ROBERT PAGLIARINI is a Certified Financial Planner and holds a master's degree in Financial Services. He is an expert in many areas of personal finance, with a particular emphasis in helping others define their vision and discover their goals, align their resources with what's most important to them, invest using a unique goal-oriented strategy, protect assets, and prevent financial disasters. Raised in a poor family by a single mother of five, Robert was inspired to pursue a career in financial planning to help women and ordinary families experience a greater sense of security and financial independence. Robert has been interviewed by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Money Magazine, the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, Woman's Day, and NPR's Marketplace, among other national media. He lives in Orange County, California with his family.