Empowerment through Education

I grew up in a family of highly educated overachievers. I have 3 siblings in the medical field, a professor, an attorney and 3 engineers (including my Dad). When it was time to go to college, I chose the only career I could find that required no math: Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Public Relations. Then I got real and studied and became a Certified Financial Planner in 1985 and still practice today. My point is, I was so blinded by what I didn’t want (math) th

My very beginning in journalism was as a news reporter and writer in college. Then I had many jobs to survive, mostly in marketing. In my second career as a Certified Financial Planner® or CFP, I began teaching seminars at the local library and writing a finance column in the newspaper. I still write a monthly column on the economy and wealth building to this day. I hope it empowers others to make informed decisions. But financial education is not the only knowledge I think i