John Commuta has made a career in advising others on personal finance using books, seminars, speaking engagements and his courses. He is the author of several courses and books including the Transforming Debt into Wealth course and The Debt-FREE & Prosperous Living Basic Course. Commuta also developed the SPEED direct marketing system, the Sales Machine database marketing system and is the co-developer of DebtFree software for controlling and eliminating personal debt.

He became a personal finance advisor after noticing a number of baby boomers in dire financial situations. With the fate of Social Security uncertain, the value of their pension plans suffering steep declines, and the extreme amounts of high-interest debt, Commuta decided to create strategies for baby boomers to combat personal debt and ensure financial longevity.

Target Market

Because the majority of Commuta

Jane Garvey began her career in education, and after studying industrial engineering and management sciences, she started teaching. Then, while she was a professor at Loyola University

David Finkel is a former Olympic-level hockey player whose injuries forced him to change careers

Dolf de Roos was born in New Zealand and received a PhD in Engineering from the University of Canterbury. He began investing in property as an undergraduate student after studying the business practices of various wealthy individuals throughout Australia.

John Beck is an attorney in California with a law practice that emphasizes real estate issues—particularly foreclosures. In addition to his law practice, Beck is the author or co-author of various books and articles on real estate investing. His first workbook was titled,

Jim Banks is an Indiana University graduate who initially received teaching credentials in secondary education. Then after attending graduate school at the University of Southern California, he decided to pursue a career in software. After leaving his full-time job and enrolling in law school, he decided to pursue a career in real estate.

His first real estate transaction led him to pursue property investment as a potential career. Banks specializes in the researching and purchasing of probate real estate, and after developing his own methods of investing in probate real estate, he decided to create an educational seminar. And in 2005 he authored the book

Dwan Twyford gained knowledge in real estate investing from attending seminars and speaking with mentors. Her first real estate investment was a house flipping venture and, similar to other real estate coaches, she shares her real estate experiences of becoming financially self-sufficient as a single mom in a

Donna Bauer, otherwise known as

Licensed as a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, real estate broker, and general contractor in both North and South Carolina, Larry Goins is also a mentor who has created his own coaching program. With a history of almost 20 years in real estate investing, Goins developed strategies for buying and selling properties with The Ultimate Buying & Selling Machine home-study course.

In addition to advising other potential investors and a schedule of speaking engagements, he is also the co-founder of the Investors Rehab company that buys and then wholesales a range of 10 to 15 properties per month.

Target Market

Goins is a self-proclaimed mentor and his intention is to appeal not only to individuals who are interested in real estate investing, but who are looking for a mentor to help them revise how they approach business. His latest course is a home-study option that targets individuals who are self-starters. Just like all real estate coaches, his courses guide students to re-position themselves in their business and personal lives and set new goals based on the guidelines provided.

On his website, Goins infers that he completes a number of real estate purchases and sales in one day without ever leaving his office. The potential market for this course would probably be individuals who have the ability to work from home or from their office. His website also details the benefits of his home-study course as being an

Background

After experiencing success at a young age by investments in the auto industry and in his real estate investments, Dean Graziosi was inspired to teach others his methods. He first gained recognition from his infomercials, Motor Millions and Think A Little Different, and the success of the programs presented in these infomercials led Graziosi to form Dean Enterprises, LLC. This company not only produces his own infomercials; it also produces infomercials for other professionals who are promoting a product or service.

Then, in 2006, he authored the book