What if the next chapter of your life could be written with clarity, conviction, and a deep sense of meaning? What if, by uncovering your true values and gifts, you could live your favourite future now? The Significant STORIES System invites you on such a journey—a guided exploration through seven transformative parts that culminate in … Continue reading The Significant STORIES System: A Journey to Your Authentic Purpose
Author: Steve Conley
Steve Conley brings over four decades of innovation and expertise to the forefront of financial planning. As the founder and driving force behind the Academy of Life Planning and HapNav Ltd, Steve has been a pivotal figure in transforming financial services to be more democratic and decentralised. His role as a Game Plan Practitioner, Coach, Mentor, Speaker, and Author of "Your Money or Your Life: Unmask the Highway Robbers - Enjoy Wealth in Every Area of Your Life" underlines his comprehensive approach to financial education.
The Academy of Life Planning, hailed as the "Most Pioneering Financial Planner Network," reflects Steve's commitment to fostering transparency, integrity, and accessibility. This institution serves as a testament to his dedication to enhancing the financial planning landscape.
Under Steve's innovative leadership, HapNav Ltd has launched groundbreaking advancements, including the first end-user financial planning app integrated with open banking. This app guides users towards achieving 'Kokoro'—a life rich in financial, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual abundance.
Recently, Steve introduced "Planning My Life" and "Financial Life Coach"—services that extend his ethos into practical, impactful tools for financial autonomy. "Planning My Life" offers an affordable subscription model, giving members access to an AI Life Planner, comprehensive resources, and expert insights. These initiatives epitomise Steve’s commitment to empowering individuals, nurturing community growth, and contributing significantly to global efforts to eradicate poverty.
Steve's journey is more than a career; it's a steadfast crusade to revolutionise financial education and planning, creating a world where financial wellbeing is not just attainable, but enriches every aspect of our lives. Contact steve.conley@aolp.co.uk.
📰 A New Chapter for the Academy of Life Planning: Empowering Professionals, Transforming Systems
At the Academy of Life Planning, we’ve always been committed to a simple yet radical idea: financial planning should exist to empower individuals, not to sell products or serve the system. As we enter this next phase of our journey, I’m excited to share how the Academy is evolving to deepen its impact, broaden its … Continue reading 📰 A New Chapter for the Academy of Life Planning: Empowering Professionals, Transforming Systems
Facing Mortality: A Legacy of Empowerment, Not Chaos
At the Academy of Life Planning, we believe that true wealth extends far beyond money—it’s the sum of your financial stability, emotional wellbeing, intellectual growth, and spiritual fulfilment. Yet, one vital area remains chronically under-addressed, even among the most prepared: end-of-life planning. Greg Barnsdale’s powerful call to action in his bestselling Do Not Ignore Your … Continue reading Facing Mortality: A Legacy of Empowerment, Not Chaos
💥 The Killing Bank: When Financial Misconduct Turns Deadly
Imagine a bank so powerful, so embedded in the system, that it repeatedly breaks the rules, misleads customers, and profits from harm—yet still survives. Now imagine the human cost: thousands of lives lost not just financially, but literally. This is the shocking thesis of The Killing Bank, a 2025 investigative report by Brian Hall, exposing … Continue reading 💥 The Killing Bank: When Financial Misconduct Turns Deadly
Lisa’s Story: “By Your Side?” – A Human Cost Too High
Lisa King never imagined her life would become a cautionary tale about the devastating human cost of financial system failure. Yet today, from a hospital bed, she bravely shares her story—a story that challenges not just a bank’s policies, but its very conscience. A Life Turned Upside Down It started like any other life: a … Continue reading Lisa’s Story: “By Your Side?” – A Human Cost Too High
Is the FCA Aligning Too Closely with the Regulated at the Expense of the Consumer?
By Steve Conley, Founder of the Academy of Life Planning The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial services watchdog, has long held a dual mandate: to protect consumers and to promote competition in the public interest. But following the latest Wealth Show podcast interview with Nick Hume, Head of Advisers, Wealth and Pensions at … Continue reading Is the FCA Aligning Too Closely with the Regulated at the Expense of the Consumer?
Financial Planning Without Product Sales: A Professional Path Less Travelled
When thinking about becoming a financial planner, most people picture regulated advisers selling investment products, pensions, and insurance. But what if you could build a rewarding professional career in financial planning without ever recommending or selling a financial product? That’s the key message my good friend Dave Robinson wanted to get across in a recent … Continue reading Financial Planning Without Product Sales: A Professional Path Less Travelled
Depression in Post-COVID Britain: Prevalence, Impact, and the Protective Role of Purpose
Introduction Depression is a prevalent mental health condition in Britain, and its burden has grown in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rates of depressive symptoms surged during the pandemic and remain above pre-2020 levels commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Beyond personal suffering, depression imposes broad economic and social costs – affecting individuals’ quality of life, workplace productivity, public … Continue reading Depression in Post-COVID Britain: Prevalence, Impact, and the Protective Role of Purpose
Red Tape or Life Raft? Why Deregulation in Taxation and Trust Advice Is Sinking Families
By Steve Conley, Academy of Life Planning In March, behind the closed doors of Downing Street, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the UK’s top regulators met to “cut red tape” in a bid to kickstart economic growth. But while they sharpen the scissors, thousands of families are drowning. Take just one case: 18,000 people trapped in … Continue reading Red Tape or Life Raft? Why Deregulation in Taxation and Trust Advice Is Sinking Families
Is This the Next Post Office Scandal? Why We Must Stand Up for Investment Fraud Victims
On Monday 12th May, I’ll be attending an urgent summit at the House of Commons: “Another Post Office Scandal? More Than Ten Years of Injustice for Investment Fraud Victims vs HMRC”, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Investment Fraud & Fairer Financial Services. This summit couldn’t be more important—or more overdue. Across the … Continue reading Is This the Next Post Office Scandal? Why We Must Stand Up for Investment Fraud Victims
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