Money and You (CFEE)

Welcome to the hub and home page for Money and You: seniors edition, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) and the Retired Teachers' Association of Manitoba. This will be the home for all your Money and You updates, access points and information!

RTAM and The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education have partnered through Money and You: Seniors Edition to bring new workshops, seminars and supports to RTAM members. We hope to deliver several seminars in hybrid formats over the Spring and the Summer months. Please visit the RTAM Events Page for all the upcoming Money and You presentations being offered.

Who are Money and You and the CFEE?: The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education(CFEE) is a national non-profit founded in 1974 that works to help Canadians prepare for their financial futures. They offer programs and resources for all stages of life to help you keep up with our evolving world and feel comfortable and confident with your financial decisions. CFEE is proud to offer all programs and services for free.

The CFEE, Money and You with partnership from RTAM will be offering monthly seminars and access to their monthly newsletter for RTAM Members! Please check back often as we provide new links to the monthly newsletter (available the 15th of each month, with contributions from the New Yorker) and new monthly videos from our RTAM seminars (which can also be found on the RTAM YouTube channel).

Money and You (CFEE) Monthly Newsletter:

CFEE Money and You March 2024

CFEE Money and You April 2024

Money and You with RTAM online presentations:

March Seminar - Money and You: Seniors "Introduction" This video highlights the first steps between the CFEE, Money and You and RTAM as Kevin and Linda sign into agreement a multi year partnership between both groups. An introduction to Money and You, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education and the start our series follow suit.(video coming soon).

April Seminar - Money and You: Seniors "Empower YOUR Future" Join host Kevin Maynard from Toronto as Money and You: Seniors talk about how to set plans now that will benefit us in our future and the implications of planning, budgeting and saving ahead of time.

Check out some of the Money and You free programs available for seniors:

Money and You: Seniors Edition – www.moneyandyouseniorsedition.com

MYSE is a comprehensive financial planning and management guide before and during retirement. 14 modules cover topics from decision-making to navigating pension income, travel, borrowing money in retirement, and even planning for the end of your life or someone close to you.

Let’s Talk Money: Seniors - www.letstalkmoneyseniors.com

LTMS is designed to help seniors and adult children navigate intergenerational conversations about money, planning, and life decisions. It allows users to watch senior “champions” as they reflect on their conversations and access an extensive list of prompts and resources to support their own conversations.

See all programs at www.cfee.org/our-programs/

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RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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Money and You: Seniors Edition

Welcome to the hub and home page for Money and You: seniors edition, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) and the Retired Teachers' Association of Manitoba. This will be the home for all your Money and You updates, access points and information!

Money and You (CFEE) Monthly Newsletter:

Money and You with RTAM online presentations:

Student Success Portfolio Program

Mentoring: The Role of the RTAM Sponsor

October 27^th is National Mentoring Day!
Celebrate the day with your family member!

September Discussion Starters

October Discussion Starters