MashBorg Blog

By: Ali R. Rodriguez
The recent volatility in the U.S. Stock Market has sent foreign currencies sky-rocketing while our Dollar continues its downward spiraling fall, leaving investors with questions like: What do we do next? What can our Dollar buy? How is this affecting my business, my retirement plans, my cash-flow, my partners, my family, my life?

Whether you are an Active Trader or a Managed Account Investor, this is the perfect time to address these questions to your Certified Financial Planner, Money Manager, or Financial Advisor, knowing full-heartedly that YOU and only you, are responsible for your Financial decisions. A health check of your portfolio with your trusted fiancial advisor must happen now. However, one thing you must do right away (whether you are in the Western Hemisphere or in another part of the World) is take a look in the mirror and remind yourself that : " No one cares about Your Money, like YOU care about your Money"! ~ So what should you do?

• Trust your Instincts above all else.

• Do your own research of your holdings.

• Be informed and brainstorm with your Coach.

• Get sound, professional advice from your financial advisors.

• Resolve to "decide" even if it means "take no action at this time".

You must come face-to-face with the fact that every financial "roller-coaster-ride" leaves us with UNFOCUSED energy in our Mental, Emotional, Spiritual and Physical "ways of being".

For every time you are "unfocused" on the things you want, you get "more" focused on the things you don't want...and guess what happens next? ~ That's right! ~ You get MORE of what YOU don't want. ~~~Have you ever heard people say to you: "I don't know what I want, but... I do know What I Don't Want! ? ~ This mode of thinking, is already attracting more of the very thing they don't want, simply because, that's where their thoughts reside!