Books on Life Planning by George Kinder

Life Planning for You

How to Design and Deliver the Life of your Dreams by George Kinder and Mary Rowland

Book cover of Life Planning for You How to Design and Deliver the Life of your Dreams This do-it-yourself book is life-changing and fun. It is also authoritative, written by award-winning global financial thought leader, George Kinder, with former New York Times personal finance columnist, Mary Rowland. The book will inspire you with stories of how people have made the changes they needed in order to live the life of their dreams. Now you can do it, too. In Life Planning for You the founder of Life Planning, George Kinder, puts in your hands this proven technique that can help you design and deliver your own dream life. Life Planning for You introduces you to Kinder’s famous 3 Questions and his EVOKE® Life Planning process. The book has a free companion website that leads you step by step through the process. If you would like someone to guide you, the book and website will lead you to a directory of Life Planners trained to help you identify your deeply held goals and develop a Life Plan with the financial architecture to fulfill it. The book and website also introduce you to BERT, the Back of the Envelope Retirement Tool, a simple, easy to use retirement calculator that, with just a few minutes’ work, can help you estimate how soon you can retire. The EVOKE® Life Planning process has been refined over decades and used successfully by hundreds of Life Planners in 25 countries to change countless lives for the better. All that collective wisdom is yours in this book.

Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. 

UK Edition – amazon.co.uk

US Edition – amazon.com

Bulk orders available by emailing info@kinderinstitute.com

*George Kinder receives a small commission for every purchase of Life Planning For You made with this link.

The Seven Stages of Money Maturity®

Understanding the Spirit and Value of Money in your Life by George Kinder

Book cover of The Seven Stages of Money Maturity by George KinderThe Seven Stages of Money Maturity is a book that will transform your relationship to money. George Kinder draws on his background as a Harvard-trained, nationally prominent Certified Financial Planner® and a Buddhist teacher to guide the reader toward a full understanding of the spiritual, psychological and practical issues that surround money. Readers will come to see every experience with money as a step toward awakening and a powerful lesson in understanding our relationship with others and with ourselves. Yet the book also reveals market-tested wealth-building skills including practical advice on budgeting and investing and the foundation of financial planning – the identification of goals and choices. While many of us assume that the issues of the spirit and of the marketplace are separate and incompatible, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity shows that it is only by exploring them together that we can attain true peace, freedom, and security in our money lives.

Order on Amazon 

*George Kinder receives a small commission for every purchase of The Seven Stages of Money Maturity made with this link.

Lighting the Torch

The Kinder Method™ of Life Planning

by George Kinder and Susan Galvan

Book cover of Lighting the Torch The Kinder Method™ of Life Planning by George Kinder and Susan GalvanA handbook for financial planners on the EVOKE® Methodology for Life Planning… Each of us carries within our hearts a “dream of freedom” whereby our lives feel fulfilled and are truly worthwhile. Financial planners offer clients the most comprehensive opportunity to discover and integrate a financial life plan that in fact melds meaning with money. No other professional can help the client unveil his or her most profound dreams and values, and then articulate a financial strategy that empowers successful implementation. The book equips planners with knowledge of the processes for connecting the client’s dreams of freedom with the strategies of financial planning. It describes training in the Kinder Method™ of life planning and a skill set that can provide a consistent and successful process with clients, leading to that moment called “lighting the torch.”

Order on Amazon 

*George Kinder receives a small commission for every purchase of Lighting The Torch made with this link.

Life Planning for You

How to Design and Deliver the Life of your Dreams by George Kinder and Mary Rowland

Book cover of Life Planning for You How to Design and Deliver the Life of your Dreams

 

This do-it-yourself book is life-changing and fun. It is also authoritative, written by award-winning global financial thought leader, George Kinder, with former New York Times personal finance columnist, Mary Rowland. The book will inspire you with stories of how people have made the changes they needed in order to live the life of their dreams. Now you can do it, too. In Life Planning for You the founder of Life Planning, George Kinder, puts in your hands this proven technique that can help you design and deliver your own dream life.

Life Planning for You introduces you to Kinder’s famous 3 Questions and his EVOKE® Life Planning process. The book has a free companion website that leads you step by step through the process. If you would like someone to guide you, the book and website will lead you to a directory of Life Planners trained to help you identify your deeply held goals and develop a Life Plan with the financial architecture to fulfill it. The book and website also introduce you to BERT, the Back of the Envelope Retirement Tool, a simple, easy to use retirement calculator that, with just a few minutes’ work, can help you estimate how soon you can retire. The EVOKE® Life Planning process has been refined over decades and used successfully by hundreds of Life Planners in 25 countries to change countless lives for the better. All that collective wisdom is yours in this book.

Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.

UK Edition – amazon.co.uk

US Edition – amazon.com

Bulk orders available by emailing info@kinderinstitute.com

The Seven Stages of Money Maturity®

Understanding the Spirit and Value of Money in your Life by George Kinder

Book cover of The Seven Stages of Money Maturity by George Kinder

The Seven Stages of Money Maturity is a book that will transform your relationship to money. George Kinder draws on his background as a Harvard-trained, nationally prominent Certified Financial Planner® and a Buddhist teacher to guide the reader toward a full understanding of the spiritual, psychological and practical issues that surround money. Readers will come to see every experience with money as a step toward awakening and a powerful lesson in understanding our relationship with others and with ourselves. Yet the book also reveals market-tested wealth-building skills including practical advice on budgeting and investing and the foundation of financial planning – the identification of goals and choices. While many of us assume that the issues of the spirit and of the marketplace are separate and incompatible, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity shows that it is only by exploring them together that we can attain true peace, freedom, and security in our money lives.

Lighting the Torch

The Kinder Method™ of Life Planning

by George Kinder and Susan Galvan

Book cover of Lighting the Torch The Kinder Method™ of Life Planning by George Kinder and Susan Galvan

A handbook for financial planners on the EVOKE® Methodology for Life Planning…
Each of us carries within our hearts a “dream of freedom” whereby our lives feel fulfilled and are truly worthwhile. Financial planners offer clients the most comprehensive opportunity to discover and integrate a financial life plan that in fact melds meaning with money. No other professional can help the client unveil his or her most profound dreams and values, and then articulate a financial strategy that empowers successful implementation. The book equips planners with knowledge of the processes for connecting the client’s dreams of freedom with the strategies of financial planning. It describes training in the Kinder Method™ of life planning and a skill set that can provide a consistent and successful process with clients, leading to that moment called “lighting the torch.”

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