MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley

The U.S. government is trying to figure out what moves you -- specifically what moves you to get off the couch and sign up for federal benefits.

The Obama administration is dipping into research in behavioral economics and psychology to scrutinize federal documents, websites and procedures to get a better sense of what’s working -- and what’s not working -- to make the most of government programs from college aid to veterans benefits.

Today we were joined by Chief Behavioral Strategist of Hoffeld Group, David Hoffeld.

David Hoffeld is the Chief Behavioral Strategist at Hoffeld Group, a research-based sales training, coaching and consulting firm.   David works with companies throughout North America, showing them how to align their sales message with the findings of behavioral science.  He is a respected thought leader who is widely regarded as the #1 authority on integrating behavioral science and sales.  David has also been recently been featured in Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, CBS Radio, Fox News Radio and more.

To learn more about David visit:

www.hoffeldgroup.com

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

Financial Advisor Magazine Articles:

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monda…

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/on-it-s-80th-anniversary--advisors-…

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Our words can move other people from a fear-based mindset in which they see obstacles as insurmountable, to a positive mindset where they see that change is possible, get unstuck, and take action. What makes the difference is what we choose to broadcast. Using scientifically proven communication strategies to ripple out positive change to others, we increase their happiness and success at work, as well as our own, instantly making us more effective leaders.

New research from the fields of positive psychology and neuroscience shows that small shifts to the way we communicate can create big ripple effects on business outcomes, including 31% higher productivity, 25% greater performance ratings, 37% higher sales, and 23% lower levels of stress.

Today we were joined by Michelle Gielan, Author of the new book Broadcasting Happiness.

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.

To learn more about Michelle visit:

www.broadcastinghappiness.com

Broadcasting Happiness

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

Financial Advisor Magazine Articles:

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monda…

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/on-it-s-80th-anniversary--advisors-…

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Multilevel marketers take pains to distinguish their businesses (which are legal) from pyramid schemes (which are not). In a pyramid, recruitment is everything. People pay to participate, and are rewarded by finding others willing to pay to join. At some point the supply of new recruits dries up and the pyramid collapses.

Today we were joined by CEO and Founder of Miles Development Industries Corporation, Anthony Miles. We discussed Multi-Level Marketing AKA Network Marketing and Ponzi Schemes, and what consumers need to know to protect themselves. Run Away!!!!!! 

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Anthony's Bio :
D. Anthony Miles, is an entrepreneur, award-winning researcher, award-winning professor, legal expert witness and best-selling author. Dr. Miles is a nationally known expert in the fields of Entrepreneurship and Marketing. He has appeared in national media outlets for his expertise. ● He is CEO and Founder, of Miles Development Industries Corporation®, a consulting practice and venture capital acquisition firm. ● He is also host and executive producer of Game On Business Talk® Radio Show. ● He was a Visiting Professor. He has presented his research at conferences around the country. Most notably he has presented at the prestigious Stanford University. He was recently invited to Harvard University by the Harvard Business School (HBS).

 

To learn more about Anthony visit:

www.mdicorpventures.com

 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

Financial Advisor Magazine Articles:

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monda…

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/on-it-s-80th-anniversary--advisors-…

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“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”
Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Today we were joined live in the studio by Tod Waters of Junker Designs. We discussed his artistic endeavors with Junker Designs, current music projects and the Junker event at Dirt bar tomorrow night.

Tod's Bio :

Was born at St Vincents in Manhattan and grew up in Houston, Texas on a steady diet of Ultraman, horror movies, war films, and Star Wars. I spent a lot of time drawing and exploring in the creek by my house. At around the age of 8 I started getting in trouble in school for drawing on all my papers and my desk. In high school I was getting into trouble for wearing biker boots and painting on my clothes, so I quit and started playing in punk rock bands. During that time, I started sewing more and put legs of jeans on my jackets for arms, drew, hand painted , silk screened, and dyed all my clothes. I continued to mutilate clothes when I moved to LA in 2000 I started to experiment with aging processes, and patternmaking. I made a vest at a friend’s house, Lenny Kravitz saw it, bought it, and that’s how it all started.

 

To learn more about Tod and Junker Designs visit:

www.junkerdesigns.com

Also check out the Houston Chronicle article here:

http://www.chron.com/life/style/fashion/article/Houstonian-designs-Motley-Crue-onstage-look-6483652.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop 

 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

Financial Advisor Magazine Articles:

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monda…

http://www.fa-mag.com/…/on-it-s-80th-anniversary--advisors-…

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Have tribal allegiances distorted the economics profession and blinded economists to the obvious?

Todays guest was Meghnad Desai who joined us live from India. We will be discussed his new book Hubris - Why Economists Failed to Predict The Crisis And How To Avoid The Next One.

The failure of economists to anticipate the international economic crisis and lingering recession th...at continues even today has spurred public outcry and inspired legislative action. Economists are under fire, but questions concerning exactly how to redeem their discipline remain unanswered.

Meghnad Desai is an Indian-born, naturalized British economist and Labour politician. He unsuccessfully stood for the Speaker in the British House of Lords in 2011, the first ever non-UK born candidate to do so. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008.
 
To read the book click below:
 
 
 
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How many people in the US don't even know the name of their next door neighbor? Many people may go through life without ever experiencing a sense of community, like the residents of Alief, TX have.

Friday's guest was entrepreneur and president of Darryl Douglas Media Mike Puckett. Mike started the Alief Legends Facebook group that has blown up far beyond everyone's expectations ! With over 22k members in less than a week, Mike's efforts to bring the Alief community together has snowballed into a social media force to be reckoned with!

 

To get involved visit www.alieflegends.com

 

 

 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

 

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Did you know that you can get a bone density scan outside of the US for 28 dollars? Here in the US hospitals can bill close to 8,000 dollars for the very same procedure. What if your traveling and need to find a hospital that accepts your insurance.

 

On today's show we visited with Suzanne Garber. Entrepreneur, Board of Director Member, Filmmaker, Author, and Global Nomad Suzanne Garber is focused on a portfolio ...of corporate and philanthropic boards that provide complex services to millions of beneficiaries and users around the world. She finished filming, "Gauze: Unraveling Global Healthcare"--a documentary about the quality, affordability and accessibility in healthcare outside the United States and recently published, "The International Executive's Resource Guide--Stories of International Business Success Across Geographies, Industries, and Cultures." Currently CEO and Founder of Gauze, LLC, Suzanne connects tens of millions of patients with international hospitals using proprietary technology and information. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Networking Officer for the world's largest medical and security assistance firm based in Singapore ensuring a safe evacuation for those in need around the world. She began her career at FedEx, culminating in the role of Managing Director, South America, based in Brazil.

 


A dual US/EU citizen, Suzanne is an honors graduate from Rutgers University with a degree in foreign languages and a Master's degree recipient with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. Reared in Spain, Mexico, Algeria, Egypt, the Dominican Republic and various US states, she is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her work has taken her to every continent and 80 countries.
 

 


To find out more visit:

 

www.gauze.net

 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:

 

http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

 

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Every hour another 20,000 baby boomers reach the age to qualify for social security benefits. This will be the case for the next 20 years. Todays guest is Nathan Garcia with Westbourne Investments . We discussed social security, retirement, healthcare as the greatest future expense, and how now more than ever estate planning is for everyone! Nathan is the author of “The 7 New Rules of Retirement” and creator of the Safe Harbor Financial plan. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM he helps clients by answering questions about the transition into retirement and by testing their financial strategies using custom built financial plans. To find out more visit: www.westbourneinv.com Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article: http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/ You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com ‪#‎KPFT‬ ‪#‎WestbourneInv‬
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If you won the lottery or inherited a large sum of money would all your problems be solved or would you lose your mind? Unfortunately, for many a large windfall of money can become a trigger event for poor and destructive behaviors. 

Today we were joined by Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, author of the new book ,Tales from a Park Avenue Therapist. We discussed Sudden Wealth Syndrome and what happens when a person comes into wealth through a host of immediate sources including the sale of a business, a lottery winning or inheritance and has to incorporate that reality into their identity. 

Paul L. Hokemeyer, J.D., Ph.D., a licensed marriage and family therapist and attorney, is an internationally recognized expert on the psychological and emotional issues that arise among people of wealth, power,
and celebrity. He contributes regularly to a variety of major media outlets as an on-air expert, and is a member of the Dr. Oz Show Panel of Experts and a FOX News Analyst. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN’s Prime News, The Wall Street Journal Live, CNBC, and Al Jazeera America. As a highly sought-after expert, Dr. Hokemeyer is quoted regularly in print and online media, including The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal,The Robb Report, Time, The Johns Hopkins Newsletter, CNN.com, Private Wealth, The Washington Post, WebMD, The Los Angeles Times, Details, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Self, Yahoo Shine,Yahoo Parenting, Livestrong.com, ShareCare.com, and Huffington Post. His own research on wealth,
power, and celebrity has been published in Lambert Academic Press, The Journal of Wealth Management, Addiction Professional, and Family Therapy Magazine. 

To find out more visit:

 

www.drhokemeyer.com 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

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Money Matters Episode 109-  An Ultra Low Cost College Degree W/ Shai Reshef

Many people have the motivation and the desire to get a college degree but or limited by financial means. What if you you could get a college degree for a small fraction of what traditonal schools charge?

Today we were joined by President and Founder of University of the People, Shai Reshef.

Shai Reshef is President & Founder of University of the People, also known as “UoPeople”- and has been widely recognized for his work with UoPeople, including being named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business; selected by OneWorld as one of its ‘People of 2009;' awarded an Ashoka fellowship; joined UN-GAID as a High-level Adviser; granted membership in the Clinton Global Initiative; awarded an RSA Fellowship; selected by The Huffington Post as the Ultimate Game Changer in Education; nominated as one of Wired Magazine’s 50 People Changing the World; and selected as a Top Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine.

 

An expert on the intersection of education and technology, Shai Reshef is an educational entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience in the international education market.  Shai has spoken internationally at numerous conferences including the Clinton Global Initiative; DLD: Digital, Life, Design; TED, World Economic Forum; EG5 Conference; Google’s Higher Education Summit. He has also lectured at Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Oxford, among others.

 

 

To find out more visit:

 

TED TALK - An Ultra Low Cost College Degree

 

The University of the People Website

 

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

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