Erin Schmidt, MS

Women often struggle with feeling completely confident in handling their money and investments. This often leads to indecision and many costly mistakes along the way. Erin helps inspire women to feel powerful, confident and in control of their financial future. Erin also speaks from her own personal experiences on rebuilding your finances after a Divorce, credit issues and finding a way out of crippling debt or spending & "Shopping addictions". Main Topics: - Dealing with Societal and Embedded Limiting Beliefs about our own Abilities to handle money - How to Take Control of your Money & Finances (or Share control with a Spouse who has been handling all the money) - Tackling Debt the right way! - Overcoming Bad Spending Habits and potential "Shopping Addictions" - Rebuilding your Finances After a Divorce - Protecting yourself against a Potential Divorce - Ways to deal with Stress and Anxiety over Money and Investments - Specific Issues related to Women & Money with aging

As a Financial Advisor, Erin helps clients to protect the money they have worked so hard to earn. She also helps others to get out of debt, prepare for paying for college and get back on track after a Divorce or Credit difficulties. Main topics: - Dealing with debt the right way - Creative ways to Save Money and Invest - Building up your Tax-Free Retirement Savings to get to a Wiser Retirement - Tactical Portfolio Management vs. Passive or Strategic Portfolio Management - How the "Buy and Hold" investment philosophy can devastate your Portfolio over time. - Debunking the "Old Ways" and Conventional Wisdom about paying off your house, car or other big ticket items - Making tough choices to get your Financial Freedom back- such as not paying out of pocket for your kids College education, not paying off your house or selling and downsizing your home vs. a Reverse Mortgage - Will Social Security be around for Retirees in the Future?

Erin Schmidt discusses her journey as a parent and also as a Speech therapist working with children for 16 years. Her doubts about using medication, and then Having tried several medications for her daughter to help with her anxiety, aggression and other behaviors related to her Autism. Erin wishes to help parents who are also struggling deal with these difficult decisions and also find support in a confusing and frustrating labyrinth called Autism.