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George Mentz

CEO at Global Academy of Finance and Management

Colorado Springs, United States

Comm'r George Mentz is the Founder of GAFM ® and the CWM Chartered Wealth Manger ® Institute. Mentz is the CEO of the Global Academy of Finance and Management ® Certification and Education Institute Worldwide which is an EU Accredited and ISO 21001 and ISO 29993 Certified Educational Body. Mentz is a governmental Commissioner for the Civil Service Commission and also a Commissioner for the Airport Commission. In addition to his legal and corporate career, Counselor Mentz has taught and designed over 300 graduate and undergraduate courses specializing in finance, business, and law. Mentz enjoys teaching: Introduction to Financial Planning, Advanced Wealth Management, Ethics, and Financial Innovations. Mentz has an earned Doctor of Jurisprudence/JD from Loyola, an MBA in financial planning/international business and a CILS graduate Certificate in International Law. Mentz holds a B.A. degree with a focus in politics from LSU. Mentz earned and held clean FINRA/NASD licenses of Series 7. 63, and 65 in the late 1990s as an investment banker for a Wall Street Firm. Mentz has held various designations such as: ChMC, CFC, QFP, CWM, and completed a tax preparation certificate with Jackson Hewitt. Mentz has been recently ranked #2 in the world as a Wealth Management influencer and #5 in the world as a Management and project management "thought leader". Professor Mentz is a strategic advisor to the University of Colorado CU Leeds School of Business Executive Programs.

Mentz has volunteered for several US presidents and in 2019-21 has served as a US Commissioner for the White House Presidential Scholars Program 2019-22 while Mentz has also volunteered as an economic analyst writer for the Dept. of Labor from 2007-21. Mentz is also a government Commissioner for the Colorado Springs Airport which is larger than JFK and Laguardia combined, and Counselor Mentz is also a Commissioner for the Civil Service Commission Colorado.

Mentz has written and published over 100+ books and audio books and has written for the US government, O-Books UK, eFinancialCareers, & National Underwriter. Mentz continues to write as a wealth & economics commentator for top news media outlets and has won several awards as an author and professor.

Mentz has been ranked in the Top 50 Thought Leaders for Project Management, HR, B2B and Wealth Management. Mentz was recently Honored to be Ranked as a #2 in the World as a Wealth Management. In 2021, Mentz won a "Best Books of All Time won a "Best Books of All Time" book award with his "Wealth Management Intelligent Investor" making it to BookAuthority's Best Wealth Management books in History!

Over the years, many of Mentz’s books have been Amazon bestsellers on in areas of Wealth Management, Personal Growth, Management, Finance, Education and Training, Money and Monetary Policy, Comparative Religion, Developmental Psychology, Metaphysics & Philosophical Criticism, Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Mysticism, Project Management, Civil Service Test Guides, Religion, and in Spirituality.

Mentz is a licensed counselor of law LA/EDLA and Fed Cts Colorado, and he is the Seigneur of the Ancient Norman Fief Blondel which is one of the oldest legally recognized privatly owned fiefs in the UK Crown Dependencies. Mentz is an Associate of St. George House Windsor Castle UK 2020-21, and he serves on the Board of Directors of Loyola University Alumni Association 2020-2. Mentz is a distinguished member of the Order of St. Georg Habsburg Lorraine and has been approved as The Chancellor of the Worldwide Anglican Church. Professor Mentz is an award winning professor for the Top Ranked Texas A&M Law School Graduate Programs where he received professorial excellence recognition from students & veterans 2023.

Mentz and his companies have trained and certified thousands of professionals in over 150 countries and Mentz has served on the advisory board of the World e-Commerce Forum in London, and the GFF Global Finance Forum in Switzerland. Mentz has been featured or quoted in the AP, The Hill, National Law Journal, Forbes, Reuters, Wall St. Journal, The Hindu National, El Norte Latin America, the Financial Times, NYSSA, The China Daily, & The Arab Times. Mentz enjoys tennis, travel and spending time with his 3 children. www.GMentz.com

Counselor Mentz's recent Judicial, Diplomatic, and Law Professor Work Include:
* Judicial Chancellor for WAC Worldwide Anglican Church - Presiding Legal Officer over Law and Cases.
* Judge for White House Presidential Sholars Awards for the US Federal Government (Commissioner & Federal Awards Judge)
* Election Judge for Election Integrity - Colorado USA, El Paso County, State USA
* Expert Witness on Financial Banking Securities Law - NASD FINRA Arbitration Mediation - Federal Issues
* Editor of Canon Law and Disciplinary Law for Patriarch and Seminary and House of Bishops
* Crafting diplomatic agreements with NGOs, Charities, Fortune 500 Style Companies, Non Profits, and International Organizations
* Teaching various sections of Banking, FinTech, & Wealth Management Law to Post Doctoral Students in a National Top Tier Accredited Law School Graduate Program.

2024 - I am honored serve as the New Secretary of The Council for Business Teaching and Research of the National Business Education Association via appointment by the President. The Council for Business Teaching and Research (CBTR) works with post-secondary education worldwide serving as GWA's or good will ambassadors to boost relations worldwide. www.NBEA.org

2024 - George Mentz was honored with the Title of: "Datuk Seri" * This is very rarely granted to Europeans or Americans ! *His Royal Highness Sultant and Sovereign of the Diraja Airtiris Melayu Kampar Sultanate, Bestows the Noble Title of "Datuk Seri" to American Lawyer Comm’r George Mentz, JD MBA. This esteemed title, *Datuk Seri, represents the **Order of the Noble Seri Mahkota* of the Diraja Airtiris Melayu Kampar Sultanate (D.M.S.M.K.D.), bearing the honorific title of YBhg *Yang Berbahagia (YB) to Mentz* Datuk Seri Diraja Airtiris Melayu Kampar . The conferment signifies high recognition of Commissioner Mentz’s educational contributions to society and is a symbol of cross-cultural and interfaith unity. The award also is conferred to the wife of the recipient, and she has the title of Honourable and "Datin Seri".

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Colorado Springs
Speaking Topics: Wealth Management, Human Potential, Success, and Management Consulting

George Mentz Points
Academic 80
Author 265
Influencer 1651
Speaker 10
Entrepreneur 40
Total 2046

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Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Certification Training
Theatre: USA EU India Africa Arabia Asia China and more
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 20+
Last Media Interview: 04/13/2022

Areas of Expertise

AI 30.03
Business Strategy
COVID19 30.54
Diversity and Inclusion 31.00
Entrepreneurship 33.61
Finance 40.31
FinTech 32.12
HR 34
Innovation 30.14
Leadership 32.98
Management 40.32
Project Management 46.73
Social 43.27
Sustainability 43.70

Industry Experience

Higher Education & Research

Publications

1 Analyst Report
Economic Slavery' for Working Families
Newsmax Economics Section
August 24, 2024
Here’s a comprehensive list of common items in a working family’s budget that are taxed—most don’t even know it. While the federal tax percentage may not seem so bad, the combined taxes on everything needed to live, feed, educate, and maintain a healthy family are enormous and equate to a clandestine form of economic slavery inflicted on all Americans, especially those living in “inner cities” like New York, LA, Chicago or Boston.

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Tags: Diversity and Inclusion, Finance, Sustainability

12 Article/Blogs
George Mentz Confirmed by Vote to Serve on the Colorado Springs Airport Commission
LinkedIn
July 15, 2022
The Colorado Springs Airport, is about 1/2 the size of Manhattan in New York at 7,200 acres. The Colorado Springs Airport is city-owned & civil-military airport 6 miles SE of downtown Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado, USA, and the 2nd busiest commercial airport in the state after Denver. According to CDOT, COS Airport generates a combined impact of over $3.4 billion each year for the region with 1.6 million passengers per year.

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Tags: AI, Innovation, Management

Modern Federal Reserve Inflation Theory - By George Mentz JD MBA - As Seen on NewsMax Insiders Economics
LinkedIn
February 23, 2022
In the coming few weeks and months, the Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates four or more times despite the better judgment of many U.S. entrepreneurs. [i] The strangest anomaly to this governmental economic intervention is the new theory that raising Fed interest rates may actually artificially increase inflation.

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Tags: AI, Innovation, Management

ETFs that are 40-50% off of their 52-Week Highs - Fire Sale or The Beginning of Correction?
LinkedIn
February 15, 2022
Every so often, it is smart to do a screen of ETFs that are poorly performing. In this way, you can find a basket of stocks that may have some value in the ever-changing economic cycles.

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Tags: Innovation, Management, COVID19

2022 Resolutions – HOT Ideas for your New Year’s Resolution - The Top 21st Century Strategies for Success !
LinkedIn
December 22, 2021
Over the last 20 years, we have all read self help, success, financial freedom, and empowerment books. It seems that each year there is a breakout theme or idea that dominates the bestseller lists. In your lifetime, it is said that we may work as many as 18 jobs with six or more careers and live in over a dozen residences. Here are 20 key success topics or themes that have been extremely popular over the last two decades which may help you in your quest for greater purpose, greater health, and financial freedom. These types of research and publications may help you reevaluate and reinvigorate your life so that you can take yourself to the next level.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

Stock Market Correction - 14 Reasons Why Experts See a 10-20% Crash Before Year End
LinkedIn
September 20, 2021
If you search then Internet news, you will find varying reasons or triggers why the stock market may be volatile. If you scan the news, you will see analysis and quotes from top organizations such as Morgan Stanley , MarketWatch, CNN, Bloomberg, and Barrons who write about a stock market correction that may happen in the near term. What are the primary Black Swan events that could cause a market crash? It may not be just one variable, but a combination of 3 or 4 variables which push the economy into difficulties. Some experts claim that the record price action is mimicking late 1999, and it could spark a 10% to 20% correction.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

ETF Innovation – Big Income with New ETFs for: BDC Business Development Companies, REIT Real Estate Investment Trusts, MLP Master Limited Partnerships
LinkedIn
August 04, 2021
In the last few years, ETF or Exchange Traded Fund types have expanded dramatically. From sector focus to regional targeting, each ETF now can strategically solve problems for investors and money managers. These days there are commodity ETFs, leveraged ETFs, and even ETFs that act like hedge funds. While active management is important in times such as these to navigate the sensitive waters of macroeconomic change, ETFs are a major advancement in having investment funds with low fees that can manage holdings that investors seek.

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Tags: Innovation, Leadership, Project Management

The New DNA Science Tells Us that the USA has been a Majority Multi Racial America for Decades if not Centuries !
LinkedIn
July 12, 2021
In the USA, there are 328 Million People. Below is a list of the largest ethnic minority groups. For the purposes of discussion, if you simple add the numbers of: Irish, Latin American & Hispanic, Italian, Asian, Native Americans, Asians, India Immigrants, Russians, Arabs, West Indies/Cubans, and other minority or oppressed ethnic groups, you get well over 175 million people if you review the simple math below. Thus, it seems that the USA has been comprised of a majority of ethnic minorities for decades or from inception depending on how you analyze the science and DNA.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

The Early History of Mardi Gras and Karneval
LinkedIn
February 13, 2021
While Mardi Gras is distinctively French, the West German Frankish counterpart is called Fasching Fastnacht or Karneval. Although the exact historical origins of the festivities of Fasching are unclear, the observance of its rites is mentioned in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival (early 13th century). Karneval is a Latin based term that comes from the “carnem levare” (to give up meat).

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

10 Reasons Why the Dow May Go to 40,000 in the Next 18 Months
LinkedIn
January 10, 2021
There are 7 billion people on earth and 3.5 billion are under 30 and who must buy the products and services they need and want for their families. If you read books by economists with a focus on Demographics such as Harry Dent, you will learn how population affects projected growth of stocks.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

Big Ideas for 2021 - Get Your Success Secrets Here
LinkedIn
December 11, 2020
In this short little essay, we will discuss several top gurus in self-help, spirituality, success, and prosperity, and we will illuminate a few of their best ideas so we can remember how to manifest our DESTINY.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

15 High Yield Dividend Stocks and ETFs with Potential Upside
LinkedIn
December 07, 2020
If you analyze high-yield dividend stocks and ETFs, some have snapped back since the COVID market correction and some have not. With the release of the vaccine coming, here are a few possible investments that should pay big dividends that are still off their 52 week highs by more than 20% and up to 50%.

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Tags: Management, COVID19, Project Management

George Mentz Ranked #2 in World as a Wealth Management Influencer
LinkedIn
November 18, 2020
Commissioner Mentz was ranked #2 in the world in 2020 as an top wealth management influencer on social media as he is a economist and wealth management commentator on mainstream media.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

1 Board Membership
THE WINTER NIGHT CLUB
Winter Night Club
May 01, 2020
The Winter Night Club is one of the oldest and most prestigious dinner societies of the Rocky Mountain region. The club’s grand history dates to the late 1800 s with the Mahogany and Red Mahogany dinner clubs. On November 5, 1902, members of the clubs merged, forming the WNC Winter Night Club and commencing over a century long tradition of education and fellowship. The notable list of past and present club members includes luminaries such as Colorado Springs founder, General William Palmer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Spencer Penrose, and Colorado pioneer William S. Jackson.

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Tags: Management, HR, Project Management

4 Books
The Leadership Handbook – A Primer on Leadership - The Greatest Authors & Books on Leadership
White Cross Library
December 17, 2022
This is a first of its kind VIP primer on leadership and management authors, principles and philosophy. Commissioner Mentz discusses many of the great gurus of leadership and success. The manuscript contains much historical information in leadership, success, and related policy. The book has key information top themes and ideas of the greatest philosophers in leadership, government, management, and business over the centuries up till the present day along with the basics of leadership and success with organizations and people.

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Tags: Management, Leadership

POWER ! : The Spiritual Laws of Success Prosperity & Abundance - High Powered Teachings in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology
Amazon
August 18, 2021
In the last 20 years, I have analyzed over 500 books related to prosperity, power, consciousness, visualization, laws of attraction, organizational management, and more. After completing a law degree, and MBA, and an international law diploma, I realized that there are key ingredients to success and abundance and have devoted my life to the study of successful people.

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Tags: Management, HR, Project Management

The Rosicrucian Handbook & Hermetic Textbook of Success Secrets: The Original American Illuminati Loge de Parfaits d' Écosse - 1764
Independently published
January 21, 2019
This book contains the practical ideas, principles, and teachings of the Rosicrucians and Hermetic masters and the methods that transform the apprentice into the MAGI. This book will rock your consciousness. This book contains the power and spiritual magic that most never find. If you want to stop settling for an average life and begin co-creating your destiny, you may want to buy this book and keep it close to you until you see tangible results and power. The history and secrets unleashed in this book will shift your thinking. Be prepared for transformation, illumination and positive change.

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Tags: Social, Leadership, Project Management

The Illuminati Handbook – The Path of Illumination and Ascension: The Testament of the Mystical Order and The Secret Teachings that Make them Great
Independently published
January 31, 2015
The Testament of the Mystical Order and The Secret Teachings that Make them Great - Mystical Christian, Hermetic, Buddhist, Brahmin, Egyptian & Taoist Wisdom. Before the Da Vinci Code and before the Skull and Bones ...By: Magus IncognitoBefore the Skull and Bones. Before the Da Vinci Code. Before Dan Brown. Hundreds of years ago, the Illuminati and Secret Lodges of Europe and the Ancient world had developed secret techniques to master the mind, body and spiritual development. This book gives the real history and delivers the REAL secrets of the Illuminati and Lodges of the old world. This manuscript is a codification of the great teachings that were used by the lodges of central Europe, the Templar Based Lodges, the Lodges of Perfection, and the Ancient French/Germanic and Scottish Scottish Lodges. Keep in mind that this book goes back to deliver summaries of Greco-Egyptian Hermetic teachings, Rosicrucian Teachings, and even techniques and virtues of the more recent Freemasons. Look at the table of contents. Buy the book. When you read the book, YOU will see there is NOTHING else out there that delivers the history, techniques, and exercises like this book provides. All the best in your journey, Kindest Regards, MI

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Tags: Social, Leadership

1 Executive
GAFM Global Academy of Finance & Management
Gafm.com
January 01, 1996
CEO - Accredited Certification Body - ESQ European Accredited and ISO 21001 Certified & ISO 9001 Certified Education and Certification Programs. Professional Designation and Professional Development Programs for executives licensed worldwide to authorized educational institutions, exam centers, and training conferencing organizations. Founder of the GAFM Global Academy of Finance & Management , AAFM AAPM - Consultative activity with US Government and United Nations, Consultative Status with Governments and Board Member & Advisor to various international standards companies in Asia, Africa, India, China, EU and more. Education Management, International Legal Counsel, Entrepreneur, Investor, Strategic Analyst. Strategic Advisor to: AAFM, IPMC/AApM, IIFM India, AABFS Arabia, IAQFP USA, Summit Business Media, National Underwriter, Tax Facts, Advisor FYI, AdvisorFX, ACCE Africa, UAE Securities and Commodities Authority, AA/Singapore, GBR China, and more IIPA. Various professional programs recognized by governmental bodies in the USA and internationally. As seen in the New York Times, Wall Street Globe, United Nations, US Department of Labor, Department of Education, Associate Press, and international news. The IBS has held professional memberships in the ACBSP, AACSB, AABFS, ANSI, ICE ,NBEA, CHEA Quality Group and NOCA. The Board of Standards recognizes qualified degree programs worldwide as an educational and assessment path to board certification and professional designations. Founder of the Wealth Management Institute & International Project Management Board. The GAFM was the 1st to integrate accredited exams & courses from AACSB and ACBSP Nationally Accredited Business Schools. The flagship certifications from the GAFM Board are the CWM Chartered Wealth Manager Certification and MFP Master Financial Planner . Mentz has worked as a business ambassador for his company leading projects in Asia, India, EU, Africa, Arabia, & Latin America.

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Tags: Management, HR, Project Management

1 Keynote
George Mentz: 20 Hot New Year's Resolutions to Attain Success Read Newsmax: George Mentz: 20 Hot New Year's Resolutions to Attain Success | Newsmax.com Important: Find Your Real Retirement Date in Minutes! More Info Here
Newsmax Economics Insider Expert Syndicated Author
December 21, 2021
George Mentz 20 Hot New Year's Resolutions to Attain Success - Over the last 20 years, each of us has read at least one self-help, success, financial freedom or empowerment books. It seems that each year there is a breakout theme or idea that dominates the bestseller lists. Here are 20 key success topics or themes that have been extremely popular over the last two decades. These types of research and publications may help you reevaluate and reinvigorate your life so that you can take yourself to the next level.

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management

2 Miscellaneouss
The New Lawfare of Fake Justice & Fake Evidence
Newsmax Money and Street Talk
September 09, 2024
Can Judges and Prosecutors be Indirecty Bribed or Extorted – The Cash for Prosecutions or Leniency Kickback Schemes. In both civil and criminal cases, judges and prosecutors wield significant influence over the legal process, with the expectation that their decisions remain fair and impartial. However, these officials can sometimes be subject to indirect pressures that, while not overtly illegal, mimic the effects of bribery or extortion. One such method is the offering of indirect benefits, such as jobs or board positions to a judge’s or prosecutor’s family members.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

2023 Resolutions
Newsmax
January 03, 2023
George Mentz: For Your 2023 Resolutions, Go for Spectacular Innovation

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship

1 Podcast
George Mentz Wealth Management Professor on Rob Carson Show - Economic Outlook
Rob Carson National Radio Show - Apple Podcasts
September 05, 2024
George Mentz performs 15 minutes of Economic Kung Fu discussion the peril of policies, inflation and a bad economy. Mentz explains how this economy will force people to reelect Donald Trump as President again.

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2 Professors
The Big Swindle of Our Americas Seniors – Elder Care Inflation up over 39.58 % in Just 3 Years.
Newsmax
May 01, 2024
The Big Swindle of Our Americas Seniors – Elder Care Inflation up over 39.58 % in Just 3 Years.
In 2019, the national median cost for assisted living was approximately $48,612 per year or about $4,051 per month. Fast forward to 2024, and the projected national average cost of assisted living has become unaffordable and horrific due to extreme inflation and taxes. As of April 2024, the estimated monthly median cost is around $5,665 or over $67,000 dollars per year. Published Internationally May 2024

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Tags: Finance, Management, Sustainability

Inflation Is Crushing Working Families in 2023
Newsmax
October 04, 2023
2023 Inflation still blazing through the USA like a wildfire. Here are the most recent facts, data, and math analysis of prices for working families and homeowners in the USA. The relentless surge in inflation has cast a dark shadow over the livelihoods of working individuals, with particularly devastating impacts on women and minorities. The repercussions of this economic upheaval have been far-reaching, as interest rates continue to wreak havoc on families burdened with loans on homes, credit cards, cars, and student loans.

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, FinTech, Sustainability

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