have what it takes to achieve your true potential?
We all want to feel good. Humans are driven by biological and evolutionary forces to pursue pleasure rather than pain.


The New Face of Long Term Care
How are you planning to retire? What are you planing to retire on, and how are you accomplishing your goals? What are you planning to do when you or your spouse can no longer take care of your basic needs?
We Americans typically fall into 5 categories when it comes to how we choose to plan for retirement. These categories are: Social Security Pension Plan Children Work Until You Die Ourselves Surprising? Do you disagree with some of those options?
Social Security is t


Independence
What does “Independence” mean to you?
It’s one of those words that seems like it should have a generic meaning. Words mean different things to different people, however. How does this one make you feel? Does it make you feel peaceful, happy, motivated…afraid?
The steps toward independence are not easy. Do you remember that little war our country fought to gain its independence from Great Britain? Well, sometimes it can feel like you’re fighting a war to gain your ind


Believe In Yourself
Advantage Gold Partners believes in financial independence. We believe in breaking the status quo and finding your own path. One of the reasons we are so capable at what we do is that we are able to teach people how to do that. We have a proven system that helps both laymen and those well-versed in finance navigate the potential hazards of the financial world and take back control over their lives. We are a group of Financial Creatives, and we teach you to think outside t


How Not To Sell
Many people dislike financial consultants because they seem so mercenary. When financial consultants are concerned with landing big accounts to make a percentage off of the money they manage, the average Joe can feel passed over and unimportant. Furthermore, the culture we live in tries to convince people that if they buy another financial product or service, their money will be safe and they will somehow have security. It’s no wonder that it’s harder than ever for consult