Faculty: Rick Kahler

Rick Kahler, MS, CFP®, CFT-I™, CeFT®

Rick Kahler, MS, CFP®, CFT-I™, CeFT® is founder of Kahler Financial Group and a pioneer in integrating financial planning and psychology. Rick is one of the founders of financial therapy and recognized internationally for his pioneering work in that field. His work and research has been featured or cited in scores of national and international periodicals, books, and broadcasts. He is in his 31st year of writing a weekly column on personal finance that appears in several print and digital publications. the co-author of four books blending financial planning and therapy, and producer of the Financial Therapy Podcast – It's not just about the money.

His work and research have been featured or cited in scores of periodicals and books, including ABC News, NBC, CNBC, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, The New York Times, USA Today, Money, Time, and Forbes.  As the co-founder of Onsite’s Healing Money Issues workshop, his work was featured by ABC News’s 20/20 in 2009 and in Wynonna Judd’s book Coming Home to Myself, (New American Library, 2005).  The Wall Street Journal, hailed this work as "an innovative effort that combines experiential therapy with nuts-and-bolts financial planning."

COURSES TAUGHT

FI 424 Facilitating Financial Health

FI 498U Facilitating Financial Health: Tools for Financial Planners and Coaches

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EDUCATION

College for Financial Planning- Masters, Financial Planning (1992-1999)

National American University- Bachelor of Science, Financial Planning (1972-1999)

Certified Commercial Investment Member (1976-1980)

Certified Financial Planner (1981-1983

Certified Financial Transitionist (2019-2020)

Certified Financial Therapist-Level 1 (2020)

Certified IFS Practitioner (2020-2021)

PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Founder of Kahler Financial Group, Inc.

Founder of Advanced Wellbeing, LLC

Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Facilitating Financial Health: Tools for Financial Planners, Coaches, and Therapists by Brad Klontz, Rick Kahler CFP, and Ted Klontz, 2008, (1st Ed.) National Underwriter Company (NUC).

The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money Financial by Ted Klontz, Rick Kahler CFP, and Brad Klontz, 2005, (1st Ed.) Health Communications Incorporated (HCI).

Wired For Wealth: Change the Money Mindsets That Keep You Trapped and Unleash Your Wealth Potential by Brad Klontz, Psy.D, Ted Klontz, Ph.D., and Rick Kahler, CFP, 2008, (1st Ed.) Health Communications Incorporated (HCI).

Conscious Finance; Uncover Your Hidden Money Beliefs and Transform the Role of Money in Your Life, by Rick Kahler, CFP, and Kathleen Fox, 2007 (2^nd Edition), FoxCraft, Inc.