Financial exploitation is defined as the illegal or improper use of a vulnerable or elderly person’s property, funds, and assets. This can look like stealing property, forging signatures on checks, cashing checks without permission, or using money to control the individual in their care.
As part of our series on financial abuse, we’re sharing a story from someone who’s survived it. For her safety and privacy, we’re publishing it anonymously. Are you experiencing financial abuse?
Many domestic violence victims who also experience financial abuse. Here are the signs of financial abuse, why you should care, and how you can help.
Teach your teenagers about money by making it relevant to their lives right now.
The Plutus Foundation is asking for your help this April for Financial Literacy Month.
If you’re interested in creating a financial literacy program, or helping an existing one, here are some key elements to consider. According to the 2018 Survey of the States, a biennial, comprehensive study of financial and economic education in United States’s K-12 schools conducted by the Council for Economic Education:
Heroes at Home is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that brings financial literacy to the military in a tour featuring an engaging presentation. The Plutus Foundation sponsored the organization’s visit to Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Our post today is written by Sean Allen, co-founder of WizeFi. Sean Allen is a financial services executive, business strategist, and consultant who has worked in finance since 1990 in roles ranging from financial advisor to CEO. In 2017 he sold his stake in a financial services company to co-found
Financial readiness is equal to military readiness. That statement is what compels The Heroes at Home team to continue their mission to combat financial illiteracy on military bases. It is also what persuaded Ellie Kay to found Heroes at Home, a non-profit organization that holds free Financial Education Events on
Today we’re excited to help spread the word of a movement one of our very own Plutus Foundation recipients has started. Not only has she been helping kiddos climb Mt. Everest in their very own money simulation, she’s also made it her own business to help empower work at home
