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In this episode, we ask:
- Do you remember the early 2000s?
- Do markets care about your timeline?
- What happens if the buffer is now gone?
- How can you go 2 weeks or more without a paycheck?
- What did the Federal Reserve’s retirement data say?
- What about groceries?
- What about one market dip?
- Is history kind to us here?
- How long did it take the market to recover?
- When will the next recession be?
- What did the CBO say will happen by 2029?
- What if we built strategies to keep wealth?
- What does traditional retirement planning focus on?
- What about curveballs?
- What about raising your own family and caring for aging parents?
- How many adults are juggling work, kids and elder care?
- Who cares for you, if your health fails?
- Should you sell stocks when the market is crashing?
- What is priceless?
- How do demographics amplify the pressure?
- How can you build resilience?
- What did Warren Buffet say in his letters?
- What did Jamie Dimon say in his forecast?
- Why is the shift from pensions to 401(k)s a disaster?
- What are the takeaways?
- Who needs to hear this?
- Would you like meet with Mark or one of Mark’s associates?
- How do I join the FREE! Not Your Average Financial Community?
Save the date!
Are you a business owner?
Are you focused on how to fund your life without running out of money?
Would you like to join us in LIVE and in-person for a very special workshop at Hotel Baker in St. Charles, IL?
We’re meeting on the afternoon of April 9, 2026.
Stay tuned for more details and registration information.
Ciara Stockeland is a speaker, author, 4x Ironman and Fractional CFO for inventory based businesses. Ciara has owned and operated a business since her early teens. As a serial entrepreneur, her business mindset and tenacity led her to opening her first store in 2006 which she then franchised. Her vast experience in both retail and wholesale industries led her to launch the first to market wholesale subscription box for boutique retailers, which she built and sold within 18 months. Most recently Ciara has launched the Inventory Genius, a consulting program for inventory-based business owners and has published the books Inventory Genius and Profit Genius, both of which give practical steps for creating more profitability in an inventory based business.
Len Sanford Jr. is the definition of a comeback story. Once a C student, a college dropout, and even homeless, Len rebuilt his life through God, grit, and growth. He built businesses from nothing, beat cancer, and transformed himself through self-education and relentless inner work. Today, he’s an asphalt foreman by day, a real-estate investor by trade, and author of From Overlooked to Unstoppable — a book born from lived experience, not theory. Len now helps high achievers break through invisible ceilings and unlock the performance they didn’t know they had. His mission: prove where you start has nothing to do with where you can rise.
