Jon Stone Goff, President's Blog

How much is your integrity worth?

remudafinancial — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:36:30 +0000

Today I exchanged a propane tank at Home Depot which cost me about $18. When I went to make the automated exchange two doors opened both with full tanks. There was no supervision and it would have been very easy to have taken both and have gotten a “two-fer” without anyone knowing. Well, the problem was that as stood there in that pinnacle moment (and candidly thought about taking both and giving one to my father-in-law to use) I realized that I would know and that I had basically just taken something that wasn’t mine to take. So, it didn’t take me long to determine that my integrity is worth a hell of a lot more than $18. It’s not much but isn’t it the little things in life where the grey line exists? This is what I believe the Code of the West is all about; honor, truthfulness and integrity. This country just might stand a chance of surviving if more of us chose to live by this code or any manner of principles that sadly may be deemed “old-fashioned” in this day and age.

I don’t care that it’s “that time of the year” when we’re supposed to be more charitable, thoughtful or good. This is a decision that should be made everyday all year long. However, perhaps since folks get all giddy (and nuts) during the next month or so, I ask you, “how much is your integrity worth?” Share your story or ideas with your social network and hopefully it will prompt some sanity and goodwill amongst your fellow man and most importantly yourself.

Jon Stone Goff

President

Remuda Financial, Inc.

www.RemudaFinancial.com

Raising prosperity in the American cattle industry one cowboy at a time.

This is a forward I received of a fairly amusing farmer joke that’s also unfortunately a little too true . . . .

remudafinancial — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:17:55 +0000

The North Dakota Department of Labor claimed a small Bismarck dairy farmer was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.

Department of Labor employee: I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them.

Farmer: Well, there’s my farm hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.

Then there’s the mentally challenged worker. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.

Department of Labor employee: That’s the guy I want to talk to… the mentally challenged one.

Farmer: That would be me.

Most business owners are too busy paying taxes and interest to notice the biggest funding opportunity right under their noses . . . .

remudafinancial — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:22:20 +0000

Finding the money that is being transferred to others unnecessarily and using those recovered dollars as an alternative financing option that benefits the business and its owner(s) is our specialty at Remuda Financial. We work specifically with agricultural-related operations but this information will serve any business owner in any industry.

Once you learn how to bypass the pitfalls of traditional banking and financing, then your opportunity to enhance your profits, purchasing power and wealth generating capabilities will increase substantially to your benefit. Eliminating all of these risks and pitfalls will require new knowledge.

This new knowledge will include understanding two things: first, you must have a clear understanding of how our banking system works; and second, what your alternative option is for accessing capital, preserving assets, creating long-term wealth and protecting your property. Although the current debt and lending policies in this country are suppressing businesses, you will be learning how to grow despite them with complete control and self-reliance.

Are you currently experiencing or anticipating increased taxes, income constraints, heavy regulation and/or lack of access to capital? You must allow yourself the opportunity to be in charge of your own destiny and to control your money, capital and cash flows. Being a business owner is not about having huge sums of money lost unnecessarily to "taxation" and "interest charges." However, it should be about the opportunity to achieve success without interference or dependence on others.

The concept of privatized banking may be considered unconventional by most standards (remember that everything in the financial world is compared to what everyone else is doing) but it is not only simplistic but a realistic and workable idea once it’s been taught to you. If it takes you less than sixty seconds to positively answer the question, “Would you like to take control of your financing needs instead of relying on someone else and turn a loss into a gain?”, then the time is now to embrace the opportunity before you to become the student of the process.

Jon Stone Goff, President & Founder

Remuda Financial, Inc

www.RemudaFinancial.com

Don’t you get tired of people talking about what they “can’t do”? Whatever happened to the mindset of this is what we “will do”? Especially in regards to customer service!

remudafinancial — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:48:54 +0000

Jon Stone Goff, President

www.RemudaFinancial.com

Mounting from the Right ~ a fresh perspective on something that is rarely experienced, if ever, but oh so sorely needed . . .

remudafinancial — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:19:44 +0000

Happy Independence Day weekend from Remuda Financial! Our gift to you in celebration is freedom through financial education . . . . . .

remudafinancial — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:27:18 +0000

Take advantage of free education that will give you liquidity, use and control of your money. Claim this precious gift by visiting our newly released and improved website:

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Jon Stone Goff

President

Remuda Financial, Inc.

Champion of all who make their living from land and livestock

. . . rounding up the dollars lost unnecessarily.

This overview of the recently passed health care reform law gets right to the crux of it for those who are interested

remudafinancial — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:36:41 +0000

Download now or preview on posterous

TAFT-Reform_Overview.pdf (210 KB)

Whether you perceive it as a good thing or a bad thing there has been a lot of muddy water on just exactly what is contained within the 2,000+ pages of legislation so hopefully this overview will help clear up any of the murkiness around the coming changes within the next few years. Emotions and personal feelings aside it’s a “just the facts ma’am” perspective.

This comes from a newsletter put out by one of our partnering organizations, The Taft Companies, who we work with when we have agribusinesses we are working with who would benefit from the use of a captive insurance company. What are the top five reasons to consider a captive insurance company?

Reduce traditional insurance costs
Provide coverage’s not otherwise available
Capture underwriting profits and investment income from paid-in premium
Benefit from actual loss experience versus industry wide and/or underwriter’s perception of potential for adverse loss experience
Great estate planning vehicle

Not all agribusinesses would qualify for one of these creative financial vehicles but if your gross operating income is large enough, you may want to look into it as an option. If you have any questions or would like a no-obligation consultation, just get in contact with me and we’ll talk.

Jon Stone Goff

www.RemudaFinancial.com

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What could taxes, disability and long term care costs mean to you looking forward?

remudafinancial — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:26:50 +0000

TAX INCREASES START 1/1/11 – Senate Budget Committee is recommending a top tax rate on dividends of 39.6%…a 164% increase from the current 15%. Add another 3.8% on all investment income (starting in 2013) required by the recent health care bill and you almost triple the top dividend rate to 43.4%. Dividends are already taxed once at the corporate rate of 35%. The individual dividend tax is a second levy on that same income, meaning that the government will get up to 60 cents on each dividend dollar. Have you looked into Remuda Financial’s captive strategies yet as a way to increase your passive income which is taxed at 0%?

GUARANTEED INCOME = HAPPINESS – A MetLife survey reports that only 40% of the survey participants had disability insurance. Of the participants with coverage, they had on average only enough to cover just one-third of their income. Where will your income come from if you get injured and can no longer work and how much?

LONG TERM CARE COSTS – According to an annual survey recently conducted, costs for long term care continued to post big increases. At some point, two-thirds of you over the age of 65 will need someone or someplace to take care of you. Outside of the traditional expense of long-term care insurance are you familiar with your options to cover this potential risk down the road?

As Professional Bull Rider, Cord McCoy, would say, “Oh my gravy!”

Bottom line . . . be prepared because failing to plan is planning to fail. Whether you seek help through us or someone else, you need to ask yourself “have I done everything in my power to protect myself, my family and my business from these inevitable, unfortunate and hopefully unnecessary events?”

*These facts were taken from the May 1, 2010 Financial Services Online newsletter.

JSG

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Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution . . .

remudafinancial — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:02:16 +0000

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."

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Congratulations from Remuda Financial to Craig Cameron for winning the 2010 Road to the Horse competition!

remudafinancial — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:11 +0000

Three unbroke colts, three top clinicians, three hours of work over a two day period, and three unique styles of natural horsemanship but only one can claim the title and bragging rights for this years challenge. After two previous attempts, the third time was a charm for Craig as he got to claim the coveted title given to the cowboy who displayed supreme horsemanship in the seventh year of this great colt starting challenge.

My wife Karen and I were very fortunate to have had an opportunity to ride with Craig last October. He’s not only a supreme horseman but a supreme human being. To say it was a life changing experience for both of us would be a gross understatement. We’ve both been riding horses for 30+ years but what we learned with Craig over a four day period probably surpassed all of the other years of experience combined. The three most important things that we took away from our time with Craig were:

Accept what the horse gives you each day – don’t be frustrated if it’s less than what it was yesterday
Position, position, position
Think – riding is a thinking man’s game

I’ve shared some photos of my personal experience with him but I have to say that they are not enough and when we have the opportunity, we will jump at the chance to ride with Craig again. I strongly encourage you to do the same if you are someone who is serious about having the best and most effective relationship with your horse as possible. Make it a point to learn from this man any way that you can.

JSG

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