The Standard Newsletter
Shari Evans, EML, AFC®, MQFP
Kids' Corner: Let them Make Money Mistakes "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." – Henry Ford The winter holiday season is the time of year when school aged kids often have a holiday break from school, spend extra time at home and oftentimes receive... Read More >
Dr. Mindy Joseph, CFP®
AFCPE Research Snapshot Article: The Effect of Scarcity and Information Avoidance on Debt Management Behavior Authors: Kinga Barrafrem, Mario Kienzler, Daniel Västfjäll, and Gustav Tinghög Summary: This experimental study was conducted online with UK residents. The debt management game developed for the study was used to examine the impact of... Read More >
Lisa Whitley, AFC®
The Role of AFCs in Advocacy and Public Policy: AFCPE Symposium Recap The primary goal of the AFCPE Government Relations Task Force is to build an engaged community among AFCs, informed and energized to be advocates for public policies that impact their role as financial counselors and the lives... Read More >
Dr. Brandy Baxter, AFC®, FFC®
President's Message: #JoinMeAtAFCPE Dear AFCPE Members, Partners, AFCs, and friends, I'm excited to begin the new year as your 2025 AFCPE Board President. It's an honor to serve such a dedicated and passionate community of financial professionals. As we step into 2025, I'm reminded of the theme I shared... Read More >
Rachael DeLeon, Executive Director
Executive Director's Message: Hope In a time where things feel more divisive than ever before, where communities and families are navigating disaster and struggling to rebuild from unimaginable loss, it can be hard to find that thread of hope. But when I think about the AFCPE community, and the work... Read More >
Don Fulton, Board President
One of my goals as Board President this year was to foster communication and learn more about AFCPE® as an organization. I invited each board and staff member to a half-hour confidential Zoom conversation. I hoped to identify themes using a safe space approach. I provided everyone with the same... Read More >
Rachael DeLeon, Executive Director
Gratitude Heading into the office earlier this week, I was drawn to the quiet beauty of the fall morning. The sun was not quite up, and the colors of the trees were vibrant – highlighted by early morning rays of light across a still dark sky. In that moment, the... Read More >
Sheri Evans
Getting money is like digging with a needle; spending it is like water soaking into sand. ~Japanese Proverb In this edition of the AFCPE Kids Corner, we are bringing you a Money Clues puzzle to go through with your young adults. This financial literacy terms focused crossword is a great... Read More >
Jesse M. Ketterman, Jr., PhD, AFC
Recently I was able to participate in the Let’s Talk Credit webinar led by Saudi Rogers. Saudi works with the United States Coast Guard’s Work Life Department as a Personal Financial Manager and is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®). The focus of the webinar, as indicated in the title, is... Read More >
Andi Wrenn, AFC®
Pro Tips from the AFCPE® Community The biggest gathering of financial professionals affiliated with AFCPE® is almost upon us. Symposium brings together some of the most passionate people I have met who share personal finance within their communities. Whether you are attending symposium for the first time, or you have... Read More >
Kirby Williams
The Costs of Homeownership and How to Prepare My husband and I closed on a brand new home in May 2012. Situated in a Boston suburb, we were lucky to be shopping for a home in a time when the real estate market was not incredibly competitive (compared to the... Read More >
Lisa Whitley AFC® Chair, AFCPE Government Relations Task Force
Thanks to Schoolhouse Rock, we all know how federal laws get made. But do you know what happens next? Despite the voluminous length of most pieces of legislation, many of the finer implementation details are left out, to be specified later through regulations promulgated by the various federal agencies. To... Read More >