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As a personal financial counselor, I am often asked to give an overview of the services I provide to Soldiers and Airmen in my area. Although I am grateful for the opportunity, I often find it difficult to persuade service members that they can benefit from financial counseling. Most of...

October 15, 2018

Tiffany Marr is a woman on a mission.  She’s a wife, mother, and a self-described “entrepreneur with a day job”. She is currently developing a new technology platform that encourages peer-to-peer interaction around money. The platform will allow users to ask financial questions and receive financial tips and strategies in...

October 12, 2018

Whether you are a Symposium veteran or a first-time attendee, we want to hear from you! This year’s Symposium theme is “Engaging an integrated and inclusive community of personal finance professionals". One of the things we love about our supportive community is your willingness to lift up and support those around you. Which is why...

October 11, 2018

Meet Yoon Lee, PhD – a professor at Utah State University in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Since 2000, she has taught various courses on consumer and family economic issues, including bankruptcy, protection laws and surviving debt. Dr. Lee is also an active member in the AFCPE...

October 05, 2018

Naomi Bechtold, AFC® is a true example of a qualified motivator of financial change. She is an Extension Educator from Purdue University who is running for an Indiana State Representative seat. In this week’s Friday Follow, Naomi shares why she felt called to “raise her voice” and run for a House...

September 28, 2018

Margaret Sherraden is a social work educator focusing on the multiple dimensions of “social”. She strives to help others understand the relationship between the economic and social dimensions of people’s lives. Connecting that goal to efficacy, she has authored four books helping professionals and students worldwide grasps the concept of...

September 21, 2018

The Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® (AFCPE®) recently released results from a study examining the association of health and financial resources with stress. Published in the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning (JFCP) as part of the special issue on health and finances, the study revealed that perceived accumulation and loss...

September 19, 2018

This year’s Symposium theme is “Engaging an integrated and inclusive community of personal finance professionals". One of the things we love about our supportive community is your willingness to lift up and support those around you. Which is why we're asking you to #RaiseYourVoice! How to participate: Step 1: Answer the two questions below...

September 18, 2018

Michael Thomas is an AFC® and full time Graduate Student at The University of Georgia. He strives to help clients and society take the shame out of financial conversations and discussions. He understands how important it is to: recognize mistakes, see why they were made, and assist clients in overcoming obstacles...

September 14, 2018

Yoram Bauman, in short, is an economist. However, he’s not just an economist. Yoram is an economist who also does stand-up comedy…about economics. Whether he is discussing economics, calculus, or even climate change, Yoram has the unique ability to take an often serious topic and makes it light, fun, and...

September 07, 2018

The rising costs of health care and/or lack of insurance coverage may cause many households to build up medical bills to the point where they cannot pay them. A recent research study of bankruptcy filings found significant medical debt serves as a trigger, rather than a fundamental cause, of bankruptcy....

September 05, 2018

Kyle Grevengoed works as a Military Personal Financial Counselor and a private practitioner. He was inspired to become an AFC® after beginning his career in the lending industry. As an AFC® he has a strong mission and vision to help his clients see the big picture – to “find the hero in...

August 31, 2018