Better Investing

The Better Investing Show hosted by Gregory Davis is designed to educate, entertain and motivate listeners to move forward with purpose.

Finding Your Purpose in 15 Minutes

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and founder of the financial literacy provider G.Davis Capital.   Author Interview In Finding Your Purpose in 15 Minutes, the Social Entrepreneur and CEO of Drakeford, Scott, and Associates LLC, Derrick Drakeford writes about how individuals, families and organizations can chart a purposeful path.   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!

11-30
17:00

How to Begin Investing?

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and founder of the financial literacy provider G.Davis Capital.   Topic #1: How to Begin Investing Rule #1: Make sure you have money to lose Rule #2: Know if you’re a Safe Sally (Conservative) or a Wild Wendy (Aggressive) Rule #3: Keep a Journal   Rule #4: I.D. Your Price Point   Rule #5: Always Buy at a Discount (5%, 10%, 15% Discounts or Nothing at All!)   Rule #6: Read “Beating the Street” by Peter Lynch   Rule #7: Paper Trade or open a Portfolio at SmartMoney.com Rule #8: Know your goals for investing Topic #2: Food Donations Topic #3: The PhD Project  The PhD Project's mission is to increase the diversity of corporate America by increasing the diversity of business school faculty. We attract African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans to business Ph.D. programs, and provide a network of peer support on their journey to becoming professors. Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!!!

11-23
13:00

What's going on with the NBA Lockout?

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and founder of the financial literacy provider G.Davis Capital. The prolific sports commentator Saleem M. and one of Chicago's finest business minds Clayton V. are stopping by to answer the questions people want to know. 1)Why are the players on strike? 2)Are NBA players collecting unemployment during the strike? 3)Who can hold on longer? 4)Who's right? Who's wrong? 5)How do you think players should be spending their time? 6)Have you heard any stories about how players have been spending their time? 7)Will the fans wait?  If not, where will they go? Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!!!

11-03
22:00

Running a Business in a Tough Economy

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and founder of the financial literacy provider G.Davis Capital. Dr. L Kelsey Armstrong, DPM, CSCS the owner of Armstrong Podiatry & Sports Health in Durham, NC will speak about running a business in a tough economy. 1. How did you get started? 2. What are some of the challenges? 3. How are you using technology to solve any of those problems? 4. What are a few of the things you've learned for those who will follow? 5. What are the things you do each day that bring you that much closer to success? 6. What's next for Armstrong Podiatry? 7. Where can people learn more about you and your practice?   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!!!

10-21
17:00

Why is the Economy so Bad?

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and founder of the financial literacy provider G.Davis Capital.  Welcome our in house guest, Jean F. Why is the Economy so Bad? 1. Because consumer spending is down 2. Fewer jobs and fewer jobs avaiable 3. There are not enough entreprenures creating jobs to make up for the one's being lost to Globalization Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!!!

10-07
15:00

How to Invest Friday's

Welcome to another edition of Better Investing, I am your host Gregory Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing (4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com) and founder of the financial literacy provider GDavisCapital.com. 1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 400 Points yesterday, now what? Stocks skidded 3 percent on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth day as a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession. 2. 5 Investing Tips for Beginners 1. Pay off credit card debt 2. Build an emergency savings 3. Establish goals (10% return in a week or 20% for children in the future) 4. Know your risk tolerance 5. List the services or products you like   3. Is there a way to invest in company stock without paying broker fees? Visit: 1. DirectInvesting.com 2. Cola's FAQ - Shareowner Information http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/contactus/faq/stock.html 3. https://www-us.computershare.com/Investor/default.asp and search for KO   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal to educate, stimulate and empower investors to Grow!!!!!   4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

09-23
16:00

His & Hers Topics in Finance & Life

Thank you for joining us here for another edition of Better Investing.  I’m your host, Gregory Davis, Author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and owner of GDavisCapital.com SEGMENT 1: INTRODUCTIONS SEGMENT 2: We are introducing His & Hers Fridays-Why? SEGMENT 3: Market Volatility SEGMENT 4: The Help Visit us at: 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where as always our goal is to empower, stimulate and encourage investors to grow!

08-12
16:00

Finance Lite Fridays

Thank you for joining us here for another edition of Better Investing.  I’m your host, Gregory Davis, Author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and owner of GDavisCapital.com 1.What happened to the Dow Jones Industrial Average? How to make Money When the Market is Falling on ETFReady.com 2. The Debt Ceiling Myths & Facts  3. Road Trip = Stress Relief Book Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ETFReady.com GDavisCapital.com

08-05
15:00

Real Estate, Sports Arenas, Women's World Cup, Bank Accounts

Thank you for joining us here for another edition of Better Investing.  Im your host, Gregory Davis, Author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing and owner of GDavisCapital.com Presents…. Real Estate & Private Equity, Sports Arena Financing, US Women’s Soccer & Bank Accounts for Youth 1. How Petra Ecclestone is tied to Private Equity? 2. Turning Sports into a Learning Activity (Private Activity Muni Bonds) 3. BallParks.com 4. Hats of to the Women of the FIFA World Cup 2011 5. Bank Accounts for Youth GDavisCapital.com 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com ETFReady.com

07-18
17:00

Walk-ins, Queen Latifah, Refinancing & a Cash Diet

Your host Gregory S. Davis, author of 4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing available on Lulu.com Presents... 1. Walk In Interview Tips *Dress *Resume *Conversation *Hours 2. Queen Latifah "Put on Your Crown" 3. Refinancing: Bankrate.com 4. Cash Diet   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing! 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com

06-24
16:00

Let’s talk Gaga, NBA Finals Owners, Jumping the Broom Lesson

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com Presents.... Let’s talk Gaga, NBA Finals Owners, Jumping the Broom Lessons Read along at:4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com Troy Carter owner of Coalition Media Group Working on building Backplane = A platform and tools for communities to socialize  and communicate on a more focused level. Lady Gaga, one of Mr. Carters clients, is one of the ventures investors.   NBA Finals Team Valuation   Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks   Micky Arison, Miami Heat Carnival Cruise Line (NYSE: CCL) versus the Dow and the S&P 500     Lesson Learned from “Jumping the Broom” Family over money Power of Prayer Withstanding life’s challenges and tests Emergency Savings

06-06
17:00

Your W4, Chinawood, Debt, Randy "Mancho Man" Savage

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com & Amazon.com   Presents.... 1. Filling out your W4 2. US Hits $14.294 Debt Ceiling 3. Chinawood...Vision 4. Remembering Randy "Mancho Man" Savage   Thank you for joining us here at Better Investing where the Goal as always is to educate, stimulate and empower investors to grow! 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

05-24
17:00

Let’s Talk QE2, Globalization & Education, the Penn Relays

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com & Amazon.com  Presents.... 1. What exactly is Quantitative Easing 2? “Stock Market Momentum in Question” on ETFReady.com 2. Globalization, Where we Stand: THE QUESTION: IN TODAY’S GLOBAL ECONOMY, ARE U.S. STUDENTS READY TO COMPETE WITH THOSE AROUND THE WORLD? (A PBS Special) 3. Video Q&A requests to: info@gdaviscapital.com 4. The Penn Relays One of the largest track & field competitions in the world! 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

05-03
17:00

The Price of Everything Matters

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com and Amazon.com   Presents........The Price of Everything Matters #1 Gold hit a record above $1,500/oz. If Gold is up what's down? #2 AirLease IPO #3 Commercial Real Estate 101: Anyone interested in buying a mall? #4 Hedge Fund Assets pass $2 trillion dollars 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com Audio Book: MySpace.com/4PillarsBeforeInvesting GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

04-21
19:00

NFL Lockout, Sbarros, Lebron and Book versus Wall St Smart

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com & Amazon.com  Presents..... NFL Revenues   What Happened to Sbarros?   LeBron takes a Minority Stake in Liverpool   Book Smart Versus Street Smart: Are stocks expensive or Undervalued?

04-15
18:00

Food, Oil, The Dow & Atlas Shrugged 0 - 200

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Amazon.com & Lulu.com Presents.... I. Atlas-Shrugged 0 – 200 II. Chef Jeff Henderson III. Dow Jones Industrial Average IV. Food & Oil Prices 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

04-06
17:00

SuperHuman, Taxes, Charity, Dow Jones Industrial Average Quiz

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com Presents.... Super Human.. Taxes… Charity Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Quiz Question: Which company on the DJIA earned the most revenue in 2010? 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com

03-28
16:00

Japan, Savings Ideas, Charity and Brains

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com Presents Presents....Let’s Talk Japan, Savings Ideas, Charity and Brains 1. Japan: The Tsunami, Japan and Investment ideas 2. Savings Ideas: Rewards Points and Coupons 3. Charity: Inspired by Celebrity Apprentice 4. Book Recommendations: *Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, PhD *Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson The Tsunami that hit Japan last week Friday is major news and my heart is with the people of the great nation as they begin to heal and rebuild. Here at better investing its important that we also review the event as a learning opportunity. Disclaimer: This information is strictly for information and educational purposes only. I am not recommended any investment. Please consult your own advisor before making any trade or investment. GDavisCapital.com ETFReady.com 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com

03-17
16:00

Finance Free Monday's: 5 Game Changing Ideas

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com GDavisCapital.com 4PillarsBeforeInvesting.com ETFReady.com Presents....5 GAME CHANGING IDEAS #1. School Going back to school Graduates coming out with Computer Science degrees have been able to find a job #2. Health Health Check Ups New athletic equipment could give you extra incentive to keep working out #3. Goals Audio encouragement: http://www.myspace.com/4pillarsbeforeinvesting #23 #4 Job Searching via Networks *Organizations *Associations *Friends #5 Compete Competition can bring out your best. To examine this topic further going to being reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Reality Show Examples: Chopped Celebrity Apprentice Brain Stimulation

03-07
16:00

Let's Talk Reginald Lewis, The Exchanges & the NY Bar Exam

Your host, Gregory Davis, author of "4 Pillars to Stand on Before Investing" on Lulu.com. Audio available at MySpace.com/4PillarsBeforeInvesting Presents....Let's Talk Reginald Lewis, The Exchanges & the NY Bar Exam. This weeks program beings with a tribute to the Lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Chairman, CEO, husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend Reginald F. Lewis. Mr. Lewis is 1. The first person in Harvard Law School History to be accepted before filling out an application. 2. The first African American to setup a Law Firm on Wall Street 3. The first person to successfully execute the largest leveraged buyout at the time of overseas assets by an American company at $985 million. Next we will discuss why the New York Stock Exchange is attempting to join forces with the German Exchange Deutsche Borse Group. Finally we will discuss the New York Bar Examination held this past weekend and Buffalo and New York City due to the international cast of attendees.

02-26
16:00

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