Do you have a pro-active, fiduciary providing financial peace? My passionate journey of advocating for women's finances actually started back when I was a teen and learned about a tragic family incident. 1941, the year of the Pearl Harbor attack, is also a year that will live in infamy in the history of my family. That year, my grandma Helen went to meet my grandfather at his office for lunch in downtown Milwaukee. But when she got to his building, it was surrounded by police cars and flashing lights! She ran into the building, took the elevator to the 9th floor, barely stepped off the elevator when a policeman stopped her and said “Hey lady, where you going?” She said “I’m going to meet my husband, Jim Rowan, for lunch.” “Well I’m sorry lady you can’t do that!” “But why not?” “Because he’s dead!” My poor grandmother, she told me that when she heard those words, she was looking down the hallway and there was a big picture window looking out over the city of Milwaukee and all she wanted to do was to throw herself out that window. She said “Marie, if I could’ve, I would’ve done it in a heartbeat!” As a teenager, learning about her traumatic experience impacted my heart for life. She was widowed in her 20s with three young children, actually pregnant with her youngest, my father, at the time of her husband's murder. My other grandma was widowed too, in her 50s. So I saw early on the challenges each of them faced as a widow. My passion for advocating for women started young and has strengthened as I have helped women with their financial lives over twenty years. Sometimes it is a couple that comes to me looking for a trusted advisor because the husband wants to love his wife even after he is gone. Other times it is adult children who are helping their aging parents but not sure how. Or my conversations can be with single or married women or caregivers who are worried about the future and want to know if they are on track. I credit both of my grandmothers for inspiring me to help the women I work with today!I am a self-motivated, experienced, Certified Financial Planner professional, financial advocate, podcast host, speaker and author. I treat my clients like family and am dedicated to helping women enjoy less worry and more life so they have someone they can confidently talk to for financial guidance.I can be reached at 602-769-3219 or Marie@MindMoneyMotion.com for speaking or Marie@FocusPointPlanning.com for personal finance.Hear the full story of my grandfather's tragic murder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRy0aYY7noc .