Local Financial Expert Releases Book to Improve Financial Literacy

Individuals and families interested in improving their financial literacy and taking control of their finances have a new resource with the release of Retire Wealthy: The Tools You Need to Help Build Lasting Wealth, On Your Own or with Your Financial Advisor, the latest book from recognized regional financial expert Eric D. Brotman, CFP®.

Brotman’s second book aims to provide readers with the tools needed to achieve financial independence in retirement. Retire Wealthy provides the fundamentals of financial planning and wealth building in simple language to take the fear out of financial planning. Brotman breaks today’s complex financial world down into the basic steps everyone should take to begin the journey to lasting financial independence, including:

1) Avoid adverse debt
2) Spend less than you make
3) Build a risk management plan
4) Diversify investments
5) Maintain a current estate plan
6) Assemble the right team of advisors

“I wrote this book because Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement, and wildly unqualified to make major financial decisions,” said Brotman. “The financial world is becoming more complex every year, and as a result, people are more nervous than ever about how the economy – including taxes, interest rates and markets – will affect their finances. This book is a handbook and how-to guide for people who want to build wealth and retire one day.”

Retire Wealthy is available for purchase in hard cover, soft cover, and e-book formats at AuthorHouse.com.

About Eric D. Brotman, CFP®
Eric D. Brotman, CFP®, AEP®, MSFS is President and Managing Principal of Brotman Financial Group, Inc., an independent firm assisting clients with wealth creation, preservation, and distribution. Mr. Brotman provides investment, retirement, estate, insurance, and comprehensive financial planning services for families, professionals, executives, and business owners. He appears regularly on television on WBAL-TV, Baltimore’s NBC affiliate, and has been quoted in numerous local, regional and national print publications, including: The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, Wall Street Journal, and Investment Advisor.

Retire Wealthy is Mr. Brotman’s second book. He is also the author of Debt-Free for Life: The Tools You Need to Free Yourself from Debt, published in 2009 by One Hour or Less Publishing, LLC.

About Brotman Financial Group, Inc.
Founded in 2003 and based in Timonium, Md., Brotman Financial Group, Inc. is an independent financial services firm whose team of Certified Financial PlannerTM Professionals provides individuals, small businesses and families with investment, retirement, estate, insurance and business planning. Securities and Investment Advisory Services are offered through NFP Securities, Inc. (NFPSI), member FINRA/SIPC. Brotman Financial Group is a member of Fusion Advisor Network, an affiliate of NFPSI. Brotman Financial Group and NFPSI are not affiliated. For more information, please call 410-252-4555 or visit www.brotmanfinancial.com.

Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through NFP Advisor Services, LLC (NFPAS), member FINRA/SIPC. NFPAS is not affiliated with Brotman Financial Group, Inc.