Financial Wellness for Women: Meeting The Needs Of Your Female Workforce
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Did you know that 90% of women will have sole responsibility for their finances at some point in their lives? Every investor has a unique life path, one that's dotted with milestones and perhaps a few pitfalls along the way. However, women often face similar challenges and opportunities thanks to longevity and other trends. Join this workshop to learn about what makes financial planning for your female employees particularly unique.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the stressors that your female workforce may face including diverse career paths and caregiving obligations.
- Outline the opportunities employers have to deliver custom financial wellness education and resources to meet their employees where they are today.
- Demonstrate how an employee's current life stage informs their financial planning challenges and opportunities.
- Recognize that a workforce empowered with sound financial planning fundamentals can reduce stress and enhance productivity at work.
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Kristen M. Koluch, CFA , CFP
Kristen has dedicated her career to helping people prepare for the most significant milestone in life – retirement. She helps corporate plan sponsors and their retirement, investment and finance committees meet their fiduciary responsibilities; and strives to help their employees and beneficiaries make meaningful progress toward their financial goals. Kristen is co-head of the investment committee and leads the portfolio research team for her team’s institutional clients.
She also leads her team’s Women & Investing initiative. She understands that female investors often face a complicated financial situation, balancing the roles of mother, daughter, wife, grandmother, colleague and friend – while putting their own needs last. As part of this initiative, she plans and hosts educational events for female investors.
As a Chartered Financial Analyst®, Kristen holds one of the world’s most respected and recognized investment designations, giving her the skills needed for high-level, specialized asset-management responsibilities, including security analysis, portfolio management and business reporting. In 2020, Kristen obtained her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certification, demonstrating her commitment to her profession.
Prior to joining Raymond James in 2015, she worked at Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor for over twelve years and has prior experience as an investment banking analyst. Kristen maintains Series 7, 63, 66 and Life, Accident, & Health Insurance licenses. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University and currently resides in Congers, NY.
