Terry Savage is a nationally known expert on personal finance and a regular television commentator on CNN, CNBC, PBS and NBC on issues related to investing and financial markets.

She is the nationally syndicated Chicago Sun-Times personal finance columnist. Her fourth book, The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?, has received praise from investment gurus like James Cramer, Jim Rogers and Bob Brinker. Terry offers advice ranging from investments to withdrawal calculations to long term care insurance -- to make sure your money lasts as long as you do!

Her previous best-seller, The Savage Truth on Money, was named one of the ten best money books of the year by Amazon.com, and was made into an hour-long television special which aired on PBS. Terry is a frequent guest on national radio and television shows ranging from PBS' Nightly Business Report to CNN and CNBC. She's appeared several times on Oprah! and she's the regular substitute host of the nationally syndicated Bob Brinker radio show on ABC radio.

Terry Savage has won numerous awards, including the National Press Club award for Outstanding Consumer Journalism and the Outstanding Personal Finance Columnist award given by the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and two Emmys for her television work.

Terry takes an active role in America's business community. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE) and previously served on the boards of McDonald's Corporation for 14 years and Pennzoil-Quaker State Corporation for 5 years. She was a recipient of the Director's Choice Award honoring selected women who serve on America's top corporate boards.

Savage is involved in Chicago's civic affairs, serving as a director of The Executives' Club of Chicago, Junior Achievement of Illinois and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan where she won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in American history and economics.

• The Savage Truth on Money - Financial speaker Terry Savage presents everything you need to know about investing and financial planning, including tips on how to reach your retirement goals, how to save and borrow for college, how to organize and manage your money using your home computer, important information about estate planning, and how to guard against the financial disasters related to growing older. Questions and answers sessions are an important part of this seminar - any topic is fair game!
  
  
• The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? - Are you preparing for retirement, or just keeping your fingers crossed? Keynote speaker Terry Savage shows you how to save and invest for the future, no matter what your age. How long will you live, how much you will need, how much you should invest - and what financial disasters loom? This and more will be covered in Savage's highly motivational and fascinating style.