George Kinder “The Three Domains of Freedom” in a Global Context

​Ashley Murphy, CFP® GFP Fellow, is a tri-citizen of the USA, Australia and the UK. Ashley is the founder and Principal of Arete Wealth Strategists Australia, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm for Australian/American expatriates in the United States and Australia.​

From 2014 - 2017, Ashley taught in the CFP programs at UC Berkeley Extension and Golden Gate University. He served as a Knowledge Circle host for the Financial Planning Association's International and Cross-Border Knowledge Circle (2017 - 2019), and is a regular conference speaker. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning in Australia making him one of the few financial advisors qualified in multiple countries. Ashley has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and profiled in Financial Advisor Magazine.​

Ashley lives with his wife Eliza, and daughters Elise & Jasmine in Minneapolis, MN. He enjoys cycling, reading and world travel. He is a futurist with interests in architecture, renewable energy and demographics.

George Kinder is an author and international thought leader.

Known as the Father of Life Planning, George has been at the forefront of the financial services industry for decades, spearheading a movement that centers the lives that clients long to live within their financial plan. Through his books, workshops, and keynotes, George has introduced thousands of professionals globally to the field of financial life planning. His three books on money, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity, Lighting The Torch, and Life Planning for You, are considered foundational works in delivering client-centered advice.

After nearly 30 years as a practicing financial planner and tax advisor, George founded the Kinder Institute of Life Planning (www.kinderinstitute.com) in 2003. Under his leadership, Kinder Institute has taught over 6,000 professionals across 30 countries through its immersive, experiential training programs.

A mindfulness teacher for 35 years and author of the mindfulness primer, Transforming Suffering into Wisdom, Kinder has led weekly meditation classes and retreats around the world. Kinder's illuminated manuscripts, A Song for Hana and Reflections on Spectacle Pond, feature his poetry and photography and inspire us to live in the present moment with nature as our guide.

His recent books focus on civilization, starting with A Golden Civilization & The Map of Mindfulness. Understanding civilization as both human evolution and as the evolution of environments of freedom, his passion is to help create a civilization that organically fosters the very best of humanity as it diminishes the very worst.

In his latest book, The Three Domains of Freedom, he inspires readers to experience three profound freedoms: the freedom of each moment, the freedom to pursue one’s life purpose, and the freedoms of civilization. He advocates a sustainable approach for institutions to prioritize humanity, democracy, the Earth, and the truth above their own self-interest, a concept he terms Fiduciary In All Things (FIAT).

"A Fiduciary standard of obligation is required for all institutions (corporate, non-profit, and governmental) to place the interests of all stakeholders, of truth, of humanity, democracy, and the living planet that sustains us, first above their own self-interest."

Through his profound insights across disciplines and innovative approaches, George Kinder continues to shape the financial services industry and, more broadly, inspire individuals to lead more fulfilling lives aligned with their deepest values and aspirations.