“Combat Finance” Helps Readers Gain Financial Freedom
New Book by Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Neddenriep Uses Military Tactics To Help Readers Take Control Of Their Finances
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Neddenriep shares how the values and
discipline instilled by the military can be used to gain financial
freedom in his book Combat Finance: How Military Values and Discipline
Will Help You Achieve Financial Freedom (Wiley, January 2014, $22.95,
978-1-118-81750-6) which hits bookstore shelves Jan. 28.
Neddenriep, who retired in 2013 after 23 years in the Army National
Guard, is also a senior vice president of a major Wall Street investment
firm. His book uses military analogies and anecdotes that are
informative, fun and motivating to explain basic financial concepts that
readers can immediately apply to their own financial situation.
“I wrote ‘Combat Finance’ to help instill the values, principles and
discipline it takes to succeed financially,” Neddenriep said. “By
following fundamentals and maintaining self-discipline, getting your
finances under control is easy when you have a plan and a process — it
doesn’t have to be like getting a root canal.”
The nine chapters of the book roughly link basic military tenets to
financial topics, from Basic Training (emphasizing living within one’s
means) to The Importance of Reserves (building your savings) and on to
Build Your Armed Forces, Not a Gun Collection (the importance of asset
allocation).
Neddenriep shares stories and experiences from those with whom he has
served to provide both entertainment and insights the reader can
immediately apply to their own situation. Each chapter ends with an
After Action Review – a list of tasks to be completed before you are
ready to be “promoted”, but as Neddenriep learned in basic training,
“There’s nothing to it but to do it.”
Though “Combat Finance” was written with a military audience in mind,
the simple yet timeless advice will resonate with people of all
backgrounds and ages and will help readers to create an actionable and
step by step plan to secure their financial future.
Neddenriep enlisted in the Nevada Army National Guard in 1990 as an
infantry soldier to help pay for college. He commissioned as an Armor
officer in 1994 and joined the investment advisory business after
completing the Armor Officer Basic Course in Fort Knox, KY. Kurt gained
a unique perspective on financial management by simultaneously pursuing
his military career in the Nevada Army National Guard as he built his
financial practice. He has served as a platoon leader, troop commander
and squadron commander. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 for 15
months, during which time he earned the Combat Action Badge and the
Bronze Star Medal.
Neddenriep first made headlines in 2010 when he sponsored Afghani
teenager Aimal Halim to come to the United States to live out his dream
of going to college. Halim had served as a translator for Neddenriep‘s
guard unit in Afghanistan and is now attending University of Nevada,
Reno, Neddenriep‘s own alma mater.
“Combat Finance” Is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and will be
available in select bookstores as well as online from Amazon.com and
Barnes and Noble. Neddenriep will donate a third of his earnings from
the book to financial education for military service members and their
families.
For more information about “Combat Finance” and Kurt Neddenriep, visit www.combatfinance.com.
