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		<title>By: Miguel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. What are my goals in life and am I on the right track to achieving them?
- Objective is to be healthy, happy and wealthy. And also leave something behind that makes the world a better place.

2. Am I maximizing my earnings potential? 
- No. There are plenty of oppty&#039;s for me to make more money, but I&#039;ve decided those would violate the healthy/happy objective. I do well enough.

3. Am I saving enough money for my old age?
- Yes, I think so, but difficult to plan for so many variables. I know I won&#039;t starve, but not sure how much I&#039;ll be able to live it up either.

4. If I die tomorrow, will my family have enough to take care of their needs?
- Yes, I&#039;ve made sure of that via insurance. 

5. If I am disabled tomorrow, will I have enough to support both my dependants and myself?
- Yes, thru savings and insurance.

6. Is my family financially and physically prepared to handle a natural or man-made disaster?
- Yes, I live in NYC. Unexpected disaster is a way of life here.

7. If I lose my job tomorrow, do I have enough liquid assets to support my family for several months?
- Yes, definately.

8. Do I have enough medical insurance coverage to handle a catastrophic health problem for a member of my family?
- Yes.

9. Is my investment portfolio sufficiently diversified?
- Yes, reviewed annually with fin&#039;l advisor.

10. Is the asset allocation of my investment portfolio proper for my risk tolerance?
- Yes, reviewed annually with fin&#039;l advisor.

11. Am I getting a sufficiently high return on my investments, compared to the level of risk I am accepting?
- Yes.

12. Am I spending too much of my income?
- No, I don&#039;t think so. I saved over 50% of my income last year, I feel good about having a little fun this year.

13. Is there a way for me to reduce my spending?
- Well yes, but where&#039;s the fun in that.

14. Can I handle my current level of debt?
- Yes.

15. Do I need to be carrying any debt?
- How do you define &quot;need&quot;. I think carrying some debt (i.e. mortgage) gives me greater financial flexibility.

16. Is there a way for me to reduce the level of interest I am paying on my debt?
- Only by paying it off.

17. How do I rate my financial well being and the way I manage my finances?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, I give myself a 9.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. What are my goals in life and am I on the right track to achieving them?<br />
- Objective is to be healthy, happy and wealthy. And also leave something behind that makes the world a better place.</p>
<p>2. Am I maximizing my earnings potential?<br />
- No. There are plenty of oppty&#8217;s for me to make more money, but I&#8217;ve decided those would violate the healthy/happy objective. I do well enough.</p>
<p>3. Am I saving enough money for my old age?<br />
- Yes, I think so, but difficult to plan for so many variables. I know I won&#8217;t starve, but not sure how much I&#8217;ll be able to live it up either.</p>
<p>4. If I die tomorrow, will my family have enough to take care of their needs?<br />
- Yes, I&#8217;ve made sure of that via insurance. </p>
<p>5. If I am disabled tomorrow, will I have enough to support both my dependants and myself?<br />
- Yes, thru savings and insurance.</p>
<p>6. Is my family financially and physically prepared to handle a natural or man-made disaster?<br />
- Yes, I live in NYC. Unexpected disaster is a way of life here.</p>
<p>7. If I lose my job tomorrow, do I have enough liquid assets to support my family for several months?<br />
- Yes, definately.</p>
<p>8. Do I have enough medical insurance coverage to handle a catastrophic health problem for a member of my family?<br />
- Yes.</p>
<p>9. Is my investment portfolio sufficiently diversified?<br />
- Yes, reviewed annually with fin&#8217;l advisor.</p>
<p>10. Is the asset allocation of my investment portfolio proper for my risk tolerance?<br />
- Yes, reviewed annually with fin&#8217;l advisor.</p>
<p>11. Am I getting a sufficiently high return on my investments, compared to the level of risk I am accepting?<br />
- Yes.</p>
<p>12. Am I spending too much of my income?<br />
- No, I don&#8217;t think so. I saved over 50% of my income last year, I feel good about having a little fun this year.</p>
<p>13. Is there a way for me to reduce my spending?<br />
- Well yes, but where&#8217;s the fun in that.</p>
<p>14. Can I handle my current level of debt?<br />
- Yes.</p>
<p>15. Do I need to be carrying any debt?<br />
- How do you define &#8220;need&#8221;. I think carrying some debt (i.e. mortgage) gives me greater financial flexibility.</p>
<p>16. Is there a way for me to reduce the level of interest I am paying on my debt?<br />
- Only by paying it off.</p>
<p>17. How do I rate my financial well being and the way I manage my finances?<br />
- On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, I give myself a 9.</p>
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		<title>By: Shadox</title>
		<link>http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/04/16/assessing-your-financial-well-being/comment-page-1/#comment-97907</link>
		<dc:creator>Shadox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for the warm recommendation! It is appreciated.

I am a regular reader of AllFinancialMatters. In fact, your blog is one of the things that inspired me to get on my own little soap box.

Much obliged.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for the warm recommendation! It is appreciated.</p>
<p>I am a regular reader of AllFinancialMatters. In fact, your blog is one of the things that inspired me to get on my own little soap box.</p>
<p>Much obliged.</p>
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