{"id":4430,"date":"2021-04-21T02:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T02:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdfinancialskills.org\/?page_id=4430"},"modified":"2023-03-12T00:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T00:52:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdfinancialskills.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Michael<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Those who tell you money isn’t important have never known life without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi, I’m Michael and I like helping people with money. I didn\u2019t have a lot of it growing up, so mastering all things financial became my life\u2019s mission.  I got a paper route the minute I was old enough and have been focused on saving and effectively investing my money ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a million odd jobs, I was able to put myself through college which led to a job as an analyst at a major Wall Street investment bank. Circumstances brought me back from Wall Street to Main Street more quickly than I had planned, but I made the most of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent a combined 31 years working at two regional banks, starting off as a loan processor before becoming a financial advisor and eventually moving on to management. As a financial advisor, I helped clients through the aftermath of the \u201887 crash, the S&L crisis, the dot-com boom and bust, the housing bubble and burst, a million changes to the tax code, and more. I\u2019ve seen enough to know you\u2019ve never seen it all.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that time I also started several initiatives between our bank and local high schools to help teach financial responsibility, volunteered as a mentor with young entrepreneurship clubs, and spoke at various financial literacy seminars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to diligent saving and smart investing, I \u201cretired\u201d at the age of 54 and now actively trade (mainly forex) with my own risk capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve decided to dedicate most of my retirement to teaching others what I\u2019ve learned about the world of finance. I can\u2019t tell you exactly what to invest in, unfortunately. (And I should say that anyone who does is probably looking out for their own pocketbook, not yours.) But what I can do is guide you on your financial journey by defining and honestly assessing various markets, tools and financial instruments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I want to do more than anything is give you the foundation upon which you can build your own financial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I write my posts based on what I am getting the most questions about, so if there\u2019s something you’re curious about, contact me<\/a>. I’d love to help.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Those who tell you money isn’t important have never known life without it. Hi, I’m Michael and I like helping people with money. I didn\u2019t have a lot of it growing up, so mastering all things financial became my life\u2019s mission.  I got a paper route the minute I was old enough and have been focused on saving and effectively investing my money ever since.  My Story With a million odd jobs, I was able to put myself through college which led to a job as an analyst at a major Wall Street investment bank. Circumstances brought me back from…<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"Michael","url":"https:\/\/mdfinancialskills.org\/author\/leigh\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

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