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Learn what regions/countries are the best performers on a 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 year average annual return basis. Chart from Investor's Business Daily is posted on my website at http://lindapjones.com,  podcast 364. Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn which asset classes have performed the best on a 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 year basis. Review of U.S. Diversified Stocks like the S & P 500, Large-cap growth, Large-cap core, Multi-cap growth, Midcap growth, Multicap core, Large-cap value, Multicap value, etc. Chart from Investor's Business Daily is posted on my website at http://lindapjones.com,  podcast 363. Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost...

Learn the top performing global equity sector funds of 2017. The chart from Investor's Business Daily is posted on my website with the bonus chart of top performing Fixed Income funds. You can find them on my website at:  http://www.lindapjones.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=13352&action=edit     Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com. 

Learn the best performing ETF's for 2017 that are the 10 Largest ETF's by assets. The article is posted on my website at http://lindapjones.com . Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn the best performing ETF's for 2017 that are U.S. Diversified Stock and Sectors. The article is posted on my website at http://lindapjones.com . Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn 10 Financial Moves to Make in 2018. Here are some suggestions to improve your finances in 2018: 1. Review & rebalance portfolio - Make sure you are diversified   2. Consider strategic investments in high growth areas What can you buy low? Commodities? Uranium? Miners?   3. Reduce debt Refi or pay off 4. Save and invest more - Savings accounts have low interest rates, investment accounts offe...

Learn last minute steps you can take to save money on your taxes in 2017. This is adapted from an article in Investor's Business Daily. It takes into account the new Tax Reform act. This may help you stay in a lower tax bracket and save you some tax dollars. Please subscribe to the podcast! Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth " to get to financial freedom faster at http://lindapjones...

Learn why gratitude is important for a wealth mindset and how to shift from fear and negativity to gratitude. What a perfect day to talk about gratitude and the importance of having gratitude to create a wealth mindset. Do the exercise mentioned to shift from doubt, fear, and negativity to gratitude. By the way...I'm grateful for you!

Learn the top 10 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) dividend paying stocks with steady and growing dividends. Investor's Business Daily has a list of dividend leaders with steady and growing dividends as well as steady profit growth. Stocks must also meet price, volume and other technical and fundamental requirements.  This is part 3 of 3 parts. The chart is posted on my website at www.lindapjone...

Learn the top 10 utility dividend paying utility stocks with steady and growing dividends. Investor's Business Daily has a list of dividend leaders with steady and growing dividends as well as steady profit growth. Stocks must also meet price, volume and other technical and fundamental requirements.  This is part 2 of 3 parts. The chart is posted on my website at www.lindapjones.com. Please subscr...

Learn the top 10 dividend paying stocks with steady and growing dividends. Investor's Business Daily has a list of dividend leaders with steady and growing dividends as well as steady profit growth. Stocks must also meet price, volume and other technical and fundamental requirements.  This is part 1 of 3 parts. The chart is posted on my website at www.lindapjones.com. Please subscribe to the podca...

Learn how to dip your toe into investing in spite of fear. Listener Q: Linda, Thanks for the financial information that you are providing to your listeners. I would like to invest on my own (currently managed by a bank) but am too worried that I may fail and never bounce back. What can you recommend I should do? Tum Sounds like you are in fear. Fear of failure, fear of loss, fear of making a mista...

Learn why a Bitcoin millionaire does not think now is a good time to buy Bitcoin. With Bitcoin going crazy and everyone buying it, is now a good time? Is it the best cryptocurrency to buy? Could it be a bubble? Here is the link to the article:  https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/11/bitcoin-millionaire-grant-sabatier-dont-buy-bitcoin.html There is also a chart of all bubbles of assets in history that I w...

Learn 6 reasons why millionaires chose their financial advisors and 6 reasons they would change them. Millionaires may do things that you don't expect. You might think fees or investment performance is most important. Millionaires don't.  In this article from Investor's Business Daily, we explore reasons why millionaires chose and would change their financial advisors. It helps to start thinking l...

Learn how 3 millionaires saved money and created a million dollars. Also learn why saving isn't the only thing you need to do to grow your savings into $1 million. Article is here: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/21/3-self-made-millionaires-share-their-no-1-money-saving-trick.html Follow the 6 Steps to Wealth. Get "11 Quick Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn what is important to understand about how the financial industry works. Recently I was talking to a friend about the book I'm writing. She mentioned a few things to me that she didn't understand. This woman is well-educated, middle aged and very successful. She lives in an expensive urban city. She's savvy, but I was surprised by what she had to say. 1. She couldn't be good with finances bec...

Learn 5 ways to benefit from your tax refund. The article is from Investor's Business Daily and is posted on my website at http://lindapjones.com Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn when your 401(k) will be worth $1 million, according to a Fidelity Investments study. There are 3 parts to creating wealth: money, time and compounding. Here's the article: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-become-millionaire-401k-savings-2017-11 Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn about the housing market and how much homes have appreciated in U.S. markets. Could we be near a real estate peak? Here is the article: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/28/if-you-own-a-cheaper-house-youre-in-the-money.html Get my free report "11 Quick Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com.

Learn 7 ways to develop a millionaire mindset. This is from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. The article is here:  http://psychologyformarketers.com/how-to-develop-a-millionaire-mindset/ Get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://www.lindapjones.com.

Ten questions to find out if you know what it takes to reach $1 million. Here is the article: https://www.kiplinger.com/quiz/saving/T063-S001-do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-millionaire/index.html#kip-page18  

Learn why "money is like a newborn baby. You have to prepare for it and learn about it BEFORE it arrives. If you wait until after it arrives to start making preparations, you're screwed." - Linda P. Jones   Get my "11 Quick Tips to Boost Your Wealth" at http://lindapjones.com

Learn what to do, what not to do, how to be safe and where to put money when the stock market crashes.

Learn 3 ways millionaires think differently and how you can apply it to create your wealthy mindset. The article is posted here. Please subscribe and leave me a review on iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

Learn why spending to save money can be a trap. Shopping - have you ever still had tags on clothes you've never worn in the closet? How does that happen? Something happened that I wasn't conscious of until now. I bought 2 velour sweatsuits. Looked at other pieces but didn't like them. Next they were on sale. I picked out 5 to try on, even though I didn't like them the week before. Suddenly I was c...