Findependance Day

Findependence Day is a novel with a classic plotline spanning 22 years. It stars a couple deeply in debt in their late 20 s, humiliated on a TV talk show, and follows the twists and turns of their life together (and apart) through to the day when the hero, Jamie Morelli, achieves financial independence at 50, on the day he targets following the fateful show appearance.
In the background are two financial planners, each with a specific role in the plot, who help the couple through their trials and tribulations in the form of sage advice on personal financial management. While they make mistakes and encounter many pitfalls along the way, including separation, the couple always get back on track and end up successful and reunited.
The financial advice imparted is always timely and relevant to the couple s stage in life, in effect telling a story about the key elements of a long term plan to become financially independent, which the author clearly distinguishes from retirement. In context this story is engaging, witty and extremely helpful to readers of any age 16 or over.
18 years after The Wealthy Barber emerged as a must-read introduction to investing comes Findependence Day a timely, personal finance novel from Financial Post columnist Jonathan Chevreau. Findependence Day is one couples turbulent journey to financial independence. Under the watchful eye of Theo, a Certified Financial Planner, Jamie and Sheena Morelli encounter the full gamut of personal finance highs and lows, including successfully navigating through a stock market crash.

Jonathan Chevreau has been the personal finance columnist for the Financial Post since 1996 and for the National Post since its launch in 1998. He lives in Long Branch, Ontario. He has previously authored or co-authored seven non-fiction financial books. They include the Smart Funds series and The Wealthy Boomer: Life After Mutual funds (Key Porter Books); and Krash!(McGraw Hill.)
Findependence Day is his second novel.