As Founder of Smart Planner Suite, Inc. (SmartPlanner.com), Jonathan Pond extends his long history of helping American families and individuals with pressing financial matters.Jonathan Pond's work in educating the public on financial matters has been far-reaching and widely recognized. His 23 prime time public television specials have been critically acclaimed for their effectiveness in providing useful and understandable financial guidance to people of all financial circumstances. Jonathan has been the pioneer in bringing low-cost, personalized money guidance to American households. His customized financial review reports are the most popular thank-you gift in public television history. He is widely sought as an objective and entertaining observer of the investing and personal financial planning scenes and has made regular national appearances on all of the network and major cable television stations, including over 50 appearances on NBC's Today Show. He is the recipient of many awards, including: - The Malcolm Forbes Public Awareness Award for Excellence in Advancing Financial Understanding - An Emmy award for his contributions to a television series on financial planning in the 21st century. - Gold medals from the Axiom Business Book Awards and the Living Now Book Awards