*New* Seminar by UW Moris Women’s Center: Intro to Investments (2/1/24)
Posted: 1/25/2024 ()
The UW Moris Women’s Center will host the first seminar of its Financial Empowerment and Literacy Series, co-sponsored by CSDE. The seminar will take place on Thursday, Feb. 1st from 11:30-1:00 PM in the Allen Library Auditorium. Speakers in this series include Rachel McCracken (CFA®, MBA – Team Lead & Wealth Manager), Becky Wilcox (CFA®, MBA, FRM – Wealth Manager), and Larissa Vidal (Wealth Manager), who will use this first seminar to discuss important aspects of investing. Learn more about the speakers and the seminar in the full story and on the event page.
Description: The investment world is dominated by particular identities. We seek to empower people across genders to understand what interest rates do, how the stock markets actually works, and the power of compounding over time. Learn the psychological and technical aspects involved in financial literacy, financial empowerment, building your financial foundation, and gender and financial dynamics. We will provide a brief introduction to investments, including a look at the factors of money, time and focus. Participants will also walk away with basic mathematical calculations of exponential growth, the benefits of saving and investing, and the types of investments that people can make.