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Panel of local businesswomen share expertise in Real View event

Women are not suitably socialized about money, so say numerous experts and studies concerning women's aversion to investment and retirement planning.

Women are not suitably socialized about money, so say numerous experts and studies concerning women's aversion to investment and retirement planning. In a poll conducted last summer by TD Waterhouse of women aged 45 to 64, 71% said they did not have a financial plan. Many do not concern themselves with financial matters until they are forced, due to unpleasant circumstances like the death of a spouse or divorce. On Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m.., a "dream team" of six dynamic local business women, including a financial planner, an attorney, a mortgage broker, a professional organizer, a realtor and a real estate redesign specialist will be on hand for a frank "View-like" interactive discussion for women who want to realize their financial goals but may not know where to begin.
The Real View are all members of the Tri-City Chapter of the Valley Women's Network, a 30-year old organization whose mission it is to promote the interests of women through networking, education and friendship. The team's spokesperson, Ann Soucie of Sutton Group West 1st Realty, is quite passionate on the topic, "My first-time women buyers are sometimes a bit gun-shy about making a large investment, in a home, for example. Once in the market, women prove to be very capable investors and money managers. At the Real View event, we are making this fantastic team of professional women accessible to the community. They can provide the tools that can take women on the road to financial independence."
Soucie is joined on the panel by Penny Deming, president of SHE Financial, S Esther Chung, a barrister and solicitor with Chung Law Corporation, Leah Armstrong, real estate stager of House to Home ReDesigns, Heather Knittel, co-founder of Good Riddance Professional Organizing Solutions, and Kristin Woolard, an accredited mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centres.
Soucie adds: "We are so excited about the potential for an evening like this. There is no reason for any woman to wait for a crisis to develop these extremely important life skills when so much help is readily available."
Attendees will be encouraged to bring their financial planning and investment challenges and questions for the team of experts.
Doors will open at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, at 7 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Evergreen Box Office at 604-927-6555.