In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to best-selling author and financial planner extraordinaire Shinobu Hindert. Shinobu talks to us about the importance of having a financial plan regardless of where you are in your entrepreneurial journey. Shinobu Hindert is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, money expert, best-selling author of Investing Is Your Superpower and creator of Empowered Planning. As a First Generation American she has first-hand experience navigating the financial industry from a career perspective and personally to build wealth. 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 advisor she created financial plans for high-net-worth individuals across the United States, 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 500 live workshops covering a wide range of topics, from budgeting to estate planning. Her goal is to simplify the complex world of money and investing by empowering people everywhere to reach financial freedom.