Wealth Your Way: A Simple Path to Financial Freedom - Softcover

DeStefano, Cosmo P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544529848 ISBN 13: 9781544529844

Publisher: Houndstooth Press, 2022

Synopsis

Build wealth. Fix your money mindset. Retire on your terms.

Wealth Your Way is your practical path to financial freedom—without the fluff. This isn't another generic money book telling you what to buy or which "system" to follow. Instead, it's a powerful roadmap that helps you build your own decision-making framework so you can create lasting wealth and live life on your terms.

Perfect for anyone ready to stop winging it and start planning with purpose—whether you're just starting your career, navigating mid-life financial decisions, or rethinking your retirement strategy. (Best suited for those able to save and invest, even a little.)

Cosmo DeStefano, retired PwC partner and trusted personal finance strategist, shares real-world strategies drawn from decades of experience helping individuals and businesses build wealth and achieve meaningful financial goals. This U.S.-based guide focuses on aligning your money with your values through smart goal setting, saving, investing, and retirement planning.

In this book, you’ll discover how to:

• Think about growing wealth (not just what to think)
• Fix the money habits and beliefs sabotaging your success
• Build a personalized wealth plan that actually works
• Use investing as a tool, not a substitute for a real plan
• Spend with confidence—especially in retirement

Financial freedom isn't about hitting a magic number. It's about having the flexibility and confidence to make choices without money stress—whether that's changing careers, traveling more, supporting family, or simply knowing you're secure.

If you're tired of feeling overwhelmed by conflicting financial advice and ready to create a plan that actually fits your life, Wealth Your Way will guide you step-by-step toward lasting wealth, personal freedom, and genuine peace of mind.

Get on the path to Wealth Your Way today and live a richer, happier life!

Awards & Recognition:
Best Personal Finance Book – 2025 Independent Press Award
Gold Medal – Best Business & Money Book – 2024 Global Book Awards
Gold Medal – Best Retirement Book – 2023 Readers’ Favorite Awards
Best Wealth Management Book – 2023 Goody Business Book Awards

About this title

About the Author

Cosmo P. DeStefano is a retired CPA and tax partner who worked for over three decades in one of the largest professional services firms in the world, with a global network of more than 284,000 people across 155 countries. He has consulted with clients big and small, public and private, across a wide variety of industries, helping them solve intricately complex business and financial issues.

Cosmo is also an award-winning author. His book "Wealth Your Way" has garnered numerous accolades including Best Wealth Management Book from Goody Business Book Awards, Best Money Book from BookFest Book Awards, and Best Retirement Book from Readers' Favorite International Book Awards. Additionally, "Wealth Your Way" was honored with a gold medal from the Literary Titan Book Awards solidifying its status as an outstanding contribution to personal finance literature.

Today, Cosmo and his wife live in the suburbs of Boston, enjoying financial independence and a secure retirement. He wrote Wealth Your Way to help the next generation of investors know that same joy.

From the Inside Flap

This book is dedicated to helping you level-set your core understanding of financial freedom. It will also focus on developing default behaviors that are well suited to assist you with planning for and achieving your financial goals while living and enjoying your best life now.

There is no one-size-fits-all plan for that. But there is a strategy to create a purpose-built, goals-driven plan tailored to you. You may be a Gen Z coming of age, a millennial with oppressive student debt, or a boomer playing catch-up, but for all of us financial planning boils down to this simple mantra: think about what to do, go do it, then do as little as possible after that! PCR: Plan, Course-Correct, Repeat.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houndstooth Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544529848
• ISBN 13: 9781544529844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236