About the author Lise A. Allin, Bsc., MPA., CLU., ChFC., CFP.* Lise Anne Maclean Allin was born in Quebec City in the mid 20th century. She has worked in the financial planning industry for more than two decades. Listed in Who"s Who in Canada, Lise has owned and operated a financial planning centre for over 1600 families since 1986. Her staff and planners solve financial planning issues on client investments of over 75 million dollars. Lise has helped to create more than 50 millionaires. Lise has been active in community work-with over 20 years of service in the anti-violence movement. She was a charter board member for SACC, Kingston and Three Oaks Foundation. As well, Lise has over 15 years of service for hospital boards including Kingston General Hospital (Board of Governors) and Belleville General Hospital (Belleville General Hospital Foundation Founding Board Member). Lise supports ethical investing, preservation of wildlife habitats and species diversification. She is the chair and founder of "The Allin Foundation" a non-profit orginization that has provided annual bursaries for continuing education since 1995. Lise has recruited and trained many financial planners over the years and regularly gives workshops and seminars to interested client and community groups on financial planning, goal setting and achievement. Lise was chosen as BusinessWoman of the Year for 2004 for Belleville, Ontario, and has been nominated for the Canadian Women"s Entrepreneur Award for 2006. Lise has three adult children, Leslie Allin, Jim Allin and Scott Allin with her co-parent, Dr. Jeffrey C. Allin, and three adult stepchildren, Angela Denison-Wallis, Kimberly Denison and Courtney Gunter, with her partner, Neil F. Denison. All of these wonderful children continue to inspire Lise as they set and achieve their many diverse goals.