Wellness Session, Money Talks: Financial Wellness for a Brighter Future
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Did you know that financial health has surpassed mental and physical health in terms of importance to many American workers? Your employees are stressed about their finances, and they are looking to you, their employer, for help.
Join the conversation, as we explore 3 strategies to help employees along a path to financial freedom.
· Communicate in relevant terms. With 84% of employees more focused on financial independence than retirement, maybe we should ‘retire’ the word retirement?
· Make your next right financial decision. Let’s be real – financial decisions can be overwhelming –give employees bite-sized content and gentle nudges to pursue progress, not perfection.
· Level up your defined contribution plan. You may be pleasantly surprised at what’s available today.
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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.