Your Ever Changing Future Is No Place For A “Rule Of Thumb”
Do you go to a doctor when you get sick? Of course! Do you take your car to the mechanic? You bet! This makes it interesting why so many people choose to act as their own [...]
Guiding Principles for Changing Markets
“What is your intention?” It’s a big question, and one that leads nearly every aspect of your life – including the parts that deal with money. An investment intent is based on the intractable belief we [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions are supposed to be your intention for the new year, not a to-do list for the first week of January that is never fully completed. I have yet to see someone accomplish a resolution within [...]
Why Planning is Important
If you have spent any significant time with the Mackey Advisors team, you have probably realized that we sometimes sound like a broken record when it comes to the concept of “planning”. That is because almost [...]
Giving Back
We live in a world with thousands of good causes to support every day. Whether it be a local charity, a friend down on their luck, or that adorable puppy that can’t find a home, there [...]
Overcoming Our Biological Imperative to Get Stuck in Survival Mode
Your brain is wired to be on alert to anything that threatens your survival. The amygdala is an almond shaped sliver in the temporal lobe of your brain that is responsible for your primal emotions like [...]
10 Years and Counting: Points to Consider as You Approach Retirement
If you're a decade or so away from retirement, you've probably spent at least some time thinking about this major life change. How will you manage the transition? Will you travel, take up a new sport [...]
Planning Your Financial Future
Let’s take a few minutes to discuss personal financial planning – or as we call it Prosperity Planning™. When we take a step back for a minute it is quite astonishing to think of everything we [...]
The Four Ways We Avoid Fear
Money. Fear. Like peanut butter and jelly, money and fear are compatible companions. Of course money brings up feelings of fear. Money is the clothes on your back and the roof over your head. Money is [...]
Why Mackey Advisors?
Often times I hear from clients that the Mackey Advisors™ experience wasn’t at all what they expected. Sometimes that immediately happens even after their first meeting with us. We strive to be a breath of fresh air [...]