781-Disaster is NOT a Strategy

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781-Disaster is NOT a Strategy

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Disaster is NOT a strategy. But you can build a strategy for virtually any disaster. Joshua

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Apr 22, 2021

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Joshua J Sheats, MSFS, CLU, ChFC, CASL, CAP, RHU, REBC is a financial planner who teaches people how to live a rich life now while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less. He mixes creative approaches to lifestyle design, deep-dive financial planning techniques, and hard-core business strategy to equip you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to build financial independence.

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