“Wealth in the broadest sense includes people.” — Irving Fisher (1906) The world’s greatest untapped resource isn’t oil, gold, or digital currency — it’s human capital. A recent study from Riga Stradiņš University and al-Farabi Kazakh National University, “Problems of Development and Effective Use of Human Capital in Developing Countries” (Muravska et al., 2020), offers … Continue reading 🌍 The Real Wealth of Nations: Lessons in Human Capital for Holistic Wealth Planners
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💡 How ChatGPT Saved My Life
Why Responsible AI Is the Future of Empowered Financial PlanningBy Steve Conley, Founder, Academy of Life Planning Every now and then, something happens that reminds us why we do what we do. A long-standing member of the Academy recently wrote to tell me about a medical emergency that changed how he sees both life and … Continue reading 💡 How ChatGPT Saved My Life
🌍 The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have
Why the Future of Financial Planning Begins with the Soul Recently, a valued member of our community wrote to say that while he respected our work, he felt the Academy had “departed from holistic financial advice toward a more spiritual and altruistic purpose.” He wished us well but chose to step away, explaining that his … Continue reading 🌍 The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have
🌌 The Six Invisible Laws Every Holistic Wealth Planner Should Know
— How to work with energy, ethics, and timing in the Aquarian Age of Empowerment In the world of holistic wealth planning, numbers and strategies matter — but energy, intention, and alignment matter more. The best planners don’t just design financial blueprints; they harmonise with deeper laws that govern all creation. These laws are not … Continue reading 🌌 The Six Invisible Laws Every Holistic Wealth Planner Should Know
💣 The Leverage Trap: Why Advice Consolidation Is the Next Financial Stability Risk
Replacing Extraction with Empowerment — Restoring Truth, Trust & Freedom in FinanceBy Steve Conley, Founder of the Academy of Life Planning (AoLP) & Get SAFE The Financial Conduct Authority has just sounded another quiet alarm. In a review published on 31 October 2025, the FCA warned that mounting debt, weak governance, and conflicted incentives within … Continue reading 💣 The Leverage Trap: Why Advice Consolidation Is the Next Financial Stability Risk
Holistic Wealth Planners in the Age of Agentic AI: How to Lead with Wisdom When Machines Can Think
As AI gains agency, the role of the planner shifts from expert to orchestrator — from authority to conscience. Introduction Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than any technology in living memory. The latest frontier—agentic AI—can not only generate ideas but act upon them, executing complex, multistep tasks once thought uniquely human. For CEOs, this shift … Continue reading Holistic Wealth Planners in the Age of Agentic AI: How to Lead with Wisdom When Machines Can Think
When “Compliance” Becomes Control — and How Ethical Oversight Restores Trust
By Steve Conley, Founder, Academy of Life PlanningOctober 2025 – 5 min read When financial “compliance” is used well, it protects clients.When it’s misused, it protects power. That was the lesson behind our recent case study, “When Compliance Goes Wrong — How the Academy of Life Planning Stepped In to Restore Fairness and Professional Standards.” … Continue reading When “Compliance” Becomes Control — and How Ethical Oversight Restores Trust
🌌 The Aquarian Awakening: From Outer Faith to Inner Realisation
By Steve Conley, Founder of the Academy of Life Planning “The real mystery isn’t whether it happened once in time — but whether it happens in us now.” 🌠 A New Dawn in Human Consciousness Humanity stands at a turning point.The old order of hierarchy, fear, and intermediation is dissolving.A new consciousness is emerging — … Continue reading 🌌 The Aquarian Awakening: From Outer Faith to Inner Realisation
What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Meister Eckhart
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” – Meister Eckhart Few thinkers bridge the gap between spirituality and practicality as powerfully as Meister Eckhart. A 13th-century Dominican mystic and theologian, Eckhart’s insights into inner freedom and divine presence read today like a guidebook for conscious living … Continue reading What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Meister Eckhart
10 Lessons in Human Capital: Making Education, Mentorship, and Self-Development Part of the Family Balance Sheet
By Steve Conley, Founder of the Academy of Life Planning 💡 Introduction: The Wealth We Overlook When most people think of a balance sheet, they see assets and liabilities — property, pensions, savings, and debt. Yet, according to global studies, over 80% of a nation’s true wealth lies not in its financial capital, but in … Continue reading 10 Lessons in Human Capital: Making Education, Mentorship, and Self-Development Part of the Family Balance Sheet
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