Carmen started planning for her financial future even when her starting salary was $ 250.00 a week and as she advanced in her career. Her main message is this - In financial preparedness, resources and ways to financial security is available to anyone. With discipline, anyone can search for ways and be educated on how to reach their goal and be financially secure. Being financially prepared helped her most especially when she got laid off from work. Then, after getting laid off, she became a caregiver to her dad. She was financially prepared for all her unexpected life changes and challenges.

As Manager of Operations and Community Outreach for AARP Pennsylvania, Angela Foreshaw Rouse manages the largest non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization in Pennsylvania, with over 1.8 million members statewide. Since joining the organization in 2001 and serving as statewide manager since 2014, she has lent her talents to help transform AARP Pennsylvania into a leader of social change, dedicated to empowering people to choose how they live and age.

In 9 years, Veronica Fuentes has built a reputation as one of the nation's leading Latina Financial Planners. Her DC based practice, in partnership with DeVaughn Hodge, serves over 500 clients across the country. She consistently ranks in the top 10% among Northwestern Mutual’s financial advisors nationwide. For Fuentes, financial planning is not only a career but a personal mission. When her mother passed away unexpectedly at the age of 19, Veronica learned how important financial planning was to a family. From this experience, Fuentes has made it her life's work to make a difference in other families' lives by giving them the gift of financial security.