Author Archives: Doug Nordman

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About Doug Nordman

Author of "The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement" and co-author of "Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence."

FinCon – The Financial Media Conference – How a Small Investment Can Return Dividends

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Doug Nordman

It’s that time of year again: people are looking at conference dates and their travel budgets. They’re wondering why in the world anyone would want to spend hundreds of dollars to talk about financial independence. Well, let’s take a look. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship | 2 Comments

Go Ahead, Buy a home when you leave Active Duty*

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Doug Nordman

This article was written by Eddie Wills, from GubMints.com. This is a friendly rebuttal to Nords’ recent post Don’t Buy a Home as you Leave Active Duty. The GubMints family has lived in the same North San Diego home we … Continue reading →

Posted in Military Life & Family, Military Retirement, Money Management & Personal Finance, Mortgage & Real Estate | 8 Comments

In Memoriam: My Father

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Doug Nordman

    Dean Nordman passed away on Saturday morning 18 November 2017 at age 83 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.   Regular readers may remember that my father first noticed his dementia symptoms in 2008 (at age 74) yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Military Life & Family, Money Management & Personal Finance | 12 Comments

Military Influencer Conference 2018 – A Gathering of Like-Minded Veteran Entrepreneurs

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Doug Nordman

The 2018 Military Influencer Conference is back. It will be held 23-25 September in Orlando, FL, at the same resort as FinCon, the conference for financial media. FinCon is full of our people, but MIC is our tribe. You’ll meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Financial Independence, What Do You DO All Day?!? | 4 Comments

USAA Answers Your Insurance And Financial Questions

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Doug Nordman

This was the best conference yet! For those who are just joining us, last month I polled people’s questions about USAA’s insurance and financial programs. I brought those issues to the Digital Military Experience with USAA’s Communications team, other program … Continue reading →

Posted in Insurance, USAA | 2 Comments