Author Archive for Kevin Theissen
Kevin M. Theissen, principal and financial advisor at Skygate Financial Group LLC, has more than 20 years of experience as an investment advisor, wealth manager and tax professional.
Self-employed? You can still save for retirement
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Can I save for retirement if I’m self-employed? The answer is yes … … but how do you do it? You don’t have an employer retirement plan or a department to assist you. The responsibility falls entirely on you. Several surveys have shown that as much as 70 […]
Delayed gratification is the secret to success in life, wealth
“The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.” – Miguel de Cervantes By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Delayed gratification is one of the most important characteristics for success in health, work and life overall. There is no question that it is also […]
Pay your savings before you pay your bills
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Each month you settle down to pay bills. You pay your mortgage lender. You pay the electric company. You pay the trash collector. But do you pay yourself? One of the most basic tenets of sound investing involves the simple habit of “paying yourself first,” in other words, […]
Before investing, understand your emotions and biases
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC One of the most well-known investors of the 20th century, Benjamin Graham, said, “The investor’s chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself.” What Graham understood — and modern research is catching up to — is the idea that we all have […]
