About Tim Maurer

I am an advisor, speaker, and author.  As the Chief Advisory Officer at SignatureFD, I act as the coach and advocate of our experienced corps of advisors in pursuit of the optimal delivery of our unique client experience. I wrote the book Simple Money and co-authored The Ultimate Financial Plan with best-selling author, Jim Stovall I’m a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council and a regular contributor for Forbes.

A central theme drives my writing and speaking: Personal finance is more personal than it is finance.

Regardless of our income or net worth, I believe it is our underlying values and goals that drive our behavior with money, which ultimately determines our satisfaction in work and life.

Couching timely application in timeless wisdom, I educate at private events as well as in television, radio, print and online media.  With a passion for relational communication, I am fortunate to have been featured on NBC’s TODAY Show, CNBC and ABC’s Nightline, on NPR programs The Diane Rehm Show and Marketplace as well as in The Wall Street JournalThe Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, U.S. News & World Report and Money magazine, among others.

I am a proud husband and father first and live in Charleston, South Carolina where my family and I are active members of our community.  Outside of personal finance, my favorite pursuit is music, and I play the drums and sing in an indie-bluesy-jazzy-rock band and at my church.  I’m also part of a group dedicated to serving the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere, Nicaragua, through micro-finance and entrepreneurial ventures.

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