Ernst and Young's Financial Planning for Women

Biography: Elda Di Re is a partner in the personal financial counseling practice of Ernst and Young's New York office, specializing in financial planning and investment planning for wealthy family groups; estate planning, and estate, trust, and personal income tax services for executives and employees of major private and public companies. A graduate of the school of business at State University of New York at Albany, she holds a CPA as well as a CFP designation and is a frequent commentator representing Ernst and Young on national broadcast news and for the print media. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of Public Accountants. Elda is also an expert on the single life. She was married for the first time at age 36.

Andrea Markezin is a partner in the personal financial counseling practice in New York, specializing in the financial needs of family groups, integrating accounting and record-keeping, taxes, and investment needs. She has contributed toErnst and Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide and other publications. She is a member of the Association of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and a former chair of the NYSSCPA's Committee for the Advancement of Women.

Sylvia Pozarnsky is the partner in charge of the Personal Financial Counseling Group in Ernst and Young's Lake Michigan Region, headquartered in Chicago. During her 21 year career in financial planning, she has presented workshops and provided individual advice to thousands of women and men in different stages of their lives, with different amounts of knowledge about finances, and with different levels of income and net worth. The professionals in Sylvia's group currently provide workshops and individual counseling to over 100,000 individuals.

Barbara J. Raasch is the partner in charge of investment advisory services and executive financial counseling at Ernst and Young's New York office. Barbara is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) desgnee, and a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). She is a member of the editorial board of The Ernst and Young Tax Guide, coauthor of the Ernst and Young's Financial Planning Guide, and editor of Ernst and Young's Financial Planning Reporter, a bimonthly personal financial planning newsletter. She also writes a personal finance column for the Milwaukee Journal and the Dallas Times Herald that focuses on women's issues.

Freida Kavouras is a senior manager in the personal financial counseling group in Ernst and Young's Lake Michigan Area, headquartered in Chicago. She specializes in employee group education services and has over 13 years of experience in providing communications and financial planning services to all levels of employees in the United States and abroad. She has delivered more than 500 financial education workshops to over 10,000 employees in the last 5 years. As media representative for financial planning in Ernst and Young's Chicago office, Freida often appears on radio and television to discuss financial topics.

Paula Boyer Kennedy is the national director of Ernst and Young's Financial Counseling Helpline. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designee. Paula received her Bachelor's Degree in English from Cornell University and her MBA in Finance and Accounting from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Jacqueline Hornstein, who is director of personal financial counseling education communications at the National Personal Financial Counseling practice in New York, develops educational and marketing materials to support the firm's personal financial counseling practice. Jackie has 15 years' experience in writing, editing, and designing a wide range of materials in various media in the areas of financial planning, financial public relations, and employee benefits. She also has 10 years' experience as an educator. Jackie holds a B.A. in English from Alfred University and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in British and American Literature from New York University.

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