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Posts tagged "Matt Sapaula"

Matt Sapaula on WCIU's You and Me This Morning Talking Tax Tips and Networking

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Personal Finance in a Changing Economy: Don't Be a Fool

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Do you know one of the greatest manuals I use to help gain insight into making Money Smart decisions?  When it comes to managing money, discerning on what opportunities to take advantage of and people to surround myself with, there is no greater book to help me than the book of Proverbs... Read more »

New Year's with Kirk Franklin at Willow Creek Community Church

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Each year, our team comes up with a theme for a new year ahead.  It honors the experiences we’ve learned from the year behind us, thankful of both good and bad.  2011 was BREAKOUT – a force emergence from a restrictive condition.  With swagger, we attacked 2011, withstood it’s challenges and finished STRONG.  Instead of... Read more »
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How a Debt Crisis Affects Your Retirement

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Have you wondered how the government’s poor stewardship of our taxes may affect your future income and financial stability in retirement?  What about the European debt crisis affecting us here in the United States? As if times today weren’t hard enough, this issue affects both young, old and everyone in between.  All need to be... Read more »

Winning the Money Game - The Invested Life Season 2 Episode 3

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In this episode, I draw an analogy of winning the money game with my favorite sport…football!  I explain that in order to win the money game, you have to think of your financial strategies like building a championship football team. With Tom’s current investments in real estate, I make an analogy that this is like... Read more »

Financial Field Trip - The Invested Life Season 2 Episode 2

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In the last episode, Tom admitted his fear of re-engaging in investing.  After all, who wouldn’t be afraid of the stock market after losing $500k in a day? (Or worse, telling everyone of your friends that the stock market is bad, bad, bad!) In this episode, Tom faces his fear head-on.  This time though, he... Read more »
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Matt Sapaula Selected for Chicago Magazine & Mercedes Benz "Men of Style"

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Feeling honored to be among such distinguished company!  Chicago magazine partnered with Mercedes-Benz Chicagoland Dealers and Balani Custom Clothiers to host the first annual “Men of Style” event. The event served to recognize five local men as the Mercedes Men of Style. The honorees were picked for contributions they have made in their field, to... Read more »

Mistakes of Celebs and Athletes Going Broke: Lessons We Can Apply

Mistakes of Celebs and Athletes Going Broke: Lessons We Can Apply
Do you feel sorry for celebrities and athletes who get the fame, spotlight and money thrown at them…and eventually go broke?  Well, boo-hoo. During the Kyles Files segment on last night’s WGN TV 5pm news, Kyra Kyles unveils some celebs that you never thought would be in deep financial distress.  Namely, R. Kelly, Nicholas Cage... Read more »

Financial Survival and a Doomsday Theory

We all have irrational fears that are our guilty pleasure.  Some fear ghosts and others fear aliens – I happen to get my kicks out of doomsday scenarios and how to survive apocalyptic events.  So when I find myself insomniac at 2 AM on a Tuesday morning, I might as well put my inability to... Read more »
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Learning from Financial Coach Matt Sapaula, the MoneySmart Guy

These past few weeks have been for me much like someone parched of thirst attempting to drink from a firehose.  I’ve been blessed by the mentorship of a very old friend of mine, Matt Sapaula, with whom my personal friendship goes back to junior high.  Aside from sharing the same Filipino-American culture, we mirrored each... Read more »