The Real Public: Brittany Warford’s Mission to Proclaim Truth from the Rooftops
By Jamie Oleka
When Brittany Warford launched The Real Public podcast from her living room earlier this year, she wasn’t chasing a media career. She was answering a calling.
As a...
Kentucky’s Allison Ball: Child Entrepreneur to State Treasurer
"I learned the importance of having a strong backbone, to do what was right, and to fight for justice while maintaining a sensitivity to the very real...
She’s ‘Owned’ Our Stage Since the Beginning
by Shannon Santschi
Photography by Deb Wonch and Michelle Sharbono
For this article, we sit down with Carolyn Holly, a name and face familiar to our audience. Carolyn writes...
SWSM Executive Women – Joann Waiters: Helping Pave the Way for Women in the...
By Sarah Wall
In most industries today, being a woman in the workforce is fortunately normal and common – so common, in fact, that we easily forget...
A Spotlight on Two Different 529 College Savings Plans: Mississippi and Oklahoma
By Jamie Oleka
Editor’s Note: May 29th is National 529 Day. We encourage our readers to meet with their financial advisors to determine the best 529 College Savings Plan...
‘If Not Me, Then Who?’: Spotlight on Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity
By Sarah Wall
A glance at the local or national news proves that people campaign for political office for a variety of reasons. Some enter politics because they...
State Leaders Assemble for First ‘In-Person’ National Meeting of the Year
By Derek Kreifels
The State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) kicked off it's 2020 Fall National Meeting in Orlando, FL, this week in-person. Headlining keynote speakers include Major General...
Financial Literacy Starts at the Dinner Table: Meet Timothy DeFoor, Auditor General of Pennsylvania
By: Catherine Martinez
Growing up, Auditor General Timothy DeFoor had math anxiety throughout his school years. It wasn’t until he got to college and had to fulfill a...
Meet Wall Street ETF Expert, Amrita Nandakumar
By Shane Svorec
Standing in a crowded room among financial bigwigs and stock professionals, Amrita exudes quiet confidence, garnering respect and commanding the attention of the room. Petite...
September is College Savings Month: Missouri Treasurer Raising Awareness of 529 Savings Plan
"Data demonstrates that having an education savings account makes it more likely a child will attend a higher education institution. Data also shows that education influences socioeconomic...
