Shinobu Hindert – Speak Up When You Believe Something Strongly

BIO: Shinobu Hindert is a certified financial planner™, professional, money expert, and creator of Empowered Planning, LLC. STORY: Shinobu tried to convince her clients to diversify their investment, but they ignored her and insisted on investing 100% in the Lehman Brothers company. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the company went under, and the clients lost their investments. Shinobu regretted not pushing them harder to diversify. LEARNING: Don’t be afraid to push your philosophy hard if you believe in it. What worked for you in the past may not always work for you in the future.   “Always push harder as a financial adviser, especially if you have a philosophy you believe in.”Shinobu Hindert  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shinobu-hindert-9004aa37/ (Shinobu Hindert) is a certified financial planner™, professional, money expert, and creator of https://www.empoweredplanning.com/ (Empowered Planning), LLC. She spent the first half of her career working for some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, including Smith Barney and Fidelity Investments. As a financial adviser, she created personalized financial plans for high-net-worth individuals overseeing more than $350 million in client assets. Now Shinobu has taken all her knowledge and created a simple, proven method for teaching personal finance. She has delivered over five hundred live workshops covering a wide range of topics, from budgeting to estate planning. Her goal is to simplify the complex world of investing and empower women everywhere to reach financial freedom. Worst investment everShinobu was working as a financial advisor back in 2007, and everything was good. Everybody loved financial advisors. When 2008 started approaching, there were hints that the markets were beginning to dwindle. But financial advisors didn’t dwell on these hints. Then came rumblings that banks were backing out of loans. One day in 2008, Shinobu came back to the office after lunch and found that the market had dropped so quic