Changing the Conversation: Transformational Steps to Financial and Family Well-Being

by Gary Klaben

Overview

Against the backdrop of today s many political and fiscal system dysfunctions, author and financial advisor Gary Klaben declares that America s future is still exceptionally bright. Figuring out how to unlock the needs of today s individuals and families defines the challenge of achieving a better future. Done right, the next great wave of business innovation, wealth creation and family well-being can soon be unleashed. Changing the Conversation -- taking note of today s anxieties in the workplace, in communities and in homes -- argues that a new kind of conversation is urgently needed. People require a new and profound support system involving mutual trust, long-term relationships, interdependence, intimate knowledge and practical consolidation to reduce complexity and live simpler, happier lives. Changing the Conversation outlines the journey from dependency to mastery, from self-discovery to multigenerational financial and family realization. It is filled with insightful, even startling, conversations about what really matters and how to think, prioritize and act. But before you can start to decide the optimal structuring of assets, cash flow, taxes and estates for a family, you must first appreciate the emotional steps necessary to truly transform financial and family well-being. All of us must anticipate change, prepare to manage it, and seek to lead it whenever possible.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013358690
Publisher:	Navigator Press
Publication date:	09/13/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	470 KB

About the Author

Author Gary Klaben is president of Coyle Asset Management, an investment advisory firm located in Glenview, Illinois, near Chicago. In addition, he heads Protinus, an intellectual property firm that helps financial advisors deliver deep support to their clients. Over the past quarter-century, Gary has provided high-touch holistic financial services to business owners and other high-net-worth families. Since 2000, he has written a quarterly newsletter on important non-financial issues facing his clients and their families. He has conducted dozens of seminars, workshops and webinars on various business subjects, and has participated in panel talks regarding financial services. A 1979 West Point graduate and former infantry officer, Gary received his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation in 1989 and Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) in 1995. Gary's book is a call to action for individuals, for families, for clients, for financial advisors -- for anyone who cares about the long-term future.

Editorial Reviews

A refreshingly philosophical perspective on the real meaning of money and worth.
If Klaben has set out to change the way the American consumer defines financial well-being, this book is an excellent foundation. While it is more concerned with philosophical or spiritual issues than with simply doling out financial advice—though Klaben is a financial adviser—the book is no less useful as a guide to gaining control over money.

Editorial Review

There is a growing awareness that focusing on accumulating more and more material possessions does not result in an increased level of happiness. Gary Klaben, the author, has given us a series of essays which will help us change the way we think and talk about money, success and family matters.

First he explores the problems facing our nation and traces how we got into the situation we are in today. We are becoming more and more isolated as individuals. "One's real community is waning,

John Chancellor