About BEAR Essentials
Building Economic Awareness and Resilience (BEAR)
BEAR Essentials is a dynamic, pro bono financial planning community project offered on the Missouri State campus.
Services and features include:
- Free, high-quality financial planning for students who need financial guidance but wouldn’t typically have access to expert advice.
- A real-world learning experience for financial planning majors to explore the profession, apply their knowledge, and serve their peers in a meaningful way.
- A mentorship opportunity for Certified Financial Planner® professionals to help shape the next generation of financial planners while breaking down barriers to financial services in our campus community.
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How can we help you?
MSU students: We're here to answer your questions and give you the financial guidance
you need.
No matter what your finances may look like, we can help you with:
No matter what your finances may look like, we can help you with:
- Budgeting
- Improving your credit score
- Reducing debt
- Saving and investing
- School loans
- Selecting employee benefits
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Making it all add up for you
Financial planning is the process of determining whether individuals and families
can meet their financial goals and how they can implement and monitor plans to meet
those goals. At Missouri State, we're preparing the next generation of financial planners
to meet the industry's high standards.
Explore MSU's financial planning program
Our financial planning program uses courses in investments, tax, estate planning,
insurance and other financial planning subjects to prepare students for success as
professional financial planners.
Discover the Standard of Excellence
CFP® professionals meet rigorous education, training and ethical standards, and are
committed to serving their clients' best interests today to prepare them for a more
secure tomorrow.
Certification
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.