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Stress-Free Money: Overcome These Seven Obstacles to Find Financial Freedom Kindle Edition

by Chad Willardson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Every day you’re bombarded by ideas that could derail your financial future. Bad advice, differing expert opinions, and sales pitches are everywhere. You’re faced with important money decisions that could either be very costly or really pay off in the long run. Whether you personally have $100,000 or $100 million, you feel the burden and stress of making the best moves for your future despite a lot of uncertainty.

How do you decide what to do with your money? Where do you turn for financial advice? What if you’ve been misled?

In Stress-Free Money, Chad shows you how to overcome the seven obstacles standing between you and financial freedom. He exposes the risks, biases, and major mistakes that keep so many people from reaching their goals. Financial security and peace of mind are within reach, but most of us don’t know where to start. The insights and stories in Stress-Free Money will give you confidence and guidance toward a life where you spend less time worrying about money and more time doing everything else.
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"Financial freedom is something we know is essential, but we underinvest in it anyway. Willardson helps to unpack why this is and what we can do about it now."
--Greg McKeown, author of New York Times bestseller Essentialism and host of the Essentialism podcast

"A must-read for entrepreneurs looking to develop a stress-free financial mindset and make their future bigger than their past!"
--Dan Sullivan, co-founder and president of Strategic Coach®

"Chad Willardson has given me the support I needed to maximize the benefit of a major liquidity event, while still focusing on managing my core business. The strategies he recommended and helped me implement have removed the burden of managing generational wealth while still allowing me to run a rapidly growing and dynamic business."
--Casey Adams, president of Visible Supply Chain Management, Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year"

"If you are looking for a winning playbook on how to achieve financial freedom, then I highly recommend Stress-Free Money. Great insights for success--Chad aced it!"
--Ryan Millar, Olympic gold medalist, pro athlete, and business leader

"Chad is the best in the business when it comes to financial planning, freedom, and abundance! He's personally helped me a lot and has a deep understanding of what stress-free money is all about!"
--Shay Rowbottom, founder and president of Shay Rowbottom Marketing, top 1% LinkedIn influencer

"Chad Willardson and the ideas in this book have made my biggest dreams possible. Hiring him and his team completely changed my life and gave me the strategies and confidence to succeed. I'm not stressed or worried about money like I was before."
--Dr. Benjamin Hardy, bestselling author of Personality Isn't Permanent and Willpower Doesn't Work

About the Author

CHAD WILLARDSON, CRPC®, AWMA® is the president and founder of Pacific Capital, a fiduciary wealth advisory firm he started in 2011 after nine years of climbing the ranks as an investment advisor at Merrill Lynch. Currently, Chad also manages a $350 million investment portfolio as the elected city treasurer in his community. He created and trademarked The Financial Life Inspection®, a unique process to remove the stress people feel about their money. He's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., U.S. News & World Report, Investment News, Entrepreneur, and Financial Advisor. Chad and his wife live in Southern California with their five beautiful children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08J3MS95R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lioncrest Publishing (September 29, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4160 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1544516746
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Chad Willardson, CFF, CRPC, AWMA, is the President of Pacific Capital, a fiduciary wealth advisory firm he founded in 2011 that serves entrepreneurs and families. He is the author of three best-selling books, Stress-Free Money, Smart Not Spoiled, Beyond the Money, and Fit For Wealth, Co-Founder of GravyStack, a new banking app that helps kids manage money, and Co-Host of The Smart Money Parenting Show, number 2 Podcast on Apple worldwide for Parenting, Kids & Family. Before founding Pacific Capital, he spent 9 years at Merrill Lynch, where he ranked in the top 2 percent of over 16,000 Financial Advisors nationally. In addition to serving the family office clients of Pacific Capital, Chad also manages the 650 million dollar investment portfolio as the elected City Treasurer in his community. Chad is recognized as one of the top wealth management experts in the country and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., NASDAQ, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News & World Report, InvestmentNews, Entrepreneur, and Financial Advisor Magazine. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Amber, and their five children.

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This was my honest to goodness view while reading this book. I read this book because I know Chad and already practice the principles he teaches in the book. Because of these principles I have retired early. In my early 40s. I am not saying this to brag. I’m saying this to add my voice to many others who owe Chad a large debt of gratitude for his generous and invaluable guidance. Read it. But also practice what it teaches. You will thank me later.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sound financial advice for anyone, regardless of stage of life
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020
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I do not know the author personally. I came across a social media post about his book, bought it (Kindle), and read the whole thing today. I was not paid or compensated in any way for this review.

This book is a great short read! Most financial freedom books usually talk about the hype: bitcoin (BTC), fix and flip real estate, indexed universal life policies, passive income strategies, etc. This is NOT that book. This book focuses on sound, strategic financial principles that would benefit anyone, no matter how rich or poor you are.

Finance is my side hobby and I spend quite a bit of time reading about the pros and cons of various financial products. Despite my education over the past few years, there were some chapters in this book with specific ideas on how I could improve my financial security that I had not previously considered. Definitely worth the money.

My favorite chapter was the chapter on focusing on short term and long term goals rather than arbitrary dollar amounts for retirement. Taking a comprehensive goal-based approach makes a lot of sense, but most people don't take that approach.
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Higg
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent advice for people who think they can effectively manage their own money
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020
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The target audience for this book is people who have experienced poor results either managing their own money, or using a non-fiduciary to manage it for them. I have a degree in Economics, a MBA and a law degree, have worked in the trusts and estates area of the law, and have followed the markets daily for 25 years. I have never used a financial advisor or asset manager, and never thought I needed one. I was wrong. Reading Chad‘s book helped me to realize how many common financial mistakes I have made over the years, and how much better off I would have been had I received and heeded this advice 25 years ago. Just as the lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client, the reality is that you really can’t be objective about your own financial situation. It is too easy to let major decisions be influenced by fear and greed, and to not stick to a plan, if you even have a plan, much less a good plan.
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Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars Every person should read
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022
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So I want to start off by saying we have such a financial illiteracy problem in our country. Financial literacy should be taught in schools and then parents continue that education to set people up for success.

What I love about the book is it’s an easy read and Chad does a wonderful job of laying it out in simple terms that anyone can read this and understand. I have already implemented a couple of these before reading this book which reinforced my thought process and plan. I am really glad people like Chad take the time to write and educate people out there. I highly recommend everyone read this book. Now I’m eager to read his second book.
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Jim Belna
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020
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There are plenty of personal finance books out there which promise to help us achieve financial freedom, but precious few which have even tried to explain what financial freedom really is. As this gem of a book makes clear, true financial freedom is not simply a matter of having a lot of money; rather, it is the peace of mind that comes from knowing what you want out of life and having a viable plan to achieve it.

This book also makes clear (with one cringeworthy example after another) how difficult it is even for intelligent and successful people to set and achieve their financial goals on their own - and how essential it is to obtain professional advice. But who can you trust? Mr. Willardson has made a thoughtful and candid appraisal of the current state of the financial planning profession, and this book is required reading for anyone who is seeking a competent advisor.
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Mark Tan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Financial Planning Advice for All Ages!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2020
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As a college student, I'm just getting started with managing finances, and even though there's not much for me to start with or allocate, reading this book was very insightful on how I should approach managing my personal finances. "Stress-Free Money" is just very easy to understand and thus more accessible to even those with less exposure to more complex financial vocabulary. I highly recommend this book to anyone (of any age) who wants to achieve financial freedom one day. The value that you will get from reading this book is far greater than the cost of purchasing this book. Chad is a very experienced investment professional who has managed hundreds of high-net-worth households and individuals through his wealth management firm, Pacific Capital, and is in turn well qualified to give financial advice. Great book, Chad!
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Andrew D.
5.0 out of 5 stars A strong case for intentional investing and using a financial advisor
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2020
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This book has clear objectives outlining the importance of investing your money with written goals for retirement. As someone who has read little within the genre of financial advice, I appreciated the key takeaways listed at the end of each chapter.

I also related to analogies that helped me better understand the concepts i.e. likening financial advisors as neutral parties with professional advice to medical doctors; and the day to day following of the stock market as "financial fast food" addicting but not healthy.

As a beginner to understanding these concepts, I wish some terms like "Fiduciary" was clearly defined. However, I did gather its meaning through contextual means.

Overall a good read and ultimately inspires me to rethink about my financial goals and act with intentional planning.
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Benjamin Hardy
5.0 out of 5 stars Sound principles and also a powerful mindset
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020
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I've learned a lot from Chad over the past few years and this book is a very concise and powerful accumulation of what he's taught me.

Though Chad's teaching, I changed how I viewed money. I started putting more and more of it away. I turned "investing" into an automated system, which increased my confidence and my spending habits.

I now have a clear and powerful plan moving forward. Money becomes stress-free when you get in control of it, and when you have a plan and vision.

This is a very good book and if you want financial success and peace of mind, you'll love it.
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Kartikaye
5.0 out of 5 stars Financial stress is an epidemic
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Financial stress is an epidemic. This book has great advice on how to overcome that.
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Aakash Sharma
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in India on September 30, 2020
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Great book. Good takeaways for our family.
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