Schwab Center for Financial Wellness

Plan For Better Well-being

We value your financial well-being.

Welcome to the Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness. We're here to provide you with a trusted space to help you achieve higher levels of financial wellness. Get personal financial guidance and education that you can enact and sustain to accomplish your life goals.

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Financial Coaching

Get student peer coaching on spending, debt, credit, insurance, benefits, financial aid management, federal income tax, and money mindset.

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Financial Education

Personal Financial Planning students present money management basics to student organizations, local community groups, and high schools.

Tax Filing Assistance

VITA offers free tax filing assistance to households that are unable to attain professional tax services.

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From Novice to
Expert

With our Financial Wellness Fair, you'll be a money mogul.

Take charge of your financial journey by attending the Financial Wellness Fair. You'll hear from experts across an array of financial topics, like credit score, ways to earn while learning and more. Plus, you could win a $1,000 scholarship, just for attending this free fair!

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Money-Minded Connections

Our alumni and industry partnerships encourage student career advancement and promote financial wellness.

Student Group

PFPA welcomes all students with an interest in personal financial planning. Make friends while you build your résumé.

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Podcast

The NEW Money Podcast aims to increase financial well-being through candid and entertaining conversations about life-money matters.

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Financial Planning

Our program is built in connection with regional Registered Financial Planners, tailoring your education to the skills employers want.

Personal Financial Planning

Areas of Impact

To achieve our goals, the Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness focuses on three areas of impact

Student Emotional & Financial Wellness

70% of students are stressed about their finances, but the numbers are even worse in Wisconsin. The average amount of debt load across the nation is $29,719, and Wisconsin debt load is $31,705.

General Public's Financial Wellness

Just 18% of Americans say they could live off their savings for at least six months, and 21% of Americans have nothing at all saved for the future.

Student Career Placement

With the aging population and the sizeable millennial generation demanding financial advice services, young professionals like you are likely to grow in demand in the next ten years.

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Thank You, Sponsors

This center is made possible by generous support from the Charles Schwab Foundation. Financial wellness is an ongoing journey that requires new and ongoing investment. Our students, community, and Personal Financial Planning program appreciate your support.

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Our Mission

The mission of the Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness is to increase awareness of personal finance through engagement within UW-Green Bay and the local community. We also welcome creative and academic student collaborations and inspire community service and philanthropy.

Advisory Board
of the Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness

Douglas M. Gjerde

CFP, Managing Partner and Wealth Advisor at Heritage Financial Partners, LLC
Green Bay, WI

Lazetta Rainey Braxton

CFP, at Lazetta & Associates
Brooklyn, NY

Megan Heintzkill

CFP, Director Of Financial Planning at Fortifi Bank
Green Bay, WI

Patrick Madson

CFP, SVP at Nicolet Wealth Management
De Pere, WI

Justin Moilanen

CFP, Director of Investments and Shareholder at Financial Service Group, Inc.
Racine, WI

Benjamin Hayes

CFP, Partner, Private Wealth Manager at Creative Planning
Green Bay, WI

Mark Tibergien

Mark Tibergien Insights at LLC
Seattle, WA

Steve Sanduski

CFP, Co-Founder at ROL Advisor
Sister Bay, WI

Want to Know More?

CFW Director, Preston D. Cherry, Ph.D, CFP® is passionate about spreading financial education and promoting financial wellness. If you have questions about the Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness, just contact us.