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Financial Planning — Endless Options for an ACE Student

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My name is Erin and I am a junior in ACE with a concentration in Financial Planning. Currently, I am not really sure what direction I want to take with financial planning. It seems like there are so many different options from financial advisor to broker to estate planning. Luckily, I have the opportunity to learn more about each one of those options thanks to ACE 398 (Contemporary Financial Planning). It is a course offered through the College of ACE that features a few different speakers each week in the financial planning field. Some have been more recent college graduates who are already successful in their career yet still able to offer advice and relate to those of us starting out. Other speakers have been in the business for thirty years, and they able to share their experiences and what they have learned over time. In the course we are also getting feedback on our resumes, tips for attending career fairs and hearing about potential networking opportunities that can help us down the line. So while I still have not narrowed down specifically what my future career will be, I have a much greater sense of my options, and I am slowly but surely exploring each one.