Latest Personal Financial Planning News
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April 7, 2025
Personal financial planning students take first place at Wealth Cup case competition
Three seniors from the personal financial planning program walked away with a first-place prize at this year’s Wealth Cup, a national wealth management case competition hosted by the University of Texas. Nathan Haney, Shawnee, Terin Rundus, Concordia, and Katelyn Silcox, Chapman, represented K-State through the competition, tackling a complex, real-word financial planning scenario under highly […]
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March 24, 2025
The Rising Professional Award is given to honor significant contributions made by a graduate in the early stages of his or her career. Recipients have demonstrated significant professional accomplishments in the areas of design, business, human behavior, education or health sciences. During their return to campus, award winners meet with current students to share their […]
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December 13, 2024
Personal financial planning students gain real-world experience through T.E.A.M University Challenge
Four personal financial planning students recently competed in a national challenge hosted by The E-Valuator, LLC, where they built a financial portfolio for a fictitious client. Once portfolios were completed, students were sent bi-weekly reports, along with market commentary, so students could see and understand how various market dynamics can impact a portfolio. “While short […]
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December 13, 2024
College of Health and Human Sciences recognizes 18 with outstanding senior awards
The College of Health and Human Sciences is proud to recognize the 2024 fall Outstanding Senior Award winners. This year's outstanding senior award winners were nominated by faculty and staff within each of their respective programs. Chosen students have been engaged on campus and in their communities, volunteered their time to provide for others, served […]
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December 6, 2024
Four personal financial planning seniors put their knowledge to the test in November during the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education’s annual Knowledge Bowl. The Knowledge Bowl promotes financial counseling and creates a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to be active during the organization’s annual symposium. Sarah Biehler, Katelyn Levesque, Josey Wolf and Tyson […]
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November 1, 2024
MANHATTAN- K-State’s undergraduate program in personal financial planning has been named the top program in the country thanks to the success of their student competition teams. Wealthmanagement.com recently evaluated financial planning programs from across the country. To rank the programs, the website analyzed the results of the annual Financial Planning Challenge hosted each year by […]