Investing & Personal
Financial Planning




Instructor led, feature course using video and power point with over 6 hours of Material and Lessons including Action Plans and Downloadable Materials/Workbooks. This course is for those who want to Take Control of their Retirement Planning, Stock Market Investing, Risk Assessment, Managing Risk, and more!

eVolve - Complete Personal Financial Learning Center




Officially licensed NFEC Online Learning Center with over 60 hours of content and 12 Prebuilt Workshops such as Investing & Retirement Planning, Home Ownership, Budgeting, Debt Elimination, Student Loan Repayment, Managing Risk/Insurance and many others. Created by the National Financial Educators Council, an accredited institution used by some of the largest universities and banks in the country.

Physical Gold & Silver
Investing




Want to learn about investing in Physical Precious Metals like Gold & Silver?
Joe Gonzales is a licensed broker with Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments (MN License #40705345) and is available for FREE consultation to help you decide if Precious Metals are right for you. Want to get started learning?
Download this Free e-guide,
on Where to Start? 12 FAQ's about Gold & Silver Investing here:

Joe Gonzales

About the Instructor:
Hi, I’m Joe Gonzales.



Welcome to Take Control Financial!

This site designed to help you Take Control of your personal finances because nobody else is going to care for your hard earned money and lifestyle like you should!

I'll do this through the lens of a finance professional with a 24+ year corporate banking career, a current NFEC Certified Financial Instructor, and a licensed Gold/Silver Precious Metals broker with Miles Franklin Precious Metals. I also have a Finance degree, and I've been an entrepreneur and investor that has learned plenty of lessons both good and not so good (even the not so good are still lessons!).

It is my desire to help you take the fear out of dealing with finances and feel less stressed and better informed to make decisions on retirement planning, the stock market, debts, and other major choices through educational courses with specific action taking lessons as well as an informative social media channel.

Having been through the dot com bust of the late '90s, the banking and housing crisis in 2007 - 2009, and the latest boom and bust cycle, I personally called the most recent stock market and real estate highs as well as the current banking crisis and took appropriate action because of the lessons I had learned. And now, you can too with some basic knowledge that most will never learn!

Note: This site is for educational purposes only. I do not give specific Financial Advice or Buy/Sell recommendations of specific financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds. Instead, I give you the tools to help you decide what's best for you to Take Control!







Courses/content (unless otherwise stated and specifically related to Precious Metals) is licensed through the National Financial Educator's Council, and the course creator, Joe Gonzales, is a Certified Financial Education Instructor through the NFEC.

None of the information contained herein is to be construed as Financial Advice. The author/course creator does not provide specific financial advice or recommend specific stocks, bonds, or financial instruments of any sort. Information for educational and illustration purposes only to help you to make informed decisions. Please seek licensed financial advisors or accountants for specific buy/sell stock/bond/portfolio allocation/ tax advice.

Sales/information on Physical Gold/Silver Precious Metals is provided by Joe Gonzales as a Minnesota licensed precious metals broker (license #40705345) and as an Independent Outside Sales Rep on behalf of Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments.