Topic: Personal Finance

David Bach

David Bach has helped millions of people around the world take action to live and finish rich. He is one of the most popular and prolific financial authors of our time with eleven consecutive national bestsellers, including two consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers, Start Late, Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire as well as Start Over, Finish Rich, Fight for Your Money, Go Green, Live Rich, The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner, Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, The Finish Rich Workbook and The Automatic Millionaire Workbook. David Bach carries the unique distinction of having had four of his books appear simultaneously on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and USA Today bestseller lists. In all, his FinishRich Books have been published in more than 18 languages, with more than seven million copies in print worldwide.

Bach is an internationally renowned motivational and financial speaker.  He regularly presents seminars for and delivers keynote addresses to the world’s leading financial service firms, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and national conferences.  Over the past twenty years he has empowered people throughout the world on personal finance reaching over a half million people through live events.

Bach is regularly featured in the national media. He is a regular contributor to NBC’s Today show where he has appeared weekly for the past three years on the Money 911 segments. In addition Bach has appeared six times on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has also been a frequent guest on Weekend Today, CNN's Larry King Live, ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, CBS's Early Show, ABC News, ABC’s Good Money, Fox News, and CNBC. He has been profiled in many major publications including The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, People, Reader's Digest, Time, Financial Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Working Woman, Glamour, Family Circle, and Redbook. He has been a contributor to Redbook Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Oprah.com, Yahoo Finance and AOL Money.

Prior to founding FinishRich Media, LLC, Bach was a Senior Vice President of Morgan Stanley and a partner of The Bach Group, which during his tenure (1993 to 2001) managed more than half a billion dollars for individual investors.  Bach is involved with many worthwhile causes including: Habitat for Humanity – New York City where he is a past board member. In consideration of all of Bach’s past and present success, what he is most proud of are his two sons, Jack and James Bach.

David Bach lives in New York.

Terry Savage

Terry Savage is a nationally known expert on personal finance, the markets, and the economy. She writes a syndicated financial column for the Chicago Sun-Times, is a frequent guest on television and radio shows, including CNN, CBS, and appeared many times on Oprah! Terry’s commentaries also appear online at Moneyshow.com, the popular investing website, and also have been featured on YahooFinance.com and TheStreet.com.

Terry is in demand as a speaker at business meetings across the country. Her lively presentation style entertains as well as informs, whether talking about global economics, investing techniques, or personal finances. In 2012, Terry was named a “Top5 Speaker” in Economics/Finance as a result of popular votes at the Speaking.com web site.

Terry’s most recent book is a new edition of The Savage Truth on Money, which was named one of the ten best money books of the year by Amazon.com. Her other current best-selling book: The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?  - was published in 2009 and deals with issues in retirement planning and investing.

Terry’s financial expertise comes from experience. She started her career as a stockbroker, and became a founding member—and the first woman trader—on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Savage was also a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where she traded interest rate contracts and currency futures. She is a registered investment advisor for both stocks and futures.

Terry Savage has won numerous awards, including the National Press Club award for Outstanding Consumer Journalism, and the Outstanding Personal Finance Columnist award given by the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and two Emmys for her television work.

Savage takes an active role in America’s business community. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, and previously served on the boards of McDonald’s Corporation for 14 years and Pennzoil-Quaker State Corporation for 5 years. She was a recipient of the Director’s Choice Award honoring selected women who serve on America’s top corporate boards.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, where she won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in American Studies.