My sister is a certified personal trainer. She’s great at motivating people and she knows her stuff. She’s even donned an awkward glittery bikini and flexed all of her muscles on a stage with other women at the Arnold Classic. I love to talk to her about nutrition and training because I’m an amateur nutrition and fitness expert*. What’s great about physical fitness is that while the application is very individualized and custom, the basic principles hold true for everyone. There are no special people out there with magic metabolisms that allow them to eat too much and stay lean and break the first law of thermodynamics. Eat less / Exercise more is an extremely simple concept to grasp, but why don’t we? Why are we fat?
I’m a financial advisor and I love to teach people. I’ve donned an awkward suit and tie and even cut my hair to match my job. What’s great about personal finance is that while the application is very individualized and custom, the basic principles hold true for everyone. There are no special people out there with magic budgets that allow them to spend more than they make and still build wealth. They can’t compound interest on nothing. Spend less / Save more is an extremely simple concept to grasp, but why don’t we? Why are we broke?
Using a personal trainer gives you an expert familiar with your personal situation. You benefit from the expert’s knowledge of training and different nutrition options and can find out how to apply the rules of eat less / exercise more to you. That trainer will help hold you accountable to your own plan. Using a personal trainer works. Could you do it on your own? Of course you could; but you’re not.
Using a financial advisor gives you an expert familiar with your personal situation. You benefit from the expert’s knowledge of the market and the various investment products out there and can find out how to apply the rules of spend less / save more to you. That advisor will help hold you accountable to your own plan. Using a financial advisor works. Could you do it on your own? Of course you could; but you’re not.
Schedule a time to meet with me or Jason Bernal to help your retirement account get fat. See a personal trainer about your real fat.