MONEY MATTERS: UL SYSTEM FINANCIAL WELLNESS SERIES

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MONEY MATTERS: UL SYSTEM FINANCIAL WELLNESS SERIES Session #6 Career Planning: Your Money & Your Future August 3, 2022 Brian Bolton Professor of Finance brian.bolton@louisiana.edu http://business.louisiana.edu/financeispersonal Owning Your Financial Future INVESTING GOALS, HABITS & STRATEGIES Today, June 22 BUDGETING & DEBT MANAGEMENT Wednesday, July 6 INVESTING FOR RETIREMENT, EDUCATION & SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesday, July 13 Owning Your Financial Future INVESTING for INTERNATIONAL FACULTY, STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS Wednesday, July 20 TAX PLANNING (for budgeting, investing & retirement) Wednesday, July 27 CAREER PLANNING: YOUR MONEY & YOUR FUTURE Wednesday, August 3 Financial Wellness A goal without a plan is just a dream. The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is mere tenacity. Wealth is largely the result of habit. It takes as much energy to plan as it does to wish. You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by avoiding it today. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. - Maya Angelou Financial Wellness What Are Your Values, Dreams & Goals? What Is Your Current Situation? Career Family Education Career Family Education Financial Create a Personal Financial Plan for You: Investing Budgeting Debt Management Taxes Insurance Retirement Education Family Business Planning Philanthropy Estate Planning What Are Your Values, Dreams & Goals? What Is Your Current Situation? Career Family Education Career Family Education Financial Create a Personal Financial Plan for You: Investing Budgeting Debt Management Insurance Retirement Education Family Business Planning Philanthropy Estate Planning For most of us, our income comes from our career. That income will influence all other aspects of our financial wellness. Taxes Career Careers in Academia Working in academia presents many wonderful career opportunities – to create relationships, to have an impact, to have a purpose. Academia is uniquely transparent about career and salary opportunities, in both positive and negative ways. But academic careers are not for everyone. Make sure you explore opportunities both within academia and in other industries to make sure you have a career that will lead to both financial wellness and personal happiness. A Few Opening Morals Apply for any and every job that interests you. Never assume you are not qualified for a job. Let others decide that. Always negotiate salary – and anything else that is important to you. The risk of your request being used against you is very small. Work like you are always on the market. Update and review