David Bach (author)
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David L. Bach is an American financial author, television personality, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and founder of FinishRich.com. Bach, is best known for his Finish Rich Book Series and Automatic Millionaire Series of motivational financial books under the Finish Rich® Brand. He has written 12 books since 1998 with over seven million copies in print. Eleven of Bach’s books have been national bestsellers, including nine consecutive New York Times bestsellers, two of which were consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers (The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late, Finish Rich). Bach has had four of his books Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, The Automatic Millionaire and The Finish Rich Workbook appear simultaneously on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek
, and USA Today
bestseller lists. Eleven of Bach’s books have been published from Random House
(Broadway Books
). Bach's first book Smart Women Finish Rich was published in 1998, and appeared on the bestseller lists for a decade. His most recent book Debt Free For Life (2011) was published by Crown Business Books, and appeared simultaneously on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists.
Bach has appeared regularly on television dispensing his financial advice since 1994. His first appearance on television took place in San Francisco, on a local station called Bay TV — where he was “The Money Doctor”, and answered personal financial questions. Since then Bach has appeared on thousands of television shows both locally and nationally.
He is currently (2009 to 2011) a regular contributor to NBC's The Today Show
, appearing weekly on the Money 911 Segments. Bach has also been a regular contributor to CNN American Morning, CNBC, Fox Business, ABC Good Money, and Oprah Winfrey Show. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show over six times including the shows “How to become an Automatic Millionaire” (2004), How to become an Automatic Millionaire Couple” (2004) and “Oprah's Debt Diet Series” (2006). Bach has also appeared regularly on CBS's The Early Show, NBC’s Weekend Today, CNN's Larry King Live
, ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly
, ABC's Good Money, ABC News, FOX News Channel
, and CNBC Millionaire Inside Series, and ABC’s The View
.
Bach has written, produced and hosted two public television specials, Smart Women Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire which aired nationally. Smart Women Finish Rich was produced by Connecticut Public Television
(1998) and The Automatic Millionaire by Chicago Public Television (2006). He has hosted two radio shows, Finish Rich with David Bach (Sirius Satellite Radio
) and The Finish Rich Minute (Westwood One).
in 1966 to mother, Bobbie Bach and father, Martin Bach. He received his undergraduate degree at University of Southern California
for which he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences and Communication. He was honored by USC as a distinguished Alumni in 2010.
and a partner of The Bach Group,(1993 to 2001).
and every Wednesday he gives financial advice on The Today Show
Money 911 segment. He has also appeared on many other nationally syndicated shows including: Weekend Today, CNN's Larry King Live, ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, CBS's Early Show, ABC News, ABC’s Good Money, Fox News, and CNBC.
He has been featured in many major publications, including The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, People, Reader's Digest, Time, Financial Times, The Washington Post
, The Wall Street Journal
, Los Angeles Times
, San Francisco Chronicle
, Working Woman, Glamour
, Family Circle
, and Redbook
. He has been a contributor to Redbook Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Oprah.com, Yahoo Finance and AOL Money.
and Charity: water
. He also co-founded Makers of Memories
, a charity organization dedicated to helping women and children who are
victims of domestic violence.
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
bestseller lists. Eleven of Bach’s books have been published from Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
(Broadway Books
Broadway Books
Broadway Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a Division of Random House, Inc., released its first list in Fall, 1996. Broadway Books has since published many New York Times bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, including Elizabeth Edwards’ memoir Resilience, Bill O’Reilly’s memoir A...
). Bach's first book Smart Women Finish Rich was published in 1998, and appeared on the bestseller lists for a decade. His most recent book Debt Free For Life (2011) was published by Crown Business Books, and appeared simultaneously on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists.
Bach has appeared regularly on television dispensing his financial advice since 1994. His first appearance on television took place in San Francisco, on a local station called Bay TV — where he was “The Money Doctor”, and answered personal financial questions. Since then Bach has appeared on thousands of television shows both locally and nationally.
He is currently (2009 to 2011) a regular contributor to NBC's The Today Show
The Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
, appearing weekly on the Money 911 Segments. Bach has also been a regular contributor to CNN American Morning, CNBC, Fox Business, ABC Good Money, and Oprah Winfrey Show. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show over six times including the shows “How to become an Automatic Millionaire” (2004), How to become an Automatic Millionaire Couple” (2004) and “Oprah's Debt Diet Series” (2006). Bach has also appeared regularly on CBS's The Early Show, NBC’s Weekend Today, CNN's Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
, ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
, ABC's Good Money, ABC News, FOX News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, and CNBC Millionaire Inside Series, and ABC’s The View
The View
The View is an American talk show broadcast on the ABC as part of ABC Daytime. Created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie, who both also serve as the show's executive producers, the program features a panel of women as co-hosts...
.
Bach has written, produced and hosted two public television specials, Smart Women Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire which aired nationally. Smart Women Finish Rich was produced by Connecticut Public Television
Connecticut Public Television
Connecticut Public Television is the PBS member network for the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is owned by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, who also owns Connecticut Public Radio. Together, the television and radio stations make up the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network...
(1998) and The Automatic Millionaire by Chicago Public Television (2006). He has hosted two radio shows, Finish Rich with David Bach (Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
) and The Finish Rich Minute (Westwood One).
Early Life and Education
David Bach was born in Oakland, CaliforniaOakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
in 1966 to mother, Bobbie Bach and father, Martin Bach. He received his undergraduate degree at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
for which he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences and Communication. He was honored by USC as a distinguished Alumni in 2010.
Early Career
Prior to founding FinishRich Media, LLC, he was senior vice president of Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
and a partner of The Bach Group,(1993 to 2001).
Seminars
David Bach is the founder of the FinishRich® Seminar Series, which highlights his financial strategies. Over a million peole have attended his seminars throughout North America. His seminars include Smart Women FinishRich®, Smart Couples FinishRich®, and Find The Money Seminars. These seminars have been taught in more than 2,000 cities throughout North America by thousands of financial advisers. Bach regularly presents seminars for and delivers keynote speeches to leading financial service firms, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and national conferences.Writing
David Bach is the bestselling author of twelve books, including two consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers, Start Late, Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire as well as the national and international bestsellers Debt Free For Life, Fight For Your Money, Go Green, Live Rich, The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner, Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, The Finish Rich Workbook, and The Automatic Millionaire Workbook.- Smart Women Finish Rich (1999)
- Smart Couples Finish Rich (2001)
- The Finish Rich Workbook (2003)
- The Finish Rich Dictionary (2003)
- The Automatic Millionaire (2005)
- The Automatic Millionaire Workbook (2005)
- Start Late, Finish Rich (2006)
- The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner (2005)
- Go Green, Live Rich (2008)
- Fight For Your Money (2009)
- Start Over, Finish Rich (2010)
- Debt Free For Life (2011)
Media
Bach is regularly featured in the media. He has appeared over six times on The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
and every Wednesday he gives financial advice on The Today Show
The Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
Money 911 segment. He has also appeared on many other nationally syndicated shows including: Weekend Today, CNN's Larry King Live, ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, CBS's Early Show, ABC News, ABC’s Good Money, Fox News, and CNBC.
He has been featured in many major publications, including The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, People, Reader's Digest, Time, Financial Times, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, Working Woman, Glamour
Glamour
Glamour may refer to:* Glamour , an appearance of enhanced attractiveness* Glamour photography, photography that emphasises the allure of the model* Glamour , a magazine for women* The Glamour, an album by The Comsat Angels...
, Family Circle
Family Circle
Family Circle is an American women's magazine published 15 times a year by Meredith Corporation. It began publication in 1932 as a magazine distributed at supermarkets such as Piggly Wiggly and Safeway. Cowles Magazines and Broadcasting bought the magazine in 1962. The New York Times Company bought...
, and Redbook
Redbook
Redbook is an American women's magazine published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.-History:...
. He has been a contributor to Redbook Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Oprah.com, Yahoo Finance and AOL Money.
Charitable Causes
David Bach is involved with various causes including serving on the board for Habitat for Humanity, New York. Bach has donated proceeds from his books to Habitat for Humanity - New York City, Waterkeeper AllianceWaterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance is an environmental organization founded in 1999, responding to a growing movement of organizations with the name Riverkeeper, Baykeeper, Soundkeeper, and other related "keeper" names, of which there are over 150 around the globe...
and Charity: water
Charity: water
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Founded in 2006, it has helped fund 3,962 projects in 19 countries, benefiting over 1,794,983 people...
. He also co-founded Makers of Memories
Makers of Memories
- History :The Makers of Memories Foundation was established in 2007 by marketing and media entrepreneur Brian F. Martin. Martin was raised in a family with chronic, serious abuse and created the Foundation to help families and children overcome the trauma of domestic violence they experienced and...
, a charity organization dedicated to helping women and children who are
victims of domestic violence.
External links
- David Bach's "The Automatic Millionaire" column at Yahoo!
- The Street Debt Fighting Tips From David Bach
- Today Show Money 911 1/5/11
- FOX Business News, End-of-Year Spending Continues 12/31/10
- Today Show Money 911 12/29/10
- Today Show How to Lower Your Credit Card Interest Rate 12/28/10
- The Willis Report Getting Debt Free in 2011 12/28/10
- ABC's Good Money Debt Free For Life 12/28/10
- Today Show How to be Debt Free 12/27/10
- Today Show Money 911 12/22/10
- Save a Dime in 09' 1/13/09
- The Early Show Fight For Your Money 3/31/09
- AOL Wallet Pop 10 Weeks to a Debt-Free Life 1/10/11
- Oprah.com Maximize Your Retirement Plan 8/9/10
- Oprah.com 6 Ways a Nonprofit Counselor Can Help You 6/23/10
- Oprah.com The 10-Step Plan to Improve Your Credit Score 6/14/10
- Oprah.com Deal With Your Credit Card Debt 5/17/10
- SUCCESS Magazine Interview with David Bach