A Woman's Guide To Financial Planning: The Seven Essential Ingredients For Your Best Financial Plan

When my mother was 43 years old, she was divorced after 22 years of marriage and 5 boys, and I'm number two. Through no fault of her own, my mother was not prepared to handle her half of the settlement, and had tripped herself down the path of becoming an "old lady on a fixed income." This book is fast past, fun and entertaining AND informative. The 7 Essential Ingredients walks the reader towards a real path to creating a well thought-out financial plan. Real stories allow the reader to learn quickly the importance of planning, so she doesn't outlive her money. This book is a must read for all women who are faced with making independent financial decisions.

"Both in person and in his writing, Shak is like a very knowledgeable best friend: he lets you know that you are not alone; provides invaluable advice in easily relatable stories and illustrations; and always has your best interest at heart."
Autumn D. McCullogh
Attorney at Law

Shak Hill is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional, a Chartered Life Consultant, a Chartered Financial Consultant and holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Finance. His financial practice has gravitated towards the woman clients. He adds significant value by taking time to explain the sometimes complicated financial world and making it easy to understand. He loves to teach and help enhance the overall level of understanding of financial planning and the importance of creating your unique financial recipe. Another area of great concern to Shak is to help those who have been diagnosed with serious medical conditions, like cancer or a need for organ transplants. During this incredibly stressful and frightening time, Shak can help consolidate financial matters, simplify the financial web of accounts, statements and such, as well as ensure that you have proper estate planning documentation in place. Shak's wife Robin is a very healthy bone cancer survivor, after an initial diagnoses of six months to live. Shak is an organ donor and on the national bone marrow transplant list. He donates blood every 56 days, without fail. He has been there; he has walked in your shoes; let him help you and your family. Also written by Shak to support others with a life threatening diagnosis is When the Doctor Says It's Cancer: A Caring Financial Plan For Life. This work focuses on the important need to continue financial planning when there is a diagnosis or end of life issue. Once you hear cancer or transplant list or other life threatening disease, your family's focus shifts to treatment, prognosis, diagnosis and how to defeat the disease, but important financial considerations must be attended to. This work will be invaluable if you know of someone who is now living with difficult medical considerations. A gifted speaker, Shak is available for presentations to your group about updated and timely financial topics. He can also be a key note speaker about working with the widow and the importance of understanding the challenges she faces, and also the importance of financial planning when the doctor has said there is cancer or life threatening diagnosis. If you are interested in working with Shak regarding your personal finances, feel free to contact his office in Northern Virginia at publisher@GuidingLightBooks.com. Shak is a father of six children and has been a foster father of forty six. He and Robin live in Centreville, VA.