George Kinder, raised in St. Clairsville, Ohio, was inspired by his passion for freedom and creativity to explore a deeper purpose for his life beyond traditional career paths. His work as a tax ...

George Kinder is, perhaps, best known in this industry as a trailblazer in the life planning movement. He created and institutionalized an approach to financial advice that focuses on “the human side” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Maurer covers how personal finance is more personal than finance. Nov 01, 2025, 07:00am EDT Sitting at a kitchen table, George ...

George Kinder wants everyone to be free. At first blush, that concept of personal fulfillment or enlightenment may seem better suited to the realms of religion or spirituality than personal finance.

George Kinder shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the prodigious author and head of The Kinder Institute of Life Planning will bring his firm’s team of instructors to conferences and trainings ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Maurer covers how personal finance is more personal than finance. “The whole financial planning process is wrong,” says George ...

Two years ago, I attended George Kinder's two-day life-planning workshop and wrote a column about it. I was forced to admit that I had lost all my journalistic objectivity about Kinder's life planning ...

George Kinder wants everyone to be free. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. At first blush, that concept of personal fulfillment or enlightenment may seem better suited to the ...