Dr. Fred Rouse

Dr. Fred D. Rouse III is a nine-time bestselling author, former Certified Financial Planner, and the creator of Short Window Retirement Planning — a rules-based retirement income system he has operated publicly since 2008.

He grew up in South Philadelphia, the son of a carpet layer and Korean War veteran. Four kids in a two-bedroom house. He left school at seventeen, served five years in the United States Coast Guard including three years running search and rescue operations, then spent a year in the Army National Guard before beginning a career that would take him from respiratory therapy in ICU and trauma units to three decades as a CFP working with retirees and pre-retirees.

After growing increasingly frustrated with a planning model that failed the people who trusted it most, he spent ten years and three hundred fifty thousand dollars of his own money developing and testing a rules-based retirement income system. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the system produced a tenfold gain on a five thousand dollar account while the broader market collapsed. He launched Short Window Retirement Planning in 2010 and has since taught the system to more than 1,012 students ages 50-84.

Every trade placed in the program has been publicly available since 2022 — wins, losses, and complete year-to-date performance, updated weekly. The record has been independently verified by AI. Nothing filtered.

He holds a PhD in Taxation and a Doctorate in Business Administration, and is a member of the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors.

He is also an Executive Producer with Abundance Studios and DNA Films. His documentary credits as Executive Producer include Iron Cowboy: Conquer 100 (Emmy Nominated, Silver Telly Award — available on Amazon Prime), Brisa (Silver Telly Award — Apple TV and Amazon Prime), CreatiVets (Silver Telly Award), and HERO — all directed by Emmy Award-winning director Nick Nanton.

His work has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, USA Today, and Inc. Magazine. He has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, and television and cable networks across the country.

Dr. Fred lives with his wife, Dr. Teri Rouse, and their dog Gus-Gus, splitting time between the Philadelphia suburbs and their home on the bay in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.