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The Politics of Retirement: How Government Affects Your IRA and Social Security
How politics affects your retirement-From IRAs to Social Security it has an impact! Stay informed and voice your opinion.
Carrie Cook
Oct 11, 20246 min read
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Overcoming working mom guilt: Why moms should never be ashamed to be ambitious
Overcoming working mom guilt is not easy. Intensive mothering ideals, the perfect mother myth, and social expectations tell us that we shoul
Carrie Cook
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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Time is the Ultimate Challenge: A Day in the Life of a CEO
The CEO, a figurehead of leadership in the management world, holds a unique and often misunderstood position. While they wield ultimate powe
Carrie Cook
Jul 5, 20245 min read
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My mob will take your mob on any day of the week!
As promised, here are the staff responses to the culture of Ignite Funding. I also need to mention that the culture runs through both...
Carrie Cook
Jun 21, 20247 min read
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Company Culture: What Builds it Up and What Tears it Down
I want to start this blog by discussing what can ruin a culture because this topic may be more important than the culture itself.
Carrie Cook
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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Investment Due Diligence Process
To protect the innocent, I will not use company names in this edition of High Heel Boss. I will, however, review the criteria that I used...
Carrie Cook
May 24, 20243 min read
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The Power of Authentic Leadership: My Approach to Leading Preferred Trust and Ignite Funding
The power of authentic leadership lies in the ability to inspire trust, foster engagement, and drive organizational success through genuine
Carrie Cook
Apr 12, 20243 min read
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Don’t Play Pension Roulette - Alternative Retirement Strategies for Pilots
Part 3 - The Backdoor Option I was asked to speak to a group of pilots about saving for retirement. This article is taken from that...
Carrie Cook
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Don’t Play Pension Roulette - Alternative Retirement Strategies for Pilots
Pension plan options for pilots have dried up, and most airlines now offer a 401(k)-options. Gone are the days when our retirement could dep
Carrie Cook
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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Don’t Play Pension Roulette - Alternative Retirement Strategies for Pilots
Many pilots worked their entire careers, contributing faithfully to their pension and expecting to receive a payout. These pilots retired ex
Carrie Cook
Jul 4, 20233 min read
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Precious Metals Investing - A High Stake Game of Unregulated Greed
Precious Metals can be lucrative and powerful - but, without doing your research, it’s easy to fall victim to fraud and scams
Carrie Cook
Jun 13, 20237 min read
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The Fourth Labor: The Grocery Store Odyssey
The Four Labors of Carrie Cook: Part 5 After breaking both elbows event getting food becomes a challenge.
Carrie Cook
Jul 11, 20223 min read
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The Third Labor: Avoiding the Gorgon
The Four Labors of Carrie Cook: Part 4 - After breaking both elbows my next hurdle was dressing myself.
Carrie Cook
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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The Second Labor: Steering The Argos
The Four Labors of Carrie Cook: Part 3 At this point I was not driving but wanting to desperately as I was dependent on other people. I...
Carrie Cook
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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The First Labor: Hydra Therapy
The Four Labors of Carrie Cook: Part 2 Three weeks, are you kidding me? The “sit back and see” approach was not in my vocabulary. I took...
Carrie Cook
Jun 6, 20223 min read
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Top 5 questions you should ask yourself when considering digital currency as an investment.
Question 3: Does it matter how the digital currency is stored? There are two ways to store digital currency; non-segregated and...
Carrie Cook
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Top 5 questions you should ask yourself when considering digital currency as an investment.
Question 2: Does it matter what trading platform is used for the purchase and sale of digital currency? Preferred Trust Company strongly...
Carrie Cook
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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Top 5 questions you should ask yourself when considering digital currency as an investment strategy.
Question 1: Should I be leery of digital currency marketers? As a self-directed IRA custodian, Preferred Trust Company provides clients...
Carrie Cook
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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From CEO to Glamping!
Time flies when you are having fun, working hard, and when reality sets in that your baby is now a full-fledged teenager. It feels like...
Carrie Cook
May 24, 20213 min read
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The Pitfalls of Trust Deed Investing - Solution to Pitfall 3
4 Ways to Maintain Diversification. SOLUTION #3 – Lack of Diversification If you are investing through a mortgage broker you want to be...
Carrie Cook
May 17, 20214 min read
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