THE EUGENIJA GECAS ENDOWED FUND FOR FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Join us this Thursday, February 13, 2025, as the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership will be hosting their annual Eugenjia Gecas Endowed Funds for Financial Wellness event. This is a multi-generational program that brings together students, alumni, faculty and staff to learn from experts and each other.
The 2024 program included dinner and keynote speaker Debra Brennan Tagg ’94 VSB, CFP, President of BFS Advisory Group who addressed important topics on financial wellness. The keynote was followed by a conversation between Kathleen Cullinan ’89 VSB, Controller, Microe Enterprises, Inc. and Joyce Harden ’21 CPS, Associate Director of Graduate Student Experience for Villanova’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on breaking the taboo of talking about money and demystifying navigating financial decisions.
This year Let's Talk Money: Taking the Lead on Your Financial Wellness event notable Keynote Speaker is Mical Jeanlys-White '96, Founder & CEO of WealthMore. The program is especially relevant to women, but the information is useful to a diverse group of attendees, so everyone is welcomed to join in the conversation. Participants will gain useful financial insights and fostered connections with other Villanovans.
We would like to send a special thank you to Irena Gecas-McCarthy and Michael McCarthy P ’25 for their generous support of The McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership and this program.
We look forward to seeing you at this exciting event!
Let’s Talk Money: Taking the Lead on Your Financial Wellness
List of Recommended Resources
- WealthMore Community Free Membership Plan
- Learn more at www.wealthmore.net
- All The Wealth Podcast
List of Recommended Resources:
- Know a woman who would benefit from frank open talk about money? Tell her about The Aspen Society: Financial Wellness for Women
- 5 questions to ask yourself when looking for a financial advisor
- BFS Advisory Group Quarterly Market Report
- What are the fees to hire a financial advisor? Nerd Wallet – How much does a financial advisor cost?
- Investopedia - How much does a financial advisor cost?
- Market Watch - ‘Should I even bother?’ I pay $3K a year for my financial adviser. Is that worth it?
- Benefits of using an advisor Investopedia – Do I need a Financial Advisor?
- Nerd Wallet – What is a financial planner, and do you need one?
List of Resources:
- Let's Talk Money Table Mentor Guide
- Fast Break Finance Session with Joyce Harden '21 CPS, and Kathleen Cullinan '89 VSB - Case sensitive password: JOYCE
- CFBP Consumer Resources
- How to be an Ace Negotiator
- Top Tips for Negotiations
- Basic Economic Security by State
- Debt-to-income ratio
- Evaluate your Credit Reports
- Glossary of Terms
- Sign up to the Villanova’s Financial Wellness platform, the Career Center will send out an email once this resource is launched later this year.