Buen Camino

Lots of people take a walk to clear their heads, but have you ever walked over six hundred miles to do it? On a misty, gray morning in the summer of 2018, Gordon Bernhardt set out from a small town in the French Pyrenees to walk the ancient pilgrim route of Camino de Santiago, seeking clarity for his business, his relationships, and his priorities in life. The lessons he learned as a peregrino—a pilgrim—ranged from insights on financial advising and investing to the importance of noticing the tiniest details of each day: like the ant trails winding across the path at his feet or the "smiling sunflower" that lightened his steps in the middle of a hot summer day. An investing book like no other, Buen Camino: What a Hike through Spain Taught Me about Investing and Life will remind you that although we're all walking a different path, we're all headed for a common destination.

Lots of people take a walk to clear their heads, but have you ever walked over six hundred miles to do it? On a misty, gray morning in the summer of 2018, Gordon Bernhardt set out from a small town in the French Pyrenees to walk the ancient pilgrim route of Camino de Santiago, seeking clarity for his business, his relationships, and his priorities in life. The lessons he learned as a peregrino—a pilgrim—ranged from insights on financial advising and investing to the importance of noticing the tiniest details of each day: like the ant trails winding across the path at his feet or the "smiling sunflower" that lightened his steps in the middle of a hot summer day. An investing book like no other, Buen Camino: What a Hike through Spain Taught Me about Investing and Life will remind you that although we're all walking a different path, we're all headed for a common destination.

Gordon Bernhardt was born and raised on a farm in Nebraska, where the importance of hard work and being of service to others was instilled. Though he left behind the rural lifestyle long ago, those midwestern values continue to influence both his personal and professional life. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional (CFP®) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®), Gordon founded Bernhardt Wealth Management on the principle of fiduciary care: providing investment and wealth management services that place clients' needs ahead of everything else. Today, it is one of the top fee-only wealth management firms in the Washington, DC, region. Learn more at BernhardtWealth.com.