His book, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity: Understanding the Spirit and Value of Money in Your Life, is considered by many to be the seminal work in the burgeoning field of Life Planning.  Available in most English speaking countries, it is now available in German and Japanese editions.

In 2006, George won the first-ever "Heart of Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award" from the 30,000-member Financial Planning Assoication for his work as an 'innovator and influencer' in the profession. Among his other accomplishments, in 1975 Kinder earned the Bronze Medal (third place) on the National Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in Massachusetts.  In 1995 he co-founded “The Nazrudin Project,” an influential think tank of national financial advisors dedicated to exploring the human and spiritual aspects of money and personal finance.  In 2000, Investment Advisor Magazine, the largest circulation magazine for financial advisors, awarded Kinder its Portfolio Management Award given to those who have “contributed significantly to the art and science of portfolio management.” 

In 2002, Mutual Funds magazine listed Kinder as one of the “Top 100 Planners” in the country.  In 2003 and again in 2005, Investment Advisor magazine named Mr. Kinder as “one of the 25 most influential people in financial services in America.”  In January 2005, based on a poll of their readership, Financial Planning magazine named Kinder one of the 6 “most influential” financial planners in America; the other 5 planners named had all studied with Mr. Kinder. Financial Planning magazine also named him to their 2005 “Hall of Fame” – Kinder was one of only 3 financial planners whose name appeared next to John Bogle, Alan Greenspan, Loren Dunton, Burton Malkiel, Charles Schwab and Suze Orman.

Mr. Kinder has appeared on radio and television programs across the country, including Sound Money with Kai Ryssdal - click to listen to the audio segment He has been profiled in the Boston Globe, TIME, Business Week, MSN MoneyCentral, New York Magazine, the LA Times and more. His investment strategies have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune Magazine, and other national publications. He, along with Kinder Institute co-founder Susan Galvan, is a columnist for Advising Boomers and Worthwhile magazines.

He has spoken at many national conferences including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., the International Association of Financial Planners, the Social Investment Forum, the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors and The Financial Planning Association. At the 2004 FPA National Conference, Kinder shared the stage with Ross Levin and Dick Wagner in a popular Super Session called “Life Planning and Interior Finance: 10 Years and Still Running Strong” (order the audio tape here). In 2005, Fidelity sponsored a 6-City United Kingdom tour, with Mr. Kinder as a keynote presenter in London, Edinburgh and other key cities (see video here). He also gave a 3-hour presentation at AXA in the Netherlands.

His two-day Seven Stages of Money Maturity® seminars have been widely attended by financial advisors and the general public.  The Kinder Institute’s 5-day Training in Life Planning has attracted many of the leaders of the financial planning industry. His website provides a listing for the general public of hundreds of advisors who have studied with him and do Life Planning all across the globe. 

Kinder currently divides his time between his offices in Massachusetts and Hawaii.