About me, William Smith

William “Bill” Smith, RFC is the CEO and Founder of W.A. Smith Financial Group and the chief advisor of Great Lakes Retirement, Inc., a registered investment advisor in the state of Ohio. He is considered one of the leading experts in the country on retirement income planning and his proprietary planning model (the Financial G.P.S.) has helped hundreds of people successfully retire with a guaranteed income plan that they can never outlive. Bill has appeared in numerous industry publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money Magazine, theStreet.com, Yahoo! Finance, and Senior Market Advisor magazine. He has also appeared on CNBC’s “Financial Advisor Network” to discuss his proprietary income planning system, I.L.I.P. (Inflation Laddered Income Plan).

Bill's personal radio show, Retirement Matters Radio, airs weekends on AM 930 WEOL and AM 1100 WTAM. Each week he interviews the nation's brightest financial minds on the "Ask the Financial Expert" segment. You can listen to past shows on the radio show website at www.RetirementMattersRadio.com. Bill's first book, Knock Out Your Retirement Income Worries FOREVER: The Ultimate Training Guide For Developing Financial Security,

was published in December 2011. It is available everywhere books are sold including (click here to purchase it on Amazon.com). Bill has also authored a very helpful kit called The Consumer's Guide to Retirement Income Planning. Inside the kit, you will find 6 educational pamphlets, a short quiz to assess your retirement portfolio, an introduction to the Financial G.P.S. (Guided Planning System), and a short DVD explaining the importance of working with a retirement income specialist. You can request a copy of the kit by clicking here.