Before diving too heavily into some financial topics, I thought it might be appropriate to introduce myself, and show you why my interest falls where it does today. To do so, I feel it is appropriate to introduce you to my father, who is the main reason that I’ve been involved in the financial industry. My father is a 25 year veteran of personal finance. He has been involved in many different aspects of finance, all of which fall into the category of personal finance, both for the business owner, and the layman. Since I’ve always looked to him as someone I wanted to be like, my whole life has been, in some way or another, involved in the financial world. Since I was little, I developed a desire to be in the same business.
In 2004 I left my home and homeland, and traveled to Italy. For 2 years I put my life aside, at my and my family’s expense, and dedicated myself to serving the people of Italy. My days consisted of many forms of service; teaching principles of the gospel to the Italian people, giving time in homeless shelters, helping the disabled and elderly, and many other forms of service. It was a great experience. It taught me basic principles that serve as a foundation for my life, with honesty and integrity being near the top of that list. When the time came for me to return home, and refocus on my own personal life, it was important for me to start thinking about what I would do to provide for both myself and my future family. In this search I knew there were three things that I wanted: to provide for my family, to work for myself, and to maintain the foundation I had built those 2 years in Italy.
I began learning more in depth the things my father taught to his clients. He demonstrated many concepts that rang true with what I desired to do. I wanted to help people to create a financial situation that they would be excited about. I didn’t want to have to worry about everything crashing, and my door being the one they knocked down with anger. The concepts that my Dad was utilizing helped people create wealth without the risk that is often associated with that venture. I fell in love with these concepts, and they seemed to create a win win situation for everyone.I saw value in it for myself, and I knew that others would find value in it as well.
Since then I have been heavily involved with these concepts, and will attempt to introduce to you some of those same concepts. Everything that I share will involve what I, myself, live and practice. I will be heavily involved with the questions and comments that you make here, and will try to clarify what I am trying to express.
Jake
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