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Mindfulness and Core Values: Its Impact on Financial Well-Being and Life with Michele Walter (Ep. 24)

Mindfulness and Core Values: Its Impact on Financial Well-Being and Life with Michele Walter (Ep. 24)

With constant changes and external pressures, finding our true purpose in life, establishing inner peace, and maintaining financial alignment can seem like an overwhelming task.

What changes can Gen X’ers make to find true balance?

In this episode of the Monetary Mixtape podcast, Will Hoffman chats with Michele L. Walter,  certified professional coach, mindfulness meditation teacher, and owner of Life From the Summit. 

Michele shares her personal journey from being a lawyer to a mindfulness coach and how mindfulness meditation transformed her life. Michele explores the power of mindfulness meditation, finding gratitude in challenging situations, and how to align financial decisions with personal values. 

Michele discusses: 

  • Her journey to mindfulness and coaching
  • The concept of mindfulness and the importance of awareness and compassion
  • Her personal experience as a Gen X’er and how reaching the age of 40s and 50s often leads to existential questions about our purpose in life
  • Where expectations come from and the difference between personal desires and societal pressures
  • The importance of core values and purpose 
  • The value of making small steps in various aspects of life
  • And more!

Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

Michele L. Walter is the founder of Life From the Summit. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ICF), Certified Professional Coach (iPEC), Certified Mindful Meditation Teacher (SoundsTrue), Certified NUSHU Facilitator, seasoned litigator, 3-time Ironman, runner, mountaineer, and dog mom living in the beautiful Colorado mountains.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

 

Michele Walter and Life From the Summit are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial and Hoffman Wealth Management.

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.

 

Understanding Behavioral Finance with Alice Heath (Ep. 18)

Understanding Behavioral Finance with Alice Heath (Ep. 18)

Let’s dive into the psychology of behavioral finance!

Join Will Hoffman as he speaks with Alice Heath, a national accounts manager at Horizon Investments and a BFA® (behavioral financial advisor), who shares her knowledge of how psychology and emotions impact financial decisions. 

Alice explains how behavioral finance differs from classical finance, and why it’s become increasingly popular. She also talks about how bad investor behavior can negatively affect long-term performance and why taking a hands-off approach and trusting the process is important.

Listen and learn about:

  • The psychology behind investing and spending
  • How you can pass good financial behavior habits on to others
  • The importance of taking a hands-off approach and trusting the process
  • How Gen Xers can benefit from a self-reliant and results-oriented mindset
  • And more!

Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

During her tenure in the financial services industry, Alice Heath has held several positions with varying responsibilities and titles, including associate, specialist, manager, and director. However, she takes the most pride in her unofficial titles as a friend, mentor, and leader. As a leader, Alice adopts a hands-on approach and believes that actions speak louder than words. Alice is passionate about helping and serving others, and this passion drives their performance. She finds fulfillment in meaningful relationships and achieving something greater than themselves. She enjoys working with teams and adapting their leadership style to the needs of the group to ensure overall success.

Alice Heath and Horizon Investments are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial or Hoffman Wealth Management.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.

Raising Money-Smart Kids with Justin Chung (Ep. 17)

Raising Money-Smart Kids with Justin Chung (Ep. 17)

Financially unaware children often become financially unaware adults.

To help you raise money-smart kids, our guest, Justin Chung, host of the MoneyDad podcast, emphasizes the importance of incorporating money into your everyday routines and conversations with your children.

As fathers, Will and Justin discuss:

  • The advantages of introducing financial education to children at a young age
  • Opportunities for money discussions in everyday activities
  • How they encourage their own children to tap into their entrepreneurial mindset
  • Examples of how parents and children can benefit from learning financial concepts 
  • And more

Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

Justin Chung is a successful real estate investor, podcast host, husband, and father of two boys. He became interested in real estate investing in 2007 after purchasing a student rental property in Waterloo, Ontario with his father’s help. He continued to acquire more properties and built a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio through joint ventures while working a full-time job. In 2012. His mother passed away, which served as a catalyst for him to pursue his real estate investing goals and help family and friends build long-term wealth. He has received awards from the Real Estate Investment Network and Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine for his success in real estate investing.

Becoming a father in 2014 further inspired him to teach his children about money and wealth building. He believes in the importance of raising money-smart kids and has made it his goal to inspire other parents to have meaningful conversations with their children about money. He curates actionable and practical knowledge on strategies, tactics, and mindset secrets to help parents teach their kids about money and build wealth.

Justin Chung and MoneyDad podcast are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial, Hoffman Wealth Management, or Private Advisor Group.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.

Kay Kirkman, Your Gen X Dream Job Mentor (Ep. 15)

Kay Kirkman, Your Gen X Dream Job Mentor (Ep. 15)

If you’re looking for guidance on how to turn your passion into a career, then this episode is for you! Get ready to be inspired by this week’s guest, Kay Kirkman, Career Clarity Coach and host of The GenX Career Show.

Listen in as Kay shares her four-step process for discovering your ideal career, and how you can break free from the mundane and explore new possibilities.

Join the conversation as Kay discusses:

  • Why you shouldn’t normalize discomfort and misery at work
  • Options that are available for you to find your passion
  • Her four-step process for discovering clarity and pursuing a dream job
  • And more!

Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

Meet Kay Kirkman, a career expert and motivational speaker dedicated to helping GenX professionals discover their career passion and achieve fulfillment in their work. As the host of The GenX Career Show, Kay brings valuable insights and inspiring stories to help her listeners create a vision of their ideal career, get out of their heads and into action, and gain clarity and inspiration from successful guests.

With a wealth of experience in facilitating training sessions for companies, speaking at conferences and associations, and coaching individuals in career transition, Kay is passionate about helping people thrive in the workplace. Her approach is focused on helping clients get crystal clear on their goals and aspirations, and creating a practical plan to achieve them. She achieves this through a range of methods including career coaching, speaking engagements, training sessions, online courses, and live workshops.

Kay firmly believes that everyone deserves to find joy and fulfillment in their work, and is dedicated to reawakening possibility, redefining work, and reigniting dreams. By helping individuals find work they love, she aims to boost employee productivity, retention, and overall job satisfaction, and to reduce stress levels and strengthen relationships.

As a specialist in career coaching, personal branding, emotional intelligence, leadership development, and management skills, Kay has the expertise and skills to help individuals and teams achieve their full potential. Join her in her mission to change the world’s staggering statistics of unfulfillment and frustration in the workplace, one job seeker at a time.

Kay Kirkman and The GenX Career Show are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial, Hoffman Wealth Management, or Private Advisor Group.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

 

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.

Stepping into 2023 with Jeffery Roach from LPL Financial (Ep. 9)

Stepping into 2023 with Jeffery Roach from LPL Financial (Ep. 9)

Remember back in high school and how boring Economics class was? As teenagers we just didn’t care about the ups and downs, or twists and turns of the economy. But now, as a Gen Xer, we have more interest because we are more invested.

Join Will and his guest Jeffrey Roach, Ph.D. Chief Economist at LPL Financial to discuss the economic landscape in 2022, and what is on the horizon for 2023. 

Listen as Jeff discusses:

  • What Gen Xers spend most of their annual total spending on
  • Highlights from the LPL Financial Outlook 
  • How the Feds are preparing for the recession, and what you can do
  • And more 

 Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

Jeffrey Roach is a financial economist with a background in capital markets, global macroeconomic research and portfolio management. Jeff started out in the Bank of America trading floor where he advised traders on what was happening in the markets and why, to an asset management firm where he helps shape investing decisions by evaluating and forecasting market trends, consumer behavior, and global risk. Jeff enjoys speaking about economics to a wide range of audiences. Jeffrey is currently the chief economist at LPL Financial.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.

Unwrapping Gen X Toys with Jon Reddick (Ep. 8)

Unwrapping Gen X Toys with Jon Reddick (Ep. 8)

With the holiday season upon us, Will invites Jon Reddick from GenXGrownUp to reminisce about some of the most memorable toys that were unwrapped on Christmas morning. 

Jon is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80’s, a classic game fan, and a technology geek who explores and celebrates media, games, tech and toys from his childhood. 

In this episode, Will and Jon discuss:

  • Popular toys and gifts from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s 
  • Their favorite toys from their childhood
  • Why the shopping mall experience has changed over the years
  • How toy manufacturers would market to Gen X kids
  • And More!

Resources:

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About Our Guest: 

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X’ers.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

Jon Reddick and GenXGrownUp are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, or Hoffman Wealth Management.

Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group and Hoffman Wealth Management are separate entities from LPL Financial. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly.

The LPL Financial registered representative(s) associated with this website may discuss and/or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed.  No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state.