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2025 Military Personal Finance Year in Review

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST

Free

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About This Webinar

This webinar explores key developments that shaped the finances of service members and their families in 2025. Drawing on insights from Personal Financial Managers, this session explores military-specific financial events, highlighting relevant research published in 2025, and anticipated changes in 2026. Designed for financial professionals supporting military families, this webinar strengthens your professional capacity to navigate the evolving military financial landscape.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key legislation, policy updates, and military-specific events that influenced financial readiness in 2025.
Summarize significant personal finance research findings published in 2025 and their relevance to military families.
Prepare for upcoming changes in 2026 that may affect the work of service providers serving military populations.

Presenters

Ed Olander, AFC®

Ed Olander has been a Personal Financial Counselor at the Fleet & Family Support Center, Naval Base San Diego, for the past nineteen years. During this time, he has taught over 200 Command Financial Specialist Courses, training thousands of Command Financial Specialists for all the branches of the armed forces and Coast Guard. He has also taught numerous other Personal Financial Counselors for other FFSC locations.

Trysha Thompson, AFC®

Ms. Thompson is a Supervisory Readiness Consultant for the Department of the Air Force 92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. An Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) for more than 16 years, she currently manages the base Personal Financial Readiness program ensuring Service Members and families are empowered and equipped with the education and knowledge necessary to establish a solid financial foundation and achieve their financial goals. Ms. Thompson is also the 2025 Personal Financial Manager of the Year for the Department of the Air Force!

Continuing Education (CE) Credit

Continuing Education Survey

Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) units by the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 1/08/2029.
Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 1/08/2028.
Certified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 1/08/2028.
Certified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) units from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org). **Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 1/08/2029.
Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 1/08/2029.
OneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.

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Details

Date: January 8
Time:
11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST
Cost: Free
Event Category: Community Engagement
Event Tags:webinar

How To Join

Complete the registration form with your name, email address, and how you learned about this webinar. You should receive a confirmation email shortly after with the connection information. Please email us at contact@oneop.org if you have any questions or need technical support.

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More Info

Format: On-Demand Webinars
Continuing Education Credits Available: AAFCS
AFCPE
FINCERT
NCFR