The Standard Newsletter
Laura Wittig
2015 MARY O’NEILL MINI GRANT: Erica Tobe & Brenda Long for Starting Over After Foreclosure Dr. Erica Tobe is an Extension Specialist and fixed term Assistant Professor for Michigan State University. She holds a BS in Family and Consumer Resources, Masters in Clinical Social Work, and Ph.D. in Lifespan Human... Read More >
Sara Croymans, Elizabeth Kiss, Lisa McLain-Sharp
Each year, the AFCPE Research and Training Symposium committee and staff work diligently to provide members with the deepest, most innovative and impactful content available in financial counseling and planning education. The 2015 event, in Jacksonville, Florida in November, 2015, upheld the high standards that you have set for education... Read More >
CFP® Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Barbara O’Neill, AFC®, Ph.D.
At the 2015 AFCPE Symposium, a strong case was made for incorporating research into professional practice. Benefits of research were reviewed along with consequences when research is lacking (i.e., anecdotes instead of evidence) and how to become a better consumer of research. To address the latter, The Standard will now... Read More >
Rebecca Wiggins
I want to send my best to all of you and hope your year has started off well. I am honored to serve as the AFCPE President in 2016. I want to acknowledge Michael Gutter, our most recent past president (2015). I appreciate his leadership in helping the Board refine... Read More >
Lila Quintiliani, MA, AFC®
With the cost of tuition and board at a public university rising over 62 percent in the past 15 years, it’s no wonder that Americans are doing whatever they can to try to save for their children’s education. In the first six months of 2015, total investment by Americans in... Read More >
Rebecca Wiggins
The countdown has begun for the 2015 AFCPE® Annual Research and Training Symposium! This year, our theme is focused on building the bridge from research to practice. It reflects the rich diversity of professional expertise within our organization. However, it is also a call to action for the field at large.... Read More >
Tony Robbins, Kelly Jabbusch, MBA, AFC®
Tony Robbins is well-known for his ability to inspire and help people reach their dreams. As a motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, life coach and author, he is a recognizable face and has many success stories to share. The introduction to Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial... Read More >
Joshua Sledge
How do you talk about the work you do with your clients? Increasing financial literacy, boosting financial capability, expanding financial inclusion, promoting financial empowerment—the list of terminology and range of frameworks we use to guide our efforts can feel limitless. While there are certainly important differences between the various approaches,... Read More >
Lisa Servon
Financial inclusion is seldom a topic in finance and policy making circles. Policy makers and consumer advocates are concerned about the growing numbers of people without bank accounts, and those who use alternative financial services like payday loans, check cashers and pawn shops. The apparent answer? Move everyone to bank accounts. It seems obvious,... Read More >
Susan Bross
In 1992, I talked with three friends about a weird idea I had about counseling people about money. Not about how to invest it or insure it, but rather how to manage it in a way that took the stress and anxiety away. I was inspired by the transformation that had... Read More >
Patricia Seaman
My dog once ate the entire bottle of painkillers prescribed after she was spayed and had to have her stomach pumped. One of my cats needed a C-section when her labor stalled out with one kitten still inside (we also paid for a kitten-sized NICU unit). Our other cat was chewing... Read More >
Barbara O’Neill, AFC®, Ph.D., CFP®
Whether you’re a blogger, author, or community financial educator, as I am, our basic raison d’être is to improve people’s lives by motivating them to practice positive financial behaviors such as saving money and reducing debt. In my three decades of teaching personal finance, I’ve found stories to be the... Read More >