{"id":6707,"date":"2023-03-09T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/start-the-year-right-setting-financial-goals-for-success\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T11:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:02:26","slug":"start-the-year-right-setting-financial-goals-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/start-the-year-right-setting-financial-goals-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Start the Year Right: Setting Financial Goals for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting financial goals is an essential part of achieving financial success.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Establishing objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) is key to keeping track of progress and staying motivated. Goals should be both short- and long-term, such as saving $500 for an emergency fund or investing $100,000 for retirement within the next 10 years.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Keeping goals achievable and realistic is important to ensure that progress is not too slow or too easy.<\/p>\n

Once you have established your goals, begin putting your money to work and contributing as much as you can to achieve these objectives.[2]<\/a><\/sup> It is also important to make sure that your portfolio is diversified across stocks and bonds, different investing styles, and different sectors.[3]<\/a><\/sup> How much should be allocated to each depends on your time horizon and risk tolerance.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The beginning of the year is a great time to take on new financial goals and make positive changes.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Setting financial goals is a powerful tool that can help you stay focused and measure progress towards achieving your objectives. By putting in a bit of effort and dedication, you can make sure that your money works for you and that you can reach your objectives.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“How Setting Goals Eases Your Path to Financial Success” Siliconindia.com, 8 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.siliconindia.com\/news\/general\/how-setting-goals-eases-your-path-to-financial-success-nid-221609-cid-1.html<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“How to set and achieve your financial goals” Cointelegraph, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-to-set-and-achieve-your-financial-goals<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“7 Steps to Help You Take Control of Your Finances This Year” Business Insider, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sc\/seven-steps-to-help-you-take-control-of-your-finances-this-year<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Quick, simple things you can do this year to improve your financial future” WTHITV.com, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.wthitv.com\/quick-simple-things-you-can-do-this-year-to-improve-your-financial-future\/article_bc7740d0-fa54-5615-a52a-a4794cfd5072.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“4 tips for starting your new financial year – Q City Metro” Qcity metro, 8 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/qcitymetro.com\/2023\/03\/08\/4-tips-for-starting-your-new-financial-year\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“5 Essential Financial Planning Tips for 2023 That Can Help You Reach Your Goals” Best Stocks, 7 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/beststocks.com\/5-essential-financial-planning-tips-for-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Setting financial goals is an essential part of achieving financial success.[0] Establishing objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) is key to keeping track of progress and staying motivated. Goals should be both short- and long-term, such as saving $500 for an emergency fund or investing $100,000 for retirement within the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6708,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6707\/revisions\/6708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dudleymediagroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}