Ideally, they will openly talk about and understand the family legacy and your estate plans.īased on life expectancy research, on average, women outlive men. To help foster financial wellness in future generations, we encourage you to bring your children into the conversation. A fun activity can be to dream together about future goals or retirement plans. These discussions don’t have to revolve around worst-case scenarios. This way, everyone is kept informed of important financial plans and future goals. You must take an active role in your financial future.Įngage your husband, partner, spouse, or other family members in regular discussions. Don’t expect your spouse, partner, or other family member to ensure your financial security. Preparing for the future is one of the most important aspects of financial management, and a lack of involvement leaves women potentially exposed to financial hardships later in life. Increased time out of the workforce results in lower lifetime earnings, less retirement savings, and less pension savings, compared to their male counterparts. This reduces their time in the workforce and the time they spend earning a living. Research also shows that women are more likely than men to be caregivers to their parents, children, and other relatives. While there are many contributing factors, smaller paychecks and more time out of the workforce are two major causes of this disparity. Women earn less than men in virtually every occupational category, making it more challenging for them to build wealth. Here, we explore literacy, longevity, life changes, and legacy: By making time to create a financial plan and goal-centered financial strategies-with guidance from professionals-women can more effectively overcome the financial odds stacked against them. As women have taken more responsibility for their long-term goals and financial health, advance planning is especially important. Blisk provides independent advice, custom strategies for income planning and wealth accumulation, special needs planning and portfolio management to clients.Women investors face many challenges to building wealth and securing their financial futures. Serving clients in more than 30 states, Blisk heads a team of five, which manages $280 million in assets. In 1997 Blisk and her team went independent as an Investor Advisor Representative of Legacy Advisors, LLC, (now Spire Investment Partners) in McLean, Virginia. Last year, Blisk and her committee raised $62,000 to support programs of the American Red Cross, which covers eight counties in the Washington, DC, area.īrenda Blisk founded the Blisk Financial Group in 1985. That same year, she was featured as one of 87 women executives from across the country in the 8th Annual Women Worth Watching® issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal.Īlso, she has been recognized as one of Virginia Lawyer's Weekly's "Influential Women of Virginia," one of the Washington Business Journal's “Women Who Mean Business” and as a recipient of Washington Smart CEO's Brava! Women Business Achievement Award.īlisk is also the founder and chair of the innovative program, called " In the Bag: Purses for Preparedness," an annual fundraiser for the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region.
In December 2009, she was elected to the Research Magazine Advisor's Hall of Fame. One of only three women in Virginia on the Barron's list of top advisors, Blisk was featured as one of "Top Ten Women in Business" in the fall 2011 edition of Nova Exec Magazine and one of five leading business women in the July issue of Northern Virginia Magazine.īlisk has received numerous awards and recognitions. According to, "Barron's ranks advisors according to assets under management, revenues the advisors generate for their firms, quality of the practice and other factors.". Barron's published this year's list in its February 20 edition. This is the fourth consecutive year Blisk has made Barron's list of 1000 Top Advisors.
Brenda Blisk, CFP®, founder and CEO of the Blisk Financial Group at Spire Investment Partners in McLean, VA, has been recognized by Barron’s Magazine as one of the “Top 1000 Financial Advisors” in the U.S.
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