Sarah Catherine (SC) Gutierrez is the CEO of Aptus Financial and holds an MPP from Harvard University and the Certified Financial Planner® and Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designations. Her firm serves as advisor to workplace retirement plans and provides flat […]
Katie Donegan is the world record-breaking, co-founder of Rebel Finance School, which helps people from all walks of life avoid debt and master their personal finances through its free courses. Katie has been on a mission to help level the […]
Mark Trautman grew up in the New York metropolitan area, starting his career on Wall Street in 1987 directly after graduation from Lafayette College. After working in securities brokerage, investment banking and money management while earning his Series 7, Series […]
Frank Vasquez is a mostly retired lawyer with over 30 years experience in investing for his own accounts. He holds degrees in Economics and Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a law degree from Georgetown University. He is […]
After overcoming poverty, divorce and single motherhood, Jackie still reached Financial Independence and Retired Early (FIRE) in her 40s, making less than six figures. Even with a late start, she officially retired from her corporate job in 2019 at the age […]
Michael G. Thomas Jr., Ph.D., is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) and a lecturer at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on financial empathy and self-compassion, data visualization’s effects on financial behavior, and the connection between brain function and […]
Barbara Sloan is the author of the book Tipped: The life changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers, and all other service industry professionals. A homeless teen, who danced for dollars, and definitely did not graduate from college. […]
Ericka Young is a speaker, financial coach, and best-selling author of “Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have.” During the 18 years her firm Tailor-Made Budgets has been in business, Ericka has helped over 500 families crush […]
Fourteen years ago, Suni retired from nearly a decade of playing tennis professionally and competing on the world’s largest stages – including the 2008 Beijing Olympics – at the age of 23. Upon retiring, she was equipped with a sixth-grade […]
James Lowery, founder of Rethink the Rat Race, discovered the FIRE movement in 2016 and was immediately hooked. He and his wife focused on real estate investing and bought their first rental property in 2017. After two years of intense […]
