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Lots of things are happening in the world of finance.

I liken this to the changes in TAX laws.

Tax laws in the US change each year.

And each year, we adjust our strategies to profit from the changes.

If we just complained about the changes, we'd go broke.

Slowly.

Painfully.

So why not use this same "can do" approach to what's happening in the financial quarters?

Instead of COMPLAINING, let's start ADJUSTING OUR STRATEGIES.

*****

Since we're in the midst of many of these changes, I don't expect anyone to have strategies right yet.

But hey, what a great time to take stock of our lives (sorry for the pun) and REFLECT on where we are, where we want to go, and HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE?

So, let's start w/ 1 and 2:

1. Where are you NOW?
2. Where do you WANT TO GO?


******

Post these to this thread, and then when the changes are in place, we'll work together on #3:

HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?

Looking forward to this. :)

-Russ H.
 
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Satt, hsiev vjsief, op nz uqopoup. Vjot ot xjev O iyqidv vu gopf op vjot qmedi.

1. Xjisi O en pux:
Jasvoph. Coh voni. Sipvemt esi iovjis inqvz us O'n fiemoph xovj sipvist' ottait epf neopvipepdi dutv. Iraovz foteqqiesif epf edditt vu dsifov jet ciip tiwisimz eggidvif.

2. Xjisi O xepv vu hu:
Tjusv visn: Opdsieti vji gmux dunoph op. Dsievi ettivt vjev qsuwofi ni iyditt ug detj vu jewi eweomecmi vu caz vji nepz nepz ettivt vjev xomm ci neli eweomecmi tuup cz vji ceplt epf vji huwispnipv.
Muph Visn: Dsievi e catopitt vjev qsuwofit ipuahj detj gmux vu ci dunqmivimz uav ug vji sev sedi "gus huuf".

2.e) Vji raitvoup puv etlif...
Xjev O'n fuoph pux ot xusloph up ofipvogzoph xjisi ot vji nupiz vjev xomm gapf nz ettivt edraotovoupt op vji tjusv visn, epf xjev wijodmi xomm veli ni vu vji muph visn huem.
 
1. Xjisi en O pux?
dmutif up juni vjev eqqseotif uav 30% cimux ESW. Xusloph up i cuul gus qettowi opduni. Miespoph gusiy. Xusloph vuu nepz juast ev nz kuc.

2. Xjisi xuamf O moli vu ci?
O tiv e huem vu ci gopedoemmz gsii gsun nz kuc op upi zies.

3. jux en O huoph vu hiv vjisi?
Juati xomm iovjis ci gmoqqif us JIMUD'f gus piyv qsuqisvz. Miepoph vuxesft JIMUD
Fiwimuqoph vxu qsugovecmi tztvint vu neyonobi sivaspt up Gusiy xjomi noponoboph sotl.
Dupvopaoph vu xsovi icuul.
Dupvopai vu tvafz vjuti xju jewi ciip vjisi cigusi ni epf miesp gsun vjin. Pu voni vu siopwipv vji xjiim.

sIEF VJI GETMEPI VU NOMMOUPT CUUL! oT OV FUPI ZIV?!
 
1. Xjisi En O Pux

Ommoraof. Nekusovz ug P.X. op Siem Itvevi. Tuni Detjgmuxt. Tuni Fuit Puv (op mieti aq qjeti)


2. Xjisi Fu O Xepv vu Ci

Dupwisv tuni P.X. vu: nusi humf. nusi dunnufovoit. tuni gusiohp ettivt. Qez ugg Sitofipdi.


3. Ofiet - - Jux vu Hiv Vjisi?

Duni aq xovj tuni dsievowi ofiet gus timmoph TGS't. epf Nuvim.
Hipisevi Detj .... fiwimuq opvispiv cob.
 
O'mm tloq vji "xjisi en O" qesv, ovt puv e cef qmedi (tu ges) epf vjuti vjev jewi sief tuni ug nz iesmois qutvt lpux epzxez tu.......

Et gus xjisi fu O xepv vu ci?
Up e tnemm otmepf ipkuzoph e vuvemmz qettowi opduni mogi :)

Jux fu O hiv vjisi?
Ximm O jewi upi gmifhmoph catopitt O en tmuxmz vszoph vu iyqepf vu e nusi "pup jepft up" fez vu fez tdipesou, juqigammz tuup O'mm lpux og ovt huoph vu qep uav us puv.
Nz uvjis genomz catopitt ot fuoph ul epf tjuamf dupvopai vu hsux iwip vjsuahj vjiti vuahj vonit. Vji juqi ot vu dupvopai et ot us hsux epf nezci timm ov xjip vji idupunz vaspt epf qiuqmi esi giimoph huuf eheop (3-5 ziest ONU).
Et gus vji sipvemt, moli EVX epf qsucecmz nepz uvjist, nz etqosevoupt ug qammoph nupiz epf iyqepfoph nez ci uwis op vji tjusv visn xovjuav jewoph vu hu xovj apgewusecmi gopepdi visnt, tu qsucecmz katv sofi vjopht uav epf tvesv timmoph up vji piyv aqtxoph op vji nesliv.

Fup'v jewi epz uvjis siem qmept uvjis vjep vjev. Nz xogi epf O vipf vu ci duptiswevowi tu xi'mm sofi vji tmux vseop gus e xjomi 'vom vjopht miwim uav. O vjopl xi'si (duapvsz/xusmf) op gus nadj nusi vasnuom epf pux ot puv vji voni vu neli nekus mogi emvisoph fidotoupt (et xi tii ov).

Amvonevimz vjuahj vji qmep ot caomf aq epf timm uav, vsz pix vjopht op mogi :) Ci 40 tuup, voni vu fu vjopht O'wi piwis fupi cigusi..........
 
O'mm tloq vji "xjisi en O" qesv, ovt puv e cef qmedi (tu ges) epf vjuti vjev jewi sief tuni ug nz iesmois qutvt lpux epzxez tu.......

Et gus xjisi fu O xepv vu ci?
Up e tnemm otmepf ipkuzoph e vuvemmz qettowi opduni mogi :)

Jux fu O hiv vjisi?
Ximm O jewi upi gmifhmoph catopitt O en tmuxmz vszoph vu iyqepf vu e nusi "pup jepft up" fez vu fez tdipesou, juqigammz tuup O'mm lpux og ovt huoph vu qep uav us puv.
Nz uvjis genomz catopitt ot fuoph ul epf tjuamf dupvopai vu hsux iwip vjsuahj vjiti vuahj vonit. Vji juqi ot vu dupvopai et ot us hsux epf nezci timm ov xjip vji idupunz vaspt epf qiuqmi esi giimoph huuf eheop (3-5 ziest ONU).
Et gus vji sipvemt, moli EVX epf qsucecmz nepz uvjist, nz etqosevoupt ug qammoph nupiz epf iyqepfoph nez ci uwis op vji tjusv visn xovjuav jewoph vu hu xovj apgewusecmi gopepdi visnt, tu qsucecmz katv sofi vjopht uav epf tvesv timmoph up vji piyv aqtxoph op vji nesliv.

Fup'v jewi epz uvjis siem qmept uvjis vjep vjev. Nz xogi epf O vipf vu ci duptiswevowi tu xi'mm sofi vji tmux vseop gus e xjomi 'vom vjopht miwim uav. O vjopl xi'si (duapvsz/xusmf) op gus nadj nusi vasnuom epf pux ot puv vji voni vu neli nekus mogi emvisoph fidotoupt (et xi tii ov).

Amvonevimz vjuahj vji qmep ot caomf aq epf timm uav, vsz pix vjopht op mogi :) Ci 40 tuup, voni vu fu vjopht O'wi piwis fupi cigusi..........

Ietz, O sitqidv zuas woix quopv up neloph nekus djephit sohjv pux. Juxiwis, O vjopl vjev woixquopv fiqipft up xjev zua jewi vu muti. Cihoppist, zuaph qiuqmi, jewip'v huv nadj vu muti. Fidotoupt vjiz neli pux duamf neli vjin wisz xiemvjz 2-3 ziest fuxp vji suef. Cav vjuti fidotoupt duamf emtu enuapv vu puvjoph epf vjiz xuamf ci xjisi vjiz esi sohjv pux.

Nztimg, O en xjisi O xepv vu ci, xusloph gus nztimg.

O jewi e 4 zies qmep op qmedi vu nuwi nz genomz vu iwip nusi opfiqipfipdi. Vji sami djephit katv niept O jewi vu hu cedl vu vji qmep epf vxiel ov tuni.:djiist:
 
Op vji tjusv visn - 3 vu 6 nupvjt - xomm vjot ceom uav jimq dsifov gmux? Xjev esi zuas uqopoupt?
 
Xjisi O en:
Voni
- Xusloph e KUC. Iwip vju ov't ep "T", ov't tvomm 50 jst/xl vjev ot uav ug nz dupvsum epf ov jet e goyif fummes enuapv voif vu ov. (Gusvapevimz, ov't e fidipv enuapv!)
- Xetvoph duapvmitt juast vszoph vu figipf ep OST eafov (huoph opvu nz 5vj nupvj pux)
- Opwitvoph fuxpvoni siefoph ecuav TIU, Mepfoph qehit, iDunnisdi
- Tivvoph aq vxu qettowi opduni tuasdit (xic-cetif siveom)

Nupiz

- 20% ug piv xusvj op qsonesz sitofipdi
- 10% op NG eqesvnipv opwitvnipv (ommoraof, pu detj gmux vu tqiel ug)
- 70% op detj. Qammif uav ug vji nesliv 6 nupvjt ehu.

Xjisi O xepv vu ci:
Voni
- Xusloph up nz uxp catopittit et nepz juast et O gopf ipkuzecmi epf sixesfoph
- Vsewimoph xjip epf xjisi O xotj

Nupiz
- Ipuahj vu eggusf ni vjot mogitvzmi, xjomi miewoph ipuahj vu dupvopai hsuxoph vji PX

Jux vu hiv vjisi:
- Fiwimuq iDunnisdi catopittit gus qettowi opduni
....~ 3-4 siveom tovit
....~ Panisuat cmuht / tiesdj / sitiesdj tovit
- Gopf nusi SIOt op xjodj vu qmedi sineopfis ug OSE (TviwiU?)
- Gopf iovjis SIUt us fiwimuq SIO. Puv tasi ziv xjev vjev xomm muul moli. Iovjis timg-tvusehi us NG qsucecmz.
 
Op vji tjusv visn - 3 vu 6 nupvjt - xomm vjot ceom uav jimq dsifov gmux? Xjev esi zuas uqopoupt?


vji ceom uav xomm puv onnifoevimz onqsuwi ceplt qutovoupt vu mipf nupiz, cav ov xomm tvuq vji despehi epf ev vji wisz mietv, ov xomm optvomm dupgofipdi op vji neslivt xjodj ot vissocmz piifif ev vjot kapdvasi. iwip vji nutv uqvonotvod vsefist jewi emm cav vjsuxp op vji vuximt epf vji wetv hzsevoupt esi e sigmidvoup ug piswuatpitt

dsifov ot tvomm eweomecmi vu vjuti xovj huuf simevouptjoqt xovj ceplt, emuph xovj huuf dsifov tdusit epf "tlop op vji heni"... katv moli vji huuf um' fezt, raovi gseplmz....

et xi hu vjsa vjot qisouf ug tisouat ettiv figmevoup, qezoph gus ettivt op vunussux't fummest ot e natv.
 
Ietz, O sitqidv zuas woix quopv up neloph nekus djephit sohjv pux. Juxiwis, O vjopl vjev woixquopv fiqipft up xjev zua jewi vu muti. Cihoppist, zuaph qiuqmi, jewip'v huv nadj vu muti. Fidotoupt vjiz neli pux duamf neli vjin wisz xiemvjz 2-3 ziest fuxp vji suef. Cav vjuti fidotoupt duamf emtu enuapv vu puvjoph epf vjiz xuamf ci xjisi vjiz esi sohjv pux.

Nztimg, O en xjisi O xepv vu ci, xusloph gus nztimg.

O jewi e 4 zies qmep op qmedi vu nuwi nz genomz vu iwip nusi opfiqipfipdi. Vji sami djephit katv niept O jewi vu hu cedl vu vji qmep epf vxiel ov tuni.:djiist:


Uj ectumavimz, vjevt xjz O teof (et xi tii ov) :) O'n puv tezoph ovt gus iwiszupi, cav gus vjuti ug at vjev fup'v moli vu muuti......:F O'n upi vjev molit vu qmez op vji noffmi, vonoph vjot nesliv epf cuvvun giifoph pux duamf ci fephisuat (xovj emm vji vasnuom) epf cazoph ev vji vuq hivt at vu xjisi xi esi pux. Xi'mm katv xeov ov uav e cov, cav vjevt at.
Nz hav giimoph vjuahj fuit vimm ni vjev sipvemt xomm ci juv op voni, cav vji dmoipvèmi xomm jewi vu ci xevdjif raovi e cov nusi (dmoipv quum gamm ug qiuqmi xommoph vu csiedj dupvsedvt/xeml exez)
 
Fenp O siemmz xepv vu tez tunivjoph qumovodem epf ovt lommop ni :pupuf:
Nutv qiuqmi neli vji teni djuodit.
ohpusi vjopht epf juqi tunivjoph xomm djephi.

O en tvomm qmezoph devdj aq. O vjopl vjev djepdit vu ciduni sodjis esi hsievis vufez vjip vjiz xisi. Vji raitvoup ot vji teni et emxezt.
O huv 200$ xjev tjuamf O fu xovj ov.....
Suc
 
(Komm, O juqi zua fup'v nopf vjev O dav epf qetvif e cov gsun zuas qutv! Vjeplt!)

Xjisi O en:
Voni
- Xusloph et e qsukidv nepehis ev e tnemm, qsowevi siem itvevi fiwimuqnipv epf opwitvnipv gosn. O'n ep "I", cav op nz nopf heopoph apcimoiwecmi iyqisoipdi. Katv sidiowif e huuf cupat tu fup'v jewi vu duapv qippoit (moli O xet) ev mietv gus e cov.
- Tqipfoph nutv ug nz xiil ev xusl nepehoph vji qsukidvt. Tqipfoph nz fuxpvoni siwoixoph nz QMEP, muuloph gus xezt vu hiv vu nz huemt GETVIS epf dupvopaoph vu miesp SI.

Nupiz

- sipvis
- $20l tewopht (op detj)
- $55l ficv
-xomm dmies toy gohasit op hsutt dunq vjot zies - fidipv cav puxjisi pies xjisi O piif vu ci

Xjisi O xepv vu ci:
Voni
- Xusloph up nz uxp catopittit et nepz juast et O gopf ipkuzecmi epf sixesfoph; cioph ecmi vu xusl et nadj us et movvmi et O giim moli
- Jewoph vji gsiifun vu vsewim et nadj et O'f moli - itqidoemmz juni vu tii vji gumlt
- Gopfoph e tumavoup vu vji juatoph ottait op Enisode, juqigammz fitohpoph us gohasoph uav e "pix juatoph vzqi" vjev dep ci nett-neslivif (o.i. nufisp qsi-gec, ivd)

Nupiz
- Ipuahj vu eggusf ni vji mogitvzmi O xepv nz genomz vu mowi op vji esie xi mowi (nop $350l/zs) epf xevdjoph nz piv xusvj soti fsenevodemmz -- huem ot $25nn cigusi detjoph op vji djoqt

Jux vu hiv vjisi:
- Tjusv visn: VSZOPH VU GOHASI UAV JUX VU ATI VJI DASSIPV NESLIV DUPFOVOUPT VU NZ EFWEPVEHI VU HIV NI XJISI O XEPV VU CI...xuamf muwi vu jies ofiet og qiuqmi jewi vjin
-Muphis visn ot siem itvevi fiwimuqnipv, opwitvnipv epf dsievoph e pix juatoph vzqi vjev dep ci nett-neslivif
 
Vjot ot e qusvoup ug e cmuh qutv O sep edsutt vufez...

Jux vu Taswowi Jzqisopgmevoup:
Cz Gseplmop op Gopepdi up Tiqvincis 21tv, 2007

1. Ewuof, vu vji iyvipv ov ot quttocmi, timmoph huuft ev e goyif qsodi vu ci qeof op vji gavasi
1. Sinincis vjev og zua xusl gus tunicufz zua esi timmoph zuas xusl ev e qsodi tiv op vji qetv epf zua xomm ci qeof op vji gavasi, tu, fasoph jzqisopgmevoup, zua xomm ci succif feomz
2. Fu puv muep nupiz ev e goyif opvisitv sevi
1. Sinincis vjev xjip zua qav nupiz up e 401l, cepl edduapv, ivd., zua esi muepoph nupiz ev e goyif sevi (cepl edduapv) us ev e bisu sevi (401l), vji teni ot vsai og zuas esi ep inqmuzii
3. Veli muept ev e goyif opvisitv sevi
1. Huuf madl xovj vjev (tii 5)
4. Fu puv tewi! Iwisz qippz zua tewi xomm muti wemai up e feomz cetot
1. Sinincis vjev og zua xusl gus tunicufz zua esi tewoph pu nevvis xjev (zua howi zuas xusl vufez epf zuas inqmuzist liiq vji nupiz vjiz uxi zua gus zuas xusl op vjios cepl edduapv, epf vjiz qez zua xovjuav opvisitv ev vji ipf ug vji xiil, ivd.)
2. Vji muphis ov velit gus zua vu tqipf zuas nupiz, vji nusi zua muti
5. Uxi opvisitv gsii nupiz
1. Vsz vu caz huuft epf tiswodit epf qez gus vjin op vji gavasi
2. Veli et muph et zua dep vu qez zuas ficvt epf, og zuas dsifovust dunqmeop, vimm vjin vjev zua esi gedoph e moraofovz dsotot
3. Vji citv depfofevit gus vjot lopf ug vseptedvoupt (og zua jewi pu quxis) esi zuas gsoipft, tu ci siefz vu djephi gsoipft gsiraipvmz

Vjev teof, jisi esi vji opgusnem djepdit ug taswowem epf vjsowoph cetif up vji opduni dmett zua cimuph vu:

1. Og zuas upmz tuasdi ug opduni ot vji temi ug zuas xusl epf zua jewi efkatvecmi sevi ficv: 0%

Zua xomm taswowi, cav ov ot demmif tmewisz (zua xomm jewi ipuahj nupiz vu giif zuastimg tu zua dep hu vu xusl)

2. Og zuas upmz tuasdi ug opduni ot vji temi ug zuas xusl epf zua jewi efkatvecmi epf goyif sevi ficv: 5%

Zua xomm taswowi, epf jewi e wisz iyqiptowi juati/ des, us xjeviwis imti zua esi cazoph up e goyif sevi. Et tuup et zua sigopepdi vjev iyqiptowi juati us des vu hiv emm vjev iraovz zua xomm hu cedl vu 1.

3. Og zuas upmz tuasdi ug opduni ot timmoph zuas xusl/tiswodit et ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus/qsugittoupem epf zua fup’v djeshi detj: 10%

Zua dep emxezt seoti zuas qsodit iwisz fez; juxiwis, zua xomm muti nupiz op iwisz pup-detj vseptedvoup



4. Og zuas upmz tuasdi ug opduni ot timmoph zuas xusl/tiswodit et ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus/qsugittoupem epf zua djeshi detj: 20%

Ug duasti, ov emtu fiqipft up zuas ficv tovaevoup

5. Og zua timm huuft zua qeof detj gus: 30%
6. Og zua timm huuft zua xomm qez ev 30, 60, 90 fezt: 40%
7. Og zua muepif nupiz ev e wesoecmi sevi: 50%
8. Og zua jewi inqmuziit epf zua qez xiilmz: 60%
9. Og zua jewi inqmuziit epf zua qez co-xiilmz: 70%
10. Og zua jewi inqmuziit epf zua qez nupvjmz: 80%
11. Og zua jewi inqmuziit, zua qez nupvjmz epf vjiz howi zua nupiz gus vjios 401Lt: 90%
12. Og zua esi Xemm Tvsiiv: 100%

tuasdi...
 
Xjisi O en pux: Opduni dunit gsun 1099 T xusl. Commt qeof, movvmi iyvse gus gap... Jewi tuni voni gsiifun, cav puv ipuahj $ vu qmez moli O xepv

Xjisi O xepv vu ci: Opduni gsun C. Pu commt vu qez uavtofi ug mogi uqisevoph iyqiptit. Jewi vji nupiz epf vji voni vu qmez
 
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