About Us:

Money Wi$e Women™ Educational Services is a charitable organization under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 501(c) (3).  All donations to Money Wi$e Women™ Educational Services are tax-deductible.

Mission Statement:

The objective of Money Wi$e Women™ Educational Services is to educate and empower women of all ages, ethnicities and economic backgrounds on basic financial literacy through Money Wi$e Women™ Conferences.  Participants receive a copy of the book The Money Therapist:  A Women's Guide to Creating a Healthy Financial Life.

Background and Target Audience:

The target audience is women because women face financial and economic challenges.  Statistics show that women are out of the workplace an average of 15 years taking care of their families.  For every year a woman is out of the workplace, she must work five years to recover lost income, pension coverage and promotional opportunities.  Approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce and women live about seven to ten years longer than men.  The average widow is 58 years old.  At some point in their lives women will be the sole person responsible for their finances.  Money Wi$e Women™ Educational Services recognizes this void in the financial arena for women and targets women who typically take care of everyone but themselves.  The organization is committed to providing an educational program for women to become financially secure before they have a personal crisis.

Goals and Objectives:

Money Wi$e Women™ Conferences are hosted in the Pacific Northwest and California.  More than 5,900 women have attended 62 Money Wi$e Women™ Conferences since November 2002.  The all-day financial conference features three keynote speakers.  Marcia Brixey, founder and President of Money Wise Women™ Educational Services opens the conference.  Participants attend their choice of three breakout sessions taught by local professional and financial experts.  Topics include:

• Developing a spending and debt reduction plan
• Better budgeting
• Understanding your credit report and score
• Investing 101
• Investing 102
• Building a strong financial foundation
• Countdown to retirement: are you ready?
• Protecting your family: wills and estate planning
• Leaving your family's future to change
• Understanding the different kinds of mortgages
• Making your mortgage work for you
• Organizing your financial records
• Goal setting for financial success and prosperity
• Unique financial challenges facing women of every generation
• How to set and raise your rates with confidence
• Teaching your kids about money
• Love and the joint checking account
• Understanding debt, savings and our emotions
• Minimizing your risk of identity theft
• Cruising through a career crossroad
• Your money personality and self-employment: understand yourself and earn more
• Managing your time and multiple commitments