Jim McGovern – Maximizing Outcomes

Politics and Your Portfolio: Insights for Investing During an Election Year (Ep. 45)

By MaximizingOutcomes | April 12, 2024

How do presidential elections influence your investment portfolio?

This week on Maximizing Outcomes®, Jim McGovern talks about presidential elections and their impact on investment portfolios. Jim explores historical market behaviors during election cycles and dissects common investor sentiments and strategies amid political changes. Whether you’re navigating the uncertainties of a campaign season or curious about the historical patterns of the stock market during these periods, this discussion aims to shed light on what history can teach us and how investors can approach election years with informed confidence.

Here’s what you’ll learn about by tuning in:

Historical behaviors of the market in previous election cycles
Comparison of market performance under different presidential administrations
Historical market performance when congress and the president are from the same vs. opposing parties
Understand market volatility during the months leading up to an election vs post-election season
And more!

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Budgeting Reimagined: Transform Your Cash Flows, Supercharge Your Wealth with Neal Brincefield (Ep. 35)

By MaximizingOutcomes | November 3, 2023

In this eye-opening episode, we explore a revolutionary approach to personal finances that will transform the way you manage your cash flows, help to supercharge your annual savings rate, and lead to faster wealth accumulation.

Jim McGovern welcomes special guest Neal Brincefield, a Wealth Management Advisor at Consolidated Planning and special consultant to the Living Balance Sheet®. Listen as they help you discover the keys to increasing your annual savings rate, effortlessly setting aside more money each month, and creating a reimagined way to budget that doesn’t feel like a financial diet.

They discuss how to create a financial system that automatically adapts as your income grows, allowing you to save more without the hassle of constant budget adjustments. Join us as we dive deep into this life-changing method, revealing the secrets to achieving financial freedom sooner while still enjoying an improved lifestyle.

Discover the keys to unlocking your potential for significant wealth accumulation and financial security for your family.

Don’t miss this opportunity to master your money, build your savings, and rewrite your financial story.

In this discussion, Jim and Neal examine:

How online shopping and automated drafts have reshaped our financial habits
Why traditional budgeting methods and pay raises don’t always lead to betting savings
How the creation of a ‘Wealth Building Account’ (WBA) can help you pay yourself first, and automate cash flow improvements over your lifetime
Why creating a proper cash flow system can have a far greater impact on wealth accumulation vs. chasing higher rates of return
Why using tools like the Living Balance Sheet® app for tracking and feedback is essential
And more!

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About our guest:

Neal Brincefield is a Financial Advisor and Managing Partner of Consolidated Planning, Inc. and a Special Consultant to The Living Balance Sheet®. Neal is not only a key figure in steering the direction of CP, but he also actively works with over a hundred professionals under its banner. With a mission to help individuals, families, and entrepreneurs reach his or her highest potential, Neal excels in crafting personalized financial strategies centered on organization, protection, and individual priorities. Beyond his hands-on work with clients, he’s a sought-after speaker at national industry events and a mentor to many advisors across the US.

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Are You Successful, But Not Fulfilled? With Emily Melious (Ep.13)

By MaximizingOutcomes | December 16, 2022

1 in 3 workers are willing to consider a lower paying job if it was a more fulfilling job. It can be nearly impossible to be fulfilled in your life if you are not fulfilled at work.

In this episode, Emily Melious, CEO and fulfillment coach at Launch Consulting, discusses why fulfillment equals the alignment of your unique skills, passions, and talents. She shares how The Career Navigator Program helps mid-career professionals and high achievers make a job transition to find fulfillment in their work.

Emily discusses:

Why success doesn’t always equal fulfillment
The three part proven fulfillment formula™️
Why traditional career advice leaves you unfulfilled
Why it’s almost impossible to be fulfilled in life if you are not fulfilled at work
And more

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About Our Guest:

Emily Melious is the CEO and fulfillment coach at Launch Consulting. Emily helps high achieving mid-career professionals create energizing, satisfying, and fulfilling careers. She’s a certified Kolby consultant at SHRM-SCP and she’s the creator of the 3 part proven fulfillment formula™️.

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Meet Your Host, Jim McGovern (Ep.1)

By MaximizingOutcomes | July 15, 2022

Introducing the Maximizing Outcomes podcast with Jim McGovern.

Listen in for uncommon perspectives, powerful resources, and experienced people that can help you Maximize Outcomes in your life.

In this inaugural episode, Jim McGovern, shares more about him from behind the microphone. He will inform and educate anybody looking to maximize their financial potential. You will learn what questions you should be asking your advisor and how to collaborate with your advisor to pave the way for better outcomes in your future.

Jim discusses:

Why he got into the financial services industry
The idea of being a “life-long student” and how the people you surround yourself with can impact your career decisions
The meaning and purpose behind the title of his podcast “Maximizing Outcomes”
What important questions you should be asking your advisor
And more

Resources:

McGovern Wealth Group Website
Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

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