club NEWS – AAUW
D.C. Hackerott, a financial advisor with Edward Jones, addressed the topic “A Woman’s Guide to Money Matters” Monday, September 9, at a meeting of the American Association of University Women held at the First Congregational Church.
Hackerott has been an advisor with Edward Jones for more than 13 years and is a Certified Financial Planner as well as an Accredited Asset Management Specialist. She received her Master’s degree in Economics from K-State and taught in KSU’s Economics and Finance Departments for nearly six years.
She noted that 61% of private wealth in the United States is in the hands of women and, at some point, almost 90% of women will be responsible for managing their own finances. Women make up about one half of today’s workforce and approximately 46% are the breadwinners of the family.
Women tend to be more cautious investors than men, much less interested in the newest “hot” stock tip. She said, as a result women generally are the more successful investors.
The Manhattan branch is bringing the national AAUW $tart $mart workshop to K-State on October 7. The effort is in cooperation with KSU and the WAGE Project and is designed to equip college women with the knowledge and skills they need to negotiate salaries and benefits. On October 8, the national organization will hold a Training of Trainers workshop to instruct participating faculty and staff to conduct future such workshops through K-State. Each workshop is restricted to 40 participants. Some 91 students have enrolled.
Manhattan’s AAUW branch will host the Kansas State Annual Meeting of AAUW on April 12, 2014. Dr. Nancy Bolsen, Manhattan’s branch president, will become the president of the Kansas branch at that time.
The Manhattan branch will hold its next meeting on Saturday, October 5. A business meeting and brunch at the First Congregational Church at 9:30 a.m. will be followed with a trip to the Beach Museum of Wonder exhibit honoring KSU’s 150th Anniversary.
Rosalie Thompson, Dede Brokesh and Kathy Borck were honored for their efforts in membership recruitment. Approximately 70 women now belong to the Manhattan branch.
Persons interested in learning more about AAUW in Manhattan may go to manhattan-ks.aauw.net, email manhattanksaauw@gmail.com or contact Kathy Borck at 776-6297.