Financial Success for the Rest of Us provides you with a virtual financial planner to help guide you in the process of creating and implementing a unique plan for achieving your definition of financial success. Author Daniel Dorval, a Certified Financial PlannerTM, reveals the planning method he has used over the course of his career to guide clients in their financial decision-making process, and outlines his own family financial plan for success. Many financial books are motivational in nature, but Mr. Dorval goes beyond inspiration-speak to give the practical details and examples necessary to implement your financial strategy. He outlines an easily understandable process for helping achieve the most common financial priorities: - Accumulating an emergency reserve - Financing your children's education - Creating a plan for retirement - Managing your investments - Protecting your family with different types of insurance You will also learn why the Roth IRA is one of the most versatile investment vehicles ever created and why mutual funds make good investment sense for the rest of us. Financial Success for the Rest of Us provides the educational resource mainstream Americans have been seeking to help achieve their financial dreams.