Tresidder - Dont Hire a Financial Coach!

Dont Hire a Financial Coach!

Until You Read This Book

Todd R. Tresidder

Copyright 2012 Todd R. Tresidder

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Published by FinancialMentor.com

ISBN 978-0-9822891-2-9

Disclaimer

This publication represents the opinion of the author regarding the subject matter covered. It is for educational purposes only. The publisher and author neither imply nor intend any guarantee of accuracy. It is offered with the understanding that neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering legal, tax, accounting, investment planning, or other professional services, nor is this information intended to be a substitute for such services. Should specific advice be necessary or appropriate, the reader should seek that information from a competent professional. The author and publisher particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. The author and publisher believe the education presented herein is sound, but readers cannot hold either party responsible for either the actions they take or the results of those actions. While every effort has been made to make this book as complete and accurate as possible, there may be mistakes, both typographical and in content. The education contained in this book may not be suitable for everyone; use at your own risk.

Foreword

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein

Financial information is just like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Too much. Too complicated. Too confusing. It is seldom just right.

Too Short: The Internet is filled with sound-bite-length half-truths forcing you to waste hours searching repetitive and contradictory articles to uncover the whole truth.

Too Long: The bookstores are filled with hundred-page tomes padded with fluff chapters like A Brief History of the Financial Markets and What Is a Stock? when all you need is 10 pages of concrete ideas you can put to use.

Too Simple: The financial content mills produce reams of articles for magazines and web sites written by professional writers who arent financial experts and lack practical experience.

Too Complicated: Academic journals have great research, but its written in an inaccessible style using financial geek-speak so that only a trained expert can decipher the encrypted meaning.

These problems are why I wrote the 60 Minute Financial Solutions series of ebooks.

Each ebook provides a concise, definitive answer to an essential financial question that you will inevitably confront on your path to financial security. Each ebook is a one-stop solution to a single financial issue so you learn exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it.

What you get with each ebook is the distillation of everything that is valid and the elimination of everything that is not. The goal is to simplify without oversimplifying so you can make an independent, intelligent, and appropriate financial decisionin about 60 minutes.

Best of all, these books are written by a genuine financial expert. I was trained as an economist and Ive published in the academic world. I also refined my practical knowledge as a hedge fund investment manager for more than a decade with 100% winning years (except one small loss of less than 3%). I now work as an educator coaching people just like you to achieve their financial goals.

In short, Ive spent a lifetime mastering personal finance and investing so you dont have to, and Ive condensed all that experience into this solution-oriented series of ebooks. The stuff that works is in these books, and its provided in straightforward language to make it as accessible as possible.

The goal is to empower you with the knowledge necessary to take charge of your finances and achieve your goals. Personal finance doesnt have to be complicated. Ive taught many others and I can teach you as well. Financial security really is possible if you just know what you are doing and take the right actions.

All you need is the right informationnot too much, not too little, not too simple, not too complicatedjust the right stuff.

If this book delivers on its promise, please let me know with a favorable review so I can thank you. If it doesnt, please write me at so I can send you a refund and correct any potential problem.

Thanks for your support!

Introduction

Theres a sucker born every minute, declared P.T. Barnum.

Judging by the promotion techniques successfully used at various money coaching and financial mentoring companies, I would have to agree.

Its amazing to watch people spend thousands of dollars to learn information you could buy for less than $100 at your local bookstore. Apparently, selling premium-priced financial coaching programs is no different than convincing consumers about the superiority oft high-priced, brand-name aspirin over generic. Everyone knows its not true, but consumers fall prey to marketing tactics like this every day.

This guide is different. It provides you with a businesspersons perspective on financial education by showing you how to get the best value for your money. It uses logic and business common sense to appeal to smart consumers who want to make informed decisions with their money.

This ebook is designed for people who are dedicated to growing their financial intelligence so they can grow their wealth. If youll be buying books, courses, seminars, or coaching over the next few years to improve your personal finance and investment skills, then this book will be an important resource that saves you many times its cost.

Its a consumers guide that shows you the right and wrong way to purchase financial education. It will teach you what education best fits your needs, the correct price to pay, and how to maximize the value you get from this education. It gives you an insiders view behind the financial education business so you can avoid the potholes and rip-offs.

In short, its a summary of all the lessons I learned working both sides of the financial education businessas a buyer and a vendorin the hope that you learn from my mistakes and make smarter decisions. I hope it helps you.

15 Reasons Why You Should Grow Your Financial Intelligence

It takes time, energy, and money to grow your financial intelligence. Today, more than ever, these resources are in short supply. Were all busy.

So why should you dedicate scarce resources to growing your financial intelligence? Why make your financial education a priority?

Below are the 15 most popular reasons clients choose to build their financial intelligence and start money coaching.

Which one is yours?

1. Youre ready to stop procrastinating about building wealth and start living the dream.

2. You dont know where to get started and would like a step-by-step blueprint so you can eliminate the fear and actually persist with enough consistency to reach the goal.

3. You want to develop your own personalized action plan for building wealth based on proven success principles that are custom-designed to fit your specific skills, interests, and resourcesnot some cookie-cutter generic plan.