Living in the Village

A clear, personal, step-by-step plan to achieve financial freedom--for yourself and your community

Financial planning isn’t easy – especially when you’re trying to overcome destructive spending habits, accumulating debt, and ever-increasing household budgets. Ryan Mack, Wall Streeter-come-financial advisor, has written LIVING IN THE VILLAGE for those who need a clear, accessible and tangible plan for getting personal finances in order once and for all. In a frank, accessible voice, Ryan C. Mack provides simple, easy-to-understand financial advice that you can implement right away. He developed a seven-step plan, featuring critical advice for: 
 - Eliminating debt
 - Improving credit
 - Creating an emergency fund
 - Maximizing the company retirement plan and IRA
 - Avoiding financial predators
 - Diversifying your investments
 - Establishing a financial legacy for future generations
Each step of the way, LIVING IN THE VILLAGE not only educates you about financial planning tricks and pitfalls, but also, through numerous personal testimonies from ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their communities, shows you how to give back and contribute to the economic advancement to your community.

Ryan C. Mack left his job on Wall Street with the goal of educating people of all income levels about fiscal responsibility. As president of Optimum Capital Management, he has created financial workshops and programs and provided keynote presentations nationwide for Harvard University, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Housing Preservation and Development, the NAACP, NASA, Microsoft Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, the AFL-CIO, and many more. Mack has been a featured financial expert and commentator on CNBC, CNN, Fox Television, BET, GMTV, and the Wendy Williams Show.