Andy Sirski shares seven investing tips and strategies he wishes he’d known when he started investing
As we start a new investment year, I sometimes think how our life might be if we had had more financial skills 30 to 40 years ago. Not that I’m bitter. My wife and I and our family are richly blessed and I’ve learned many financial skills over the years. Still it would have been nice to […] Read moreThe claims marketers make for some products seem too good to be true. Here are five signs that you may be looking at one of these “wonder products”
Readers long enough in the tooth may remember previous runs at this topic. But, there is a different twist now. Herbicides and fertilizers have significant hoops to clear before being placed on the market. Fertilizers are sold by guaranteed percentages of nitrogen (N), phosphate (P205) and Potash (K20). But, many products appear that magically make […] Read moreThis third instalment of a series on succession planning offers a four-step plan for the retiring generation
As you will recall from parts one and two in this series, succession planning is often most successful if either the older generation or the younger generation takes ownership of developing options to get started. In part two we walked you through the analysis process from the viewpoint of the younger generation. In part three, […] Read moreSuccession planning is going to take time and dedication. Use this three-step plan to roll up your sleeves and get to work on your own operation
As you will recall, in part one in this series on succession Faith and her husband Juan Tafarm called us, frustrated with the lack of progress on the succession plan for their family farm business. We have seen the most success in business transition when one of the generations takes the bull by the horns […] Read more
