Events

MITRE Workforce Development Webinar
September 20, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Laurel Beedon presented the virtual workshop, Building Financial Confidence and Retirement Security for Caregivers of All Ages to MITRE’s workforce as part of their Intergenerational Month celebration.

National Adult Protective Services Association’s Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM
September 16, 2024
WISER Director of Programs Lara Hinz and Senior Fellow Linda Stone presented the session, On the Road to a Financially Secure Retirement: Key Decisions and Action Steps.

Home and Community Based Services Conference (virtual)
Hosted by ADvancing States
September 12, 2024
WISER President Cindy Hounsell and Senior Fellow Laurel Beedon presented the workshop, Building Financial Confidence and Retirement Security for Caregivers of All Ages as part of the virtual conference.

Loudoun County Senior Services Health and Wellness Month
Cascades Senior Center
Sterling, VA
September 7, 2024
Judith Kozlowski, WISER Senior Fellows presented a workshop on women and retirement planning.

AgeGuide’s Annual Aging Summit
Northern Illinois University
Naperville, IL
August 21st, 2024
WISER President Cindy Hounsell was a featured speaker at this year’s Summit where the theme was Advancing Economic Resilience Across the Lifespan.

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Retirement and Disability Research Center
August 21, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Judith Kozlowski presented in a discussion on the University’s research project focused on Social Security Beneficiary Status and Repartnering after Gray Divorce. She was invited to discuss and present alongside other experts about how the findings align (or not) with other research and organizations’ experiences with the impact of ‘gray divorce’ on retirement and financial security. Watch a recording of the webinar.

What Women Say: Women and Their Lifelong Security
July 25, 2024
This online briefing featured Ramsey Alwin, NCOA and Cindy Hounsell, WISER President, along with research partners Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners, and Bill McInturff, Public Opinion Strategies who discussed NCOA and WISER’s latest research that surveyed women ages 25+ about their health and financial concerns.

2024 USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow
July 8-11, 2024
Tampa, FL
WISER Director of Programs Lara Hinz and WISER Senior Fellow Linda Stone presented the session, Building Financial Confidence and Retirement Security for Caregivers of All Ages. WISER was also an exhibitor.

Fairfax County Area Agency on Aging
June 26, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Laurel Beedon presented Financial Steps and Resources for Family Caregivers as part of the Fairfax AAA Caregiver unit’s webinar series designed to help family caregivers of older adults and adults with disabilities manage their day-to-day challenges.

WISER’s iOme Challenge Forum
New Perspectives: An Intergenerational
Discussion on Retirement Solutions
June 20, 2024
THANK YOU to all the speakers, sponsors and participants for making WISER’s iOme Challenge Forum a great success.

Speaker presentation slides & AGENDA

LinkedIn Live: Providing Certainly for Women in Rural America
June 18, 2024
Hosted by ACLI and featuring ACLI Executive VP & Chief Advocacy Officer Jill Kozeny and WISER President Cindy Hounsell who discussed the importance of guaranteed income for rural Americans as part of Annuities Awareness Month.

2024 National Aging and Law Conference
University of Miami Law School
Miami, FL
May 16-17, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Judith Kozlowski presented the session, Financial Caregiving: Guide to Helping Clients.

Ways to Save and Prepare for Retirement (webinar)
Hosted by NCBA and WISER
April 23, 2024
Focused on practical strategies for securing your financial future at any income level.

What Women Say™: Insights and Policy Solutions for Lifelong Security (Webinar)
April 16, 2024
WISER and NCOA released groundbreaking bipartisan research on women’s health and retirement concerns conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Lake Research Partners. For the second year in a row, the National Council on Aging and Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement asked American women to share their concerns when it comes to their health and finances—today and as they look toward the future.

2024 PAFCS Statewide Conference
Summerdale, PA
April 12, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Judith Kozlowski presented the session, Financial Steps for Women to the Pennsylvania Association of Family Consumer Sciences.

A Virtual Roundtable hosted by WISER and CFPB
Aging, Caregiving & Financial Costs:
Finding Resources & Improving the Pathways Forward
April 10, 2024
Presentations and event materials

American Society on Aging’s OnAging Conference
March 25-28, 2024
San Francisco, CA
WISER President Cindy Hounsell presented the session, A View of Women’s Economic Security: Policy Issues & Practical Steps.

BetterTalks Spotlight Conversations: Closing the Retirement Gap
March 19, 2024
New York, NY
In honor of Women’s History Month, Betterment hosted an event with industry leaders including WISER President Cindy Hounsell to discuss the gaps
that exist in retirement readiness for women and discuss opportunities for policy makers, plan sponsors, and plan
providers to make retirement more accessible. 

CNBC Women & Wealth Virtual Summit
March 5, 2024
WISER President Cindy Hounsell participated as panelist for the strategy session focused on retirement and the obstacle’s women face.

Twin City Home and Community Meeting
March 6, 2024
WISER Senior Fellow Laurel Beedon presented the webinar, Financial Steps for Caregivers to retired home economists professionals in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area.

“FIN$EC”, the Financial Security Summit. WISER Hero, Anna Rappaport presents “The Seven Life-Defining Decisions: Foundations for Retirement Planning” as part of this online summit launched in January 2024. Learn more at finsecsummit.com