Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you work you just can't seem to get ahead financially?  Have you ever felt unappreciated or underpaid by your boss or organization you work for? Have you ever felt powerless with your financial future like it seems so hard to make & save alot of money & often when you do it seems to disappear as fast as it came? Have you ever dreamed of having a better life, a life where you work because you choose to NOT because you have to? A life where you make a 6 o …

Why we started this group? This group was created to help spread ideas related to building a financial plan that will take us from where we are today, and where we want to be in the future. Building a safety net Organizing your finances College planning Retirement planning Importance of estate planning What is the purpose of this group? The purpose behind the creation of this group is to spread awareness of the vast financial tools and techniques available to help us reach our financial goa …

… *Do you find it challenging to understand the “attributes” of myriad of financial products? * Running into frequent conflict with your business sponsors who keep “changing their mind”? * Finding it difficult to influence the business leaders for securing a large IT investment? * Wondering how to build a “full blown” financial model to prove your IT recommendations? * Can’t see a clear connection between the business strategy and IT strategy? * Not feeling confident in writing “business requireme …

… *Do you find it challenging to understand the “attributes” of myriad of financial products? * Running into frequent conflict with your business sponsors who keep “changing their mind”? * Finding it difficult to influence the business leaders for securing a large IT investment? * Wondering how to build a “full blown” financial model to prove your IT recommendations? * Can’t see a clear connection between the business strategy and IT strategy? * Not feeling confident in writing “business requireme …

Greetings!!   Join this emerging forum to build or enhance finance "number" skills ...practical finance, accounting, and business skills to become savvy at our jobs and ventures. Instead of taking charge of our career or venture dreams, look at what we have done to our economy by ignoring our continued growth in our financial & business acumen. Irrespective of whether you are a total novice, curious, accountant, a new finance associate, a seasoned finance professional, banker, docto …

P.S. This forum is created to serve unique needs of existing and emerging business & financial professionals based on the feedback received from two general business forums (check out those forums!): 1. http://www.meetup.com/Entrepreneurship-Creative-Business-MBA/ 2. http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Practical-MBA-Forum/ _________________________________________________________________________ Greetings!   Welcome to this member-driven ef …

Our group was designed to teach young people about the importance of understanding their personal finances.

Understand P&L Statements, Cash-Flow Reports & Balance Sheets in just one day! Come learn what many successful businesspeople consider the single most critical business practice: Accounting. Arlette Beauchamps teaches small business owners from all backgrounds accounting fundamentals. You will get hands-on experience reading basic financial statements. You will analyze real business accounting transactions and see how to enter them into financial statements like the P&L and Balance Sheet. …

MY story. My name is Val Kleyman. I have been a part-time Real Estate Investor for 5 of years now. I own a number of rental properties. My credit score is mid 700's and I have a full-time job elsewhere (my credibility is just like yours). For the past 5 years, I have had my ups and downs as an investor, but lately I have realized that this is not a solo game, you need friends, partners and lenders. I am not a financial advisor, an accountant or a lawyer, just someone that does this hand’s on an …

Going through a divorce can be a time of great upheaval in which emotions and uncertainty take center stage. It is also a time when it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the important financial decisions that need to be made. What should we do about the house? What are my options for health insurance? Will I have enough after the divorce to pay my bills? Should each of us just keep our 401(k) or other retirement plans? Does it make sense to trade pension rights for the house? Will I have eno …

This group is the founding Ed Tech Entrepreneurs Meetup. Founded in Manhattan in 2010, this ed tech meet up brings educators, ed tech entrepreneurs and investors together to create a cultural shift in the way we teach, learn and thrive as a community. We have teacher panels, entrepreneur presentations and investor feedback in a bi-monthly meetup series. It's a great place to talk about apps, community, politics, funding, education, training and professional development for a 21st Century global …

Our mission is to provide a program of sound investment information, education, and support that helps create successful lifetime investors. By becoming confident, knowledgeable investors, our members are empowered to build better financial futures for themselves and their families. Who We Are We are a group of investors with a target focus on credit/financial education, real estate investment opportunities and leveraging our partnership with REIA NYC (www.reianyc.org), and direct sales compani …

Robert Kiyosaki states that his rich dad told him he needs to learn how to sell. I agree. Learning to sell is a very profitable business. Insurance companies sell premiums on things they do not own to make money. Did you know you can become your own insurance company? Did you know you can control stocks you do not own? Allow me to introduce you to the world of option trading. There are people today who are making money in the stock market in this economy and you can too. You can supplement your …

CFTA is open to anyone who is interested in networking and learning with those interested in trading the foreign currency and futures market.   www.Meetup.com/forex-futures-online-trading-association     The purpose of the Currency and Futures Traders Association is to elevate the trading expertise of our members by providing: A forum for traders to network and share ideas Demonstrations of a variety of trading methods and software Presentations of individual experiences Information regarding o …

Get together with beginning and experienced investors near you with IBD Meetup. All investors are welcome. You do NOT need to be an IBD subscriber to join and membership is free! IBD Meetups are officially brought to you by Investor's Business Daily. No solicitations. Check out these other pages to find out more about this Meetup: About Us http://ibd.meetup.com/517/about/ Investment Resources on the Web http://ibd.meetup.com/517/pages/Investment_Resources_on_the_Web/

Group goal: To hold meetings with investment professionals who implement ETF's in their strategies. -The attendees will exchange thoughts and ideas about ETF's. If you are interested in or are currently using ETF's, then this group may be worth joining and interacting with. We have a good mix of retail or private ETF investors and investment professionals who utilize ETF's.