Client Testimonials

Since the 2008 crash we had invested considerable time and money in our financial education. That said, until we worked with Todd, we lacked the understanding to avoid financial risks and to recognize real opportunities. We now live applying smart risk management principles to every financial and life decision. This led us to feel amazingly empowered. In the last two years we have made bigger changes in our lives than in the previous 30 years. I left my job, retired at 56, sold our house, and we're embarking on a couple years traveling the world. Despite these big changes, we're happier, more relaxed, and much more confident about our future. Thank you Todd.

In less than two years, working with Todd has transformed my life. I went from a place of financial uncertainty to a solid footing of financial independence. We accomplished all this in such a short time by reworking every aspect of my financial plan – selling my expensive home, building a rental property portfolio, improving business income, and more. Not only that, he’s also given me the tools I need to personally navigate this shift and turn it all into a fulfilling, exciting life.

Working with Todd has been a life changing experience. My highest recommendation! The Expectancy Investing course opened my eyes to the real world of investing. Todd doesn’t hold back and will rock your world with an in depth understanding of how the investment markets really work coupled with unique insights and gobs of logic. I am no longer in doubt or swayed by the latest news commentary. Instead, I have a firm understanding of the markets and can move forward with a clear-cut plan that manages the risk inherent in investing.

I'm not even through the first 1/3rd of this (Expectancy Investing) course and it's already put more than $75,000 in my pocket.

When I started coaching with Todd, I was a traditional buy and hold investor who did a little stock picking on the side, and I was on the verge of making a major real estate investment decision that would have been unwise. We immediately clarified the real estate decision ultimately putting 100's of thousands of dollars in my pocket. On the portfolio investment side, he taught me a totally different way of thinking about money, retirement, and investing that has now changed how I run my portfolio and will pay long lasting dividends.

“When I started working with Todd my assets acquired over  30 years were convoluted and not working for me to achieve my deepest goals. I realized I didn’t have a good plan, and didn't even realize how my emotional attachments of the past were holding me back from getting what I really wanted. In just two years of coaching, I was able to rearrange my real estate investments in Germany and the US, and I untangled emotional ties and beliefs that were holding me back. As a result, I achieved financial freedom. Not only that, I just had the most profitable year in my business since starting it 15 years ago!”

With the current period of high market valuations and low bond returns (2014), I was concerned about keeping and growing my investments. Todd’s teaching strategy was custom-made to my fledgling investment knowledge base. What I got out of our sessions (and selected readings) was a much deeper understanding of investing that gave me specific strategies to grow my portfolio safely using risk-management overlays. I’m now clear about my investment goals, and I’m more confident I will reach them using the tools and strategies from this course. This knowledge was well worth the money.

I have learned more from Todd about investing and maximizing my internet-based business, LifeCoach.Com, than I have with any other coach I've worked with in the past 17 years, and I've worked with quite a few coaches!

I rarely do this (if ever!) but in your case I felt truly inspired to email you about your website. I especially love this page because I used to coach independent financial professionals on their marketing and business development, and I've never seen a financial professional who shares so much quality, straight-forward, down-to-earth information that truly helps the consumer choose where to get their financial information, and why.

And since I'm in the coaching/information marketing field, I've also seen so many ridiculously priced, how-to based, could-find-in-any-$25-book coaching programs (financially related or otherwise). It's completely refreshing to read a well-written article on the different ways to get information and support!

So thank you! Wonderful site, and I'll be sharing it and you with others!

The standard approach to diversify and “invest for the long term” essentially guaranteed me losses in the short term given today's (2014) high market valuations. That didn't feel right to me. Todd's course gave me a realistic wealth plan. Before the course had completed I had saved more than the cost by avoiding portfolio losses. I would wholeheartedly recommend Todd and his approach to anyone who is looking to learn how to properly self-direct their investments.

I just wanted to say a great THANK YOU VERY MUCH! for helping me this last 6 months. I knew I wanted to retire and do something with my money but felt lost and uncertain. I used to think investing was just about diversifying and asset allocation, but you gave me a grander view and the confidence to run my own portfolio. Your course was well honed-out, all the pieces fit together, and the learning steps were in the right order. And you were the right person to teach it to me!

I was in the financial services industry for 28 years until retirement a few years ago. I can safely say that I haven’t seen anything you’ve written to readers that isn’t sound thinking, useful to the reader, or something I wouldn’t have wanted to tell my investment clients. Keep up the great work!

Before taking your Step 4 course about commitment, I thought that my ironic combination of both discouragement about failed deals and hope for financial freedom was a commitment to wealth. I had spent many years reading books, taking courses, and trying, but the results were not a picture of wealth. By opening my eyes to the cause behind my previous mistakes that I was bound to repeat, this course saved me $15,000 I would have spent on two specific “wealth in minutes” courses – and who knows how much in future deals and courses that won't trick me anymore.

Your course woke me up to a clarified wealth commitment. But the most remarkable result of this course goes beyond the newfound commitment to wealth. Through your course and coaching, I discovered that I could not truly commit to wealth without becoming committed to other areas of growth as well. I discovered a compelling commitment to health and fitness, spirituality, and personal relationships. Acting in integrity in one area of my life (wealth) has carried over to all broad categories that make life worth living. Thank you for the course.

I have come across many roads in my life, business, real estate and investing where I needed guidance in simple terms, FAST. Who do I ALWAYS call? Todd Tresidder! The only coach and mentor I know that gives hard core excellent service based on YOUR values. He always gives more value than you will ever see anywhere else.

Even though I have 21 years more experience in the investment business, I don’t know anyone with more wisdom than Todd. His perspective and talents shifted my whole investment company and helped me multiply monthly cash flow ten times from $5,000 per month to $50,000 per month. If I were to hire anyone to run my business, Todd would be the first on my list.

I wish I would have started financial coaching with Todd two years earlier – before I lost $50,000 following the advice of the “do it my way” gurus. Not only is he helping me create a tailor fit wealth building strategy that suits me, but he also taught me exactly how I went wrong, and why I made those mistakes to begin with – something you don’t get anywhere else. Todd’s wealth building approach is so fundamentally sound that you begin applying it to every area of your life and you are left wondering why none of the gurus are telling you this stuff. His approach is truly refreshing, motivating and empowering. Thanks, Todd.

I wish I had met Todd twenty years ago. After just eight weeks I realized that almost everything I had previously learned about investing was wrong. I just didn’t know what I didn’t know. Todd’s coaching method helped me deconstruct all of my previous learnings and give a better understanding of how the markets and investing really work.

As a long term student of Dave Ramsey, my expense management systems were already in good order, but I was very frustrated with the dismal returns produced over the last ten years using a “buy and hold” investing strategy. Then I began to read the articles on http://www.financialmentor.com and realized Todd had something to share that was very different. Initially, I was very reluctant to hire Todd as a coach because he isn’t cheap. But now after only a few coaching calls he has really changed my thinking about wealth planning, investing, expense management and what it means to buy true value vs. saving. Prior to working with Todd the majority of my investment decisions were based on hope and greed (emotional gambling) vs. investment decisions based on knowledge of the historical statistics associated with investment decisions. Moving forward I now have a plan to actively manage investment risk by understanding statistical expectation of positive returns. Todd has truly mastered the ability to distill down his experience to give you the best that he knows. No B.S. just proven principles that work when consistently applied. If you are shopping for someone to help fill the gaps in your wealth plan give Todd a call.

Working with Todd for the past year has been hugely helpful to take my financial knowledge to the next level, which has provided immense practical value across all aspects of my life that touch finances. There was one session in particular that Todd coached me to increase my return to the point that this one call paid for a material portion of an entire year of coaching. Thanks Todd!

…your coaching to follow up on the deficiency waiver, remove the promissory note, etc. made all the difference. I’m not sure I would have thought it an option to negotiate these things. As a result the promissory note has been waived, the amount at closing has been reduced by $6,500, and the deficiency judgment has been waived so the bank no longer has recourse. By learning to negotiate it may just work out for me after all!

Thank you for helping me rediscover a confidence in my life that escaped my grasp in terms of planning for, building up and maintaining wealth. Your ideas on apartment building management added enough cash flow to my life in the first two months of coaching to make the process free for as long as I continue. Since that time you’ve helped me develop a realistic plan for both my businesses where succeeding with just one should make me financially free in 3 years. I’m excited to take action every week and turn these plans into reality. You have been much more than a financial mentor: you have been the voice of unbiased reason by always bringing me back to what counts. Thanks.

We just hit another break through as our business…(a paragraph long list of business milestones achieved). I hope you see these updates for what they actually are and that is this is happening because of the work we did together years ago. You helped us shift our thoughts and practices which made us look at ourselves and how we do things. This then helped us create the infrastructure and contracts that we have today.

I was approaching 50, kids leaving for college, successful career with lifestyle to match, and had begun to question the financial path I was on. I wasn’t quite sure about my retirement or if I was prepared. What I thought of initially as just a a “financial exercise” with Todd became so much more. Through my coaching and time spent listening to his Podcasts and reading materials, I not only got the sound financial foundation and retirement clarity I was looking for, but I also got so much more. I’ve realized that happiness and achieving a vision for my life are actually more important than the financials. Than you Todd for helping me see how all of this is within my control through my decisions and actions.

When we started financial coaching Todd assessed our personal situation and helped us realize our goals were within reach now. We thought we needed to take five steps to get there, but instead we just focused and got it done. In less than six months we had our first major deal and we have a realistic plan to be financially free within two years or less. Todd’s coaching was invaluable, and best of all it never really cost us anything because just one tip he gave us on our last deal saved more than enough money to pay for all the coaching thus far.

You were a great sounding board during my recent investment property acquisition. Your questions saved me thousands of dollars by helping me to see parts of the deal that may have been overlooked. Your candid style and thorough approach to problem solving and due diligence was highly beneficial to my analysis.

With Todd’s coaching I have been able to really integrate my personal vision and mission with my business objectives. In fact, for the first time in my 25+ year career, my business is truly driven by my deepest values and vision. I now feel that I am doing what I really want to do with my life. My clients sense my enthusiasm and the fire of my mission to be of real service to them. By the way, in the very first quarter of my business, I made more money than I have ever made as an employee, even in a career filled with VP level executive positions. I am thrilled.

I created specific and measurable results in just four sessions. After what I learned from you in the last session I think you are charging way to little dollars.

My business was in crises and my mind was in a haze so the last thing I wanted to do was talk on the phone with a coach. Yet, after an hour with Todd, I was thinking clearly again, had defined actionable goals for the next week, and felt back on track with my business. Bottom line is we accomplished our goals within weeks, the crisis is behind me, and my business is stronger than ever. Coaching with Todd has paid for itself many times over.

Working with you gives me the courage to enter into the financial jungle, and once there you provide me with the guidance I need to avoid getting caught in the quicksand.

I got absolutely clear on both my financial strategy and the blocks that were holding me back from moving forward with my plans.

I can’t remember the last time I had someone blow my head off my shoulders like you did today on both the creativity and portfolio/finance topics. I really appreciate your help.

Thanks so much for your guidance. You really have a gift for cutting through the verbal and numeric distractions to make a complex subject clear.

I initially came to the coaching calls looking for you to tell me what to do because this is what I’ve done all my life. What I’ve really learned working with you is how I’m very capable of thinking and making decisions for myself.

The knowledge you shared about the mortgage lending game immediately saved me $7,000, lowered my risk over the life of the loan, and saved me hundreds in closing costs. But you have saved me much more than money. Your lessons on energy, focus, journey versus destination and personal financial principles have given me higher highs and higher lows which have really paid off over time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Working with Todd as a financial coach had an immediate payoff. In the very first session the advice he provided saved us enough money to pay for his services for an entire year. We are very grateful to have realized such an immediate payoff for our investment with Todd.

You saved me from thousands of dollars in mistakes. You hone right in on the important issues. With your support I am gaining the skills and confidence I need to trust myself and make decisions.

Before we started the coaching process with Todd, we had an idea of where we wanted to go, but were having a hard time getting there. We had read books, attended a seminar or two, listened to tapes, and had even taken some actions steps. However, we still knew that to move forward more successfully we needed something more. Until we started the coaching process with Todd we didn’t know what that something was. It was this. We needed focus. Todd gives us that. We needed encouragement. He gives us that. We needed someone to take the mystery out of what we wanted to accomplish and he certainly does that. We needed to be able to “think outside the box” and he is a master at that. We are thankful for how he works with us and highly recommend him as a great coach.

In just 12 months of coaching we accomplished the goals we set out to achieve and got more than we expected. We expected you to teach us how to take our real estate investing to the next level – which you did. You helped us save tens of thousands of dollars by avoiding many mistakes and getting us to question our thinking and approach deals in different ways. You gave us tons of investment strategy tips, and kept us focused until we got the right deal. We feel emotionally grounded; we know what we are doing and why; we know how to control risk; how to save thousands through skilled negotiating; and we have a complete action plan for years of future growth.

Another benefit was how the regularly scheduled coaching calls kept us accountable, moving forward, and there is no way we would have accomplished all this without your coaching. I’m so amazed at what has happened to us in just one short year. Thank you.

Your knowledge of business resources and finance opens up doors I didn’t even know existed. I feel more confidence and safety in my decisions because your contrarian style of questioning gets me to really look and understand a situation from all angles.

I wanted to share the good news with you. We are sending off a check tomorrow that will put to rest the last of our credit card debt. It is a surreal feeling, but a moment we’ve been looking forward to for two years now. We couldn’t have done it without your help – we owe you many thanks. And since you walked through so much of it with us, we wanted you to be the first to know. Thanks again.

One year of working with Todd has produced more and greater results than the hundreds of self-help books I have read over the past 45 years.

I just wanted to send you a quick note and let you know how much I appreciate your work. The podcasts that your are creating are awesome. I always look forward to seeing a note from you land in my inbox. I’ve learned so much from you, and your podcasts are a fine addition to my mobile classroom. Thanks again for all your hard work.

Just wanted to thank you for your advice about (name withheld for legal reasons). I recently cashed $220K out of his deals making over 20%. The money was over a month late but arrived. A real estate lawyer thought it was the worst contract he had ever seen; from the first sentence he knew it was bogus. Working with you really helped even though in hindsight it was so apparent it was a scam. I got an education and learned to do my due diligence and let the numbers be the basis for my decision.

Todd’s coaching has directly helped me:

• Purchase two properties and increase the equity over $300,000.
• Learn to manage the numbers in my business to remain profitable even in the slow season.
• Negotiate deals that have saved me tens of thousands of dollars including most recently saving $2,700 on a vehicle that was already priced below blue book.
• Hire a former CEO of an advertising agency as our VP of Sales and Marketing and structure the deal to lower my risk by only paying for future growth as it puts money in my pocket.

But the real value from my coaching relationship with Todd came from the changing of my thoughts. I have learned many techniques that I will benefit from and the balance I have gained in my life is something that not every coach can teach. I would recommend Todd for anyone who is serious about changing the way they do things. He will not waste your time or his.

I have been a buy and hold investor my entire life deeply trained in the traditional techniques. In addition, I’ve worked with investment advisors in the past who would typically recommend funds, securities, or products, and how much I should invest. This always left me feeling like I was given a piece of the puzzle but never knew how all the pieces fit together. With Todd, I feel relief having finally put the whole puzzle together. The advanced investment strategies I learned give me control over my financial future so that my retirement and financial security no longer hinge on the next move in the financial markets. In addition, the techniques are simple enough that I can implement them myself with a full career and family obligations.