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FWL Market Update
The past few weeks have brought us increased volatility in the market, and our lives. We’re less than a week away from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, and the question of “what’s going to happen to my...
Read MoreSolutions to Hiring a Financial Planner
If you Google “How to Hire a Financial Advisor,” you’ll find thousands of articles, tons of advice and a plethora of opinions. The main theme of all of the articles seems to guide consumers to hire a CFP and they...
Read MoreMastering Difficult Conversations: Employee 401k Withdrawals
Mastering Difficult Conversations: Employee 401k Withdrawals When stuck in a sticky financial situation, an employee may need to rely on their retirement savings to help them get by. Depending on the rules of your company’s plan,...
Read MoreUnderstanding Financial Professional Designations and Titles
Today almost anyone may call themselves a financial planner. It can be a generic term and it doesn’t require extensive training or experience. Most articles, professionals, and industry associations will tell you that it is...
Read MoreThe 401k Advantage
As business owners, providing your employees with a 401k plan is both a labor of love, and a way to stay competitive for attracting great new hires. We care about your employees, but with the 401k plan comes increased administrative...
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How We're Helping Our Clients During These Turbulent Times
What we are doing for your benefit Our team is working remotely and readily available at (585) 350-7273 to address any questions or concerns. Conducted a “Family Business COVID-19 Survival Guide Webinar” The team is...
Read MoreReady to Outsource the 401K RFP Process to a 401K Specialist?
Family, Wealth & Legacy has a long history of making it easy for business owners to outsource the RFP process because we have a written RFP process, a 401K program and we do this many times a year, not just every 3 to 5 years. We can...
Read MoreMaximizing Business Value - Part 4 - Scaling Up Cash
As Harnish says, “growth sucks cash” and many businesses either fail or face significant losses due to not keeping an eye on their cash flow. It can be easy to overlook cash flow and focus on other business processes, but...
Read MoreMaximizing Business Value - Part 2 -Scaling Up Strategy
Among other necessities, strategy requires a handful of executives to meet at least once a week, not once a quarter. You must spend time working on the business, not just in it. Core Values Harnish sees these as the rules and...
Read MoreMaximizing Business Value - Part 1 - Scaling Up People
Verne Harnish suggests that the first step to ensuring that you are scaling up your business properly is drawing in the right candidates, hiring them and retaining them. Topgrading is a method of hiring “A” Players and was...
Read MoreMaximizing Business Value - Part 3 - Scaling Up Execution
Of all of the execution tips and ideas within Verne Harnish’s book, the Rockefeller Habits Checklist is quite possibly the most important set of information. The list is comprised of 10 must-know habits that enable the successful...
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