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DOMINIQUE REESE, AFC® , FFC®

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Friday Follow: How one AFC supports creatives with their finances
Friday Follow: How one AFC supports creatives with their finances

Meet Elaine Grogan Luttrull, AFC®    What led you to a career in personal finance? And what inspires you to continue doing this work today?: I joke that I listened to the wrong parent when I was deciding what I wanted to study in college. One parent suggested I follow...

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