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FinCon\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t really think much about going to FinCon2016 but living in Las Vegas and the event taking place in San Diego, made it feel imperative that I attend.\u00a0 After all, it is only 5 hours in good traffic.\u00a0 Also, bothering me was how I would be able to attend without having to take time off from work.\u00a0 Well, fortunately we have a local sales office so I tried to kill two birds with one stone and both work and attend the conference.\u00a0 This turned out to be a bad idea since I ended up working the typical 10 hour work days but I did get to attend enough of the conference to understand that it is an absolute must attend for me in the future.<\/p>\n

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What is FinCon?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Its tag line is where money and media meet.\u00a0 It is an event where folks interested in digital media and personal<\/em> finance can meet to network and learn more about digital media and personal finance and how each apply to one another.<\/p>\n

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Highlights of FinCon 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keynote Speakers<\/p>\n

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Clark Howard I have been listening to Clark on the radio as well as watching Clark Howard\u2019s HLN.\u00a0 I believe that the HLN television show was on Saturday afternoons.\u00a0 I knew I would see Clark present but I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting him face to face in the lobby of the Sheraton.\u00a0 The event was held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.\u00a0 As I walked in the door, Howard greeted with a great big smile and shook my hand. What a thrill it was to meet him face to face after listening to him all these years.<\/p>\n

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Clark and I chit chatted about where I lived and he let me know he was familiar with the drive I had to make from Las Vegas to San Diego. I then told him that I was looking forward to his presentation and he joked about hoping he had something worthwhile to say.\u00a0\u00a0 Clark isn\u2019t flashy or a particular funny but he is a loveable guy.\u00a0 Everyone loves Clark.<\/p>\n

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Clark\u2019s presentation focused on the difference in media in today\u2019s media in comparison to when he had started in personal finance.\u00a0 He talked about how he was steadily losing ratings in radio and television and attributed it to the fact that the folks he was speaking to had gotten older.\u00a0 From there he had to make drastic changes that resulted in more focus on digital technologies for reaching out to his audience.\u00a0 Then his numbers started to come back.\u00a0 There was an interesting twist on this where he suggested to the audience that they were heavily invested in digital media and that they could gain audiences by leveraging the previous technologies. Namely, radio and television.\u00a0 This resulted in some heavy Q&A.<\/p>\n

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Jean Chatzky<\/p>\n

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Jean Chatzyky is a financial editor from NBCs today show.\u00a0 I am a bit embarrassed to say that her name sounded familiar to me but I really didn\u2019t know anything about her.\u00a0 She did a Special Live Episode of \u201cHer Money with Jean Chatzky\u201d right at the show.\u00a0 She interviewed three people that were attending the show.\u00a0 The questions focused on how the interviewees started in personal finance and built their businesses.\u00a0 She also took money confessions from the audience.\u00a0 These were quite amusing but were of value to everyone attending because we all make mistakes and we can learn valuable lessons from others.<\/p>\n

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Noah Kagan<\/p>\n

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Noah Kagan is and American Internet entrepreneur and the Founder of AppSumo.\u00a0 AppSumo provides digital tools and learning courses.\u00a0 Noah took us through his history of working in technology for companies like Intel, Facebook and Mint before starting up AppSumo. He was very entertaining but the most interesting part of the presentation was that he detailed his salary history throughout all of his job transitions.\u00a0 Most people tend to be skittish about providing that kind of detail but Noah was very comfortable.\u00a0 I think the audience was grateful for both his sense of humor and insight to what the work path is for a company founder in technology.<\/p>\n

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Sessions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There were many learning sessions which one would expect to find at a conference like this.\u00a0 A couple of my favorites were \u201cOn FIRE: Everything You Need to Know About the Financial Independence \/ Early Retirement Movement\u201d and \u201cMoney for Mature Audiences.\u00a0 Thank goodness we have access to the recordings as there were easily 40-50 sessions and some overlap.<\/p>\n

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FinCon Mentoring\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There was a part of the conference that ended up being a surprise to me.\u00a0 It was an hour session called FinCon Mentoring.\u00a0 Now I thought I had signed up for the mentoring but come to find out I hadn\u2019t according to the folks running the session.\u00a0 This session paired beginners up with seasoned veterans.\u00a0 Now that is something I want to be part of.\u00a0 Well, the coordinator of the session told me not to worry and she hooked me up with a lady named Lynette Khalfani-Cox.\u00a0 This was the highlight of my trip.\u00a0 It made the 5 hour car ride over along with two sleepless nights due to working and attending the conference worth it.\u00a0 Lynette is the money coach at www.askthemoneycoach.com<\/a>.\u00a0 And in my eyes she is the Money Coach Goddess.\u00a0 Lynette is a well sought out personal finance expert, public speaker, author, coach and web site owner.<\/p>\n

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Lynette was kind enough to spend an hour and a half with me even though the session was only supposed to last one hour and we started about a half hour late due to the fact that I wasn\u2019t really signed up or entitled to the session.\u00a0 Lynette told me all about her experiences in personal finance.\u00a0 We also chatted about our children since we both have children who are young adults along with the challenges of making sure our children are financially savvy.\u00a0\u00a0 She also took a look at my website which was in the beginning stages.\u00a0 Lynette gave me many suggestions and examples.\u00a0 I am forever grateful.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t even get to mention that I did see a couple brilliant personal finance people at the show.\u00a0 I saw Todd Tresidder who is the financialmentor.com.\u00a0 I voted for Todd to win the Plutus award for outstanding retirement website and I believe he won.\u00a0 I am not sure if the Madfientist was there but there was someone wearing a t-shirt advertising his site.\u00a0 I also ran into another gentleman who works out with me in a group exercise class in Austin.\u00a0 What are the chances of that happening?\u00a0 Two people interesting in personal finance and working out from the same class in the same city?\u00a0 This show along with Affiliate Market Summit East and West are now a must attend on my travel circuit.\u00a0 If you have any interest at all in personal finance then this is a must see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FinCon\u00a0   I didn\u2019t really think much about going to FinCon2016 but living in Las Vegas and the event taking place in San Diego, made it feel imperative that I attend.\u00a0 After all, it is only 5 hours in good traffic.\u00a0 Also, bothering me was how I would be able to attend without having to …<\/p>\n

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