Brooks Stahlnecker · Station 30, Hampden Fire-Rescue
The Story
Two Callings.
One Mission.
Over the years as a firefighter, my colleagues and I have advocated for conducting fire drills at homes and businesses. The key to any successful plan is to have one — and then practice it.
If you woke up at 2 AM to the sound of a smoke detector going off and smelled smoke, would you know what to do? That is not the time to be figuring it out. And not knowing what to do could cost you your life — or your family's life.
I developed the Financial Fire Drill to use that same thought process, and the planning associated with it, to help create a solid financial readiness plan that could save the financial life of your family.
In firefighting, the first thing is to lay out a pre-plan. You look at the building, identify escape routes, locate resources, identify hazards. We try to get as much good information up front to make things go as smooth as possible in an emergency. Your financial walk-through works exactly the same way.
Background & Credentials
Firefighter
Station 30, Hampden Fire-Rescue. Years of service protecting families and properties — and teaching fire preparedness in the community.
Financial Advisor
The Financial Fire Drill — a Financial and Investor Literacy Company. Specializing in financial planning, life insurance, and legacy planning for families and business owners.
Course Creator
Creator of the Financial Fire Drill® — a patent-pending methodology helping families build financial readiness plans before crisis strikes.
"We as financial advisors preach financial planning, life insurance, and legacy planning — but how many people actually have a viable plan and sit down to create a strategy? I developed the Financial Fire Drill to make it easy for clients to feel prepared and have peace of mind."
— Brooks Stahlnecker · Firefighter & Financial Advisor