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Women's Financial Education Series

woman with money bag over shoulder

The Women's Financial Education Series (WFES) is a multi-session workshop that helps women to:

  • Improve money management skills

  • Increase current levels of financial knowledge

  • Develop confidence in decision-making abilities

  • Gain control over lives by taking control over their finances

Each session contains a presentation by an instructor and includes discussion about the information provided in the session, the workbooks and each participant's particular circumstances. Topics covered are:

  • Getting Organized: Financial Goal Setting and Designing Spending Plans

  • Banking, Credit and Debt Management

  • Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts Probate and Power of Attorney

  • Insurance: Determining Your Health, Disability and Life Insurance Needs

  • Retirement Fundamentals: How much will I need? How do I get there? 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs, Pensions

  • Investing for Retirement: Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Diversification

Instructors include University of Missouri faculty and local professional experts. Only educational information is provided; there is no promotion of products or services.

Equal opportunity/ADA institution

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Dates, locations, brochures
Program Resource Links

Getting Organized

Saving
Spending
Banking
Credit
Insurance
Gov/Employer Benefits
Estate Planning
General Legal
Investing
Retirement Planning
College Planning/Funding
 

MU Extension Publications
Family Economics and Management

MU Extension Resources
Make Your Money Work - links to help you make financial and housing decisions

Workshop Supplements

Supporting Organizations

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University of Missouri Extension   East Central Regional Director's Office
Bud Reber, Regional Director
Page Maintained By: Carol Grote
Last revised: 02/19/09

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