💻 The Death of Intermediation Software Apps in the Age of Empowerment

By Steve Conley, Academy of Life Planning There’s a quiet revolution underway in financial planning—and some legacy tech players are pretending it isn’t happening. As the Age of Aquarius rises, empowerment replaces extraction. People are waking up. And the old guard—the intermediation platforms built for sales agents masquerading as planners—are fading into obsolescence. 🚧 “You’re … Continue reading 💻 The Death of Intermediation Software Apps in the Age of Empowerment

💥 A Watershed Moment: TTF Exposes Car Finance Fraud and Regulatory Complicity

“Real money. Real lives. Real fraud. It’s time the truth came out.” On the heels of historic Supreme Court victories and a deepening crisis of public trust in UK financial regulators, the Transparency Task Force (TTF) convened a powerful exposé led by founder Andy Agathangelou and whistleblower Paul Carlier. What unfolded was a raw, forensic … Continue reading 💥 A Watershed Moment: TTF Exposes Car Finance Fraud and Regulatory Complicity

🌀 The Clock Keeps Ticking: Breaking the Cycle of Regulatory Amnesia

“Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything.”— The Kybalion, The Law of Rhythm We’ve been here before.Lehman. Brexit. COVID. Car finance. SJP. QROPS. Each crisis sparks an outcry.Each outcry invites regulation.Each regulation eventually becomes red tape.And then… deregulation begins again. JB Beckett, in … Continue reading 🌀 The Clock Keeps Ticking: Breaking the Cycle of Regulatory Amnesia

💣 The Myth of Neutral AI: When Truth Becomes Political Propaganda

By Steve Conley | Founder, Academy of Life Planning “The illusion of neutrality is the most dangerous form of control. It masks power as fairness, and bias as truth.” On July 23, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order that could change the trajectory of artificial intelligence forever — not just in the U.S., but … Continue reading 💣 The Myth of Neutral AI: When Truth Becomes Political Propaganda

📱 Ready to Reclaim Your Financial Power?

Try “Planning My Life” – The FREE App That Puts a Future-Ready Financial Planner in Your Pocket What if you could carry a financial planner in your pocket—one that never sells, never judges, and always puts your purpose before your product? Welcome to Planning My Life (PML), your gateway to Aquarian-age financial freedom. Accessible on … Continue reading 📱 Ready to Reclaim Your Financial Power?

The GAME Plan for Sovereign Living

One Cycle. Four Steps. A Lifetime of Freedom. 🔷 Proposition Summary The GAME Plan for Sovereign Living is not just a financial planning system—it’s a conscious path for those ready to reclaim autonomy, restore inner harmony, and reshape the world from the inside out. Built on ancient natural cycles and aligned with the Aquarian Age, … Continue reading The GAME Plan for Sovereign Living

🌍 The Sovereignty Revolution: A New Era in Financial Empowerment Has Arrived

In every age, a movement emerges to challenge the status quo and offer a better way forward. Today, as the world teeters between crisis and transformation, a quiet revolution is gaining ground—a movement rooted in transparency, empowerment, and justice. We call it the Sovereignty Revolution. At the heart of this revolution is the Academy of … Continue reading 🌍 The Sovereignty Revolution: A New Era in Financial Empowerment Has Arrived

Reawakening the Inner Eye: The Pineal Gland, Cognitive Sovereignty & the Reversal of Calcification

For over 2,000 years, institutions thrived by controlling access to truth—religious, political, financial, and even biological. The Age of Pisces was the age of intermediaries: gatekeepers of knowledge, divinity, and health. But now, in the Age of Aquarius, the gate is dissolving—and at the centre of this awakening is the pineal gland. Often dismissed as … Continue reading Reawakening the Inner Eye: The Pineal Gland, Cognitive Sovereignty & the Reversal of Calcification

🦠 Is Bitcoin a Financial Virus?

Why Responsible Advisers Must Speak Up Bitcoin is lighting up red flags as it seeks entry into core investment portfolios. Let’s be clear: if an individual wants to speculate with a small satellite allocation, that’s their prerogative. But if I were a reputable product distributor, I wouldn’t want the liability of recommending Bitcoin as a … Continue reading 🦠 Is Bitcoin a Financial Virus?

If Rachel Reeves Were a Financial Adviser, She’d Be Facing an FCA Misconduct Ruling

By Steve Conley | 25 July 2025 If a regulated financial adviser made the claims Rachel Reeves has just made about ISA returns, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would likely uphold a complaint against them for misleading financial promotion. If not the FCA, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) would surely step in. But when it’s … Continue reading If Rachel Reeves Were a Financial Adviser, She’d Be Facing an FCA Misconduct Ruling