In the Black: Live Faithfully, Prosper Financially: The Ultimate 9-Step Plan for Financial Fitness

With economic uncertainty reaching unprecedented levels, Aaron W. Smith's accessible nine-step plan to take control of your financial future will resonate whether you're just starting out or finding yourself midlife with concerns about your retirement. In The Black will transform your retirement plans, regardless of income, by offering concrete advice on what opportunities are available and using real-life examples to illustrate how anyone can achieve their financial dreams be they middle- aged and facing debt or actively saving since their early twenties.

In clear, easy-to-follow steps, readers will learn how to:

• Overcome historical resistance to investing
• Save for retirement while keeping kinship ties intact
• Use faith as a motivator for saving and strengthening financial discipline
• Break through denial about changes in Social Security and pension plans. . . and much more.


Author: Aaron W. Smith, Brenda Lane Richardson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780061450693

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2009 pg. 56


About the Author
Smith, Aaron W.: -

Aaron W. Smith is the founder and president of A. W. Smith Financial Group, Inc., a comprehensive financial planning firm based in Richmond, Virginia. Smith has more than ten years of experience in the financial services and insurance industries. He holds several securities and insurance licenses and is also a Registered Player Financial Advisor for the National Football League Players Association.

Richardson, Brenda Lane: -

Trained as a minister, Brenda Lane Richardson is a journalist, active public speaker, and the author of Story Power, The Language of Fertility, and Chesapeake Song. She has written a column for the Oakland Tribune, and her work has appeared in Essence, Glamour, Ms., and the New York Times Magazine.