Summary: Have you ever felt distant from your wife? I have. In my 23 years of marriage, there were times my wife and I drifted apart. It’s easy to do. Work, kids, hobbies, etc. just make life hectic at times. We eventually learned to be intentional about nurturing our marriage. Jackie Bledsoe has had the same experience. In this episode, we discuss how to best invest in your marriage.<br> Jackie Bledsoe and his family<br> <a href="http://rogerwhitney.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Whitney1.jpg"></a>Here’s my family and I (can’t help but share)<br> Plan Well: Invest in Your Marriage<br> In this week’s episode, Jackie and I discuss how married men can become the leaders they want to be.<br> Jackie helps husbands and fathers learn how to lead and love their families so they can have lasting, fulfilling marriages and a meaningful influence on their kids.<br> We discuss:<br> <br> How to be the leader you want to be<br> Husband as a servant leader<br> The G.E.T. strategy: Give, Encourage, Teach<br> How to control your inner voice<br> The importance of having a date night with your wife<br> The top ten dates to improve communication<br> How to have date nights that fit your time and budget<br> Lessons he learned from his parent’s 50-year marriage<br> Why you need to know the 7 Rings of Marriage<br> <br> Want to be a better husband and father? Check out Jackie’s great resources:<br> <br> His blog at <a href="http://jackiebledsoe.com/" target="_blank">jackiebledsoe.com</a><br> Date Night in a Box<br> <a href="https://my.leadpages.net/leadbox/1453a1073f72a2%3A14b80c7feb46dc/5688160465977344/" target="_blank">The 7 Rings of Marriage</a><br> <br> Invest Wisely: Should I Worry About Big Bad Events?<br> The recent anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack reminds us that big bad events can happen in the world. There always seems to be some catastrophic event “just around the corner.” Right now the potential boogie men are:<br> <br> * Russia and the Ukraine<br> * ISIS<br> * Syria<br> * Terrorist threats<br> * China<br> <br> Should you worry about these as you invest for your future? It sure seems so. This week, I take a look at how markets acted after some of the biggest “big bad events” over the last 75 years.<br> It’s easy to act emotionally when investing. Our emotions drive most decisions. Fear (and greed) are powerful feelings that can cause us to make poor decisions. If you are going to Invest Wisely for your future, it’s important you focus on facts and process. This will help you make smarter financial decisions.<br> Here’s a table to give you some perspective on how a diversified portfolio responded to past “big bad events”:<br> <a href="http://rogerwhitney.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Markets-Response-to-Crisis2.jpg"></a><br> <br> Read the Full Transcript Here<br> [spoiler] The Retirement Answer Man Episode #30<br> Holy cow! I can’t believe that we are on the 30th week of the Retirement Answer Man Show and I am so grateful that you are here with me today. My name is Roger Whitney; I am the Retirement Answer Man and our mission here is to help you live will today without sacrificing your tomorrow, to help find that balance in life when you’re making financial decisions so you can secure a great retirement but still live well today.<br> To help you on that journey today, we have two great topics.<br> In our Investing Corner, we’re going to talk about event risk and geopolitical risk. Should you worry about the next big bad thing that’s going to happen in the world and what that will do to the markets? And give you some historical perspective there.<br> In our Retirement Tip of the Week – still trying to figure out what to rename that segment so, if you have an idea, shoot me an email at rogerwhitney.
