Your finances: Money and an inspired life  "What's the most
joyful experience you remember having around money?"  That was
one of the introductory questions we discussed at a two-day
life-planning workshop I attended recently.  As you can tell
from the question, this was not your typical financial planning
workshop. The workshop was titled "The Seven Stages of Money
Maturity" by George Kinder. There was no mention of investment
style, diversification, asset allocation or saving for
retirement.  Instead, the conversation centered on the client
and what makes the client tick.  The presentation was not in a
calculating format, such as, let's understand the inner workings
of the client so we can figure out a better way to get them to
buy. But rather, what is really important to the client, what
really matters in their life and how can we help them achieve
it?  Here is a hint: Money is rarely the answer. The workshop
emphasized the importance of integrity and how it is paramount
to work from a place of integrity.