Todd Smith

CFP, CLTC

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Todd Smith

Todd Smith Quick Facts

Main Areas
Financial coaching, planning, empowerment
Career Focus
Business Owner
Affiliation
Financial Planning Association, Shared Vision Network

Todd Smith is a financial writer, speaker, coach and fee-only financial planner located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. However, he works with small business owners and families all over the US including Colorado, Arizona, and Califo ia. He is passionate about financial literacy and has served as an advocate of financial freedom across all demographics through education and writing. He currently writes, teaches personal finance classes, and continues to provide comprehensive financial planning and wealth management solutions for select clients.

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New Year’s Day may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some resolutions to improve your finances. Taking care of your financial business early in the year could help keep your finances in shape in 2008 and beyond. I just finished going through my own financial resolutions and wanted to share some reminders with you. Here are five things to do NOW and throughout the year to transform your finances and your life. Improve your relationship with money.

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Modern society constantly inundates us with conflicting messages — especially when it comes to money. On the one hand, advertising touts the allure of bigger and better homes, the fastest cars, and the coolest new high-tech gadgetry.

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Many of us value our relationships, romantic and otherwise, above all else. We share laughter and love, while supporting each other through challenging times. But how do we mingle our finances and our relationships, if at all? Conversations about money often seem disparate from the connectedness and intimacy we share with each other. Are relationships and money talk really paradoxical? Considering how many studies list financial issues as a leading precursor to relationship conflict, the obvious answer may be yes.

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For many individuals, money is a topic that falls beyond the realm of who we are, what we stand for and who, as people, we want to be. In reality, however, our money behavior and money beliefs are intricately and indelibly connected to our greater belief systems. Many challenges we face in life and with our money are tied to this co-created reality we believe to be true. To fully understand ¯ much less, alter ¯ our relationship with money and our money beliefs, we must first examine our greater belief systems.

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Growing up, we always knew when the household bills came due. There was always a day or two when my sisters and I dared not bother our mother, who had the responsibility of paying the bills and balancing the checkbook. Frankly, we quickly learned to just stay away at that time. Those couple of days were always shrouded in a heavy, anxiety-laden atmosphere, looming like Phoenix’s smog blanket waiting for a storm to wash it away. In retrospect, I wonder what my father’s role was; he never seemed to be present, emotionally or physically.

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Since the New Deal, government programs that support our financial success have been a consistent part of our social fabric until now. With questionable social security solvency and dwindling numbers of traditional pension plans, recent public policy has shifted towards more personal ownership and creating unprecedented individual savings opportunities. However, new opportunities breed new responsibilities and we must question whether individuals are prepared for such a societal paradigm shift.

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Prom night is a day away. You have your dress for the prom. Your friends have arranged for an escort. However, when you wake up there it is right on top of your nose is a zit, an ugly acne that you cannot hide with any acne treatment. What will you do? Freak-out, hide behind the closet or cry your heart out because you will miss the prom night. You need not do this, I can help you with some proven acne treatments to ensure you will not miss the occasion.nnAcne is a problem mo

November 28, 2007

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Both men and women, of any age, can experience thinning hair problems, and so therefore it is understandably an issue that needs to be taken quite seriously into consideration. Not only can thinning hair be distressing and negatively affect one’s confidence and self-esteem, but as well it can be the sign of a more serious underlying problem or even a deadly disease such as cancer. nnThe CausennThere can be different causes in different cases, however all hair loss probl

November 27, 2007

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Do you experience acne more often than the others? Are you adult experiencing acne? Are you worried it will not go away? Acne is a problem for many people; however acne is not a disease. There are ways to clear acne using effective treatments and there are also ways to avoid developing acne. Let us discuss in this article a few acne treatments and some tips on how to avoid developing these blemishes.nnTypes of acne treatmentsnn• Medicationn• Facial treatmentsn&#82

November 19, 2007

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Contacting Todd Smith

todd@level5financial.com

(719) 323-1240