Karen Yasukawa AIF^®, CIMA^®
Senior Vice President, Investments; Senior Institutional Consultant
The Kikawa Group at Raymond James

Karen Yasukawa,CIMA (r), AIF (r) is the Senior Vice President, Investments and Senior Institution Consultant at The Kikawa Group of Raymond James and an active, committed member of the Retirement Advisor Council. She understands firsthand the importance of advancing the financial wellness and literacy of all Americans --especially in her home state of Hawaii. Ms. Yasukawa believes that being financially literate is in a way like speaking another language-- it must be taught consistently over time beginning with financial literacy programs being developed and deployed in our schools and communities. The Financial Literacy Committee developed FinLitFuture$ to advance that goal.

Ms. Yasukawa recently brought this article published by InvestmentNews, reporting on the results of a new survey by Corporate Insight and the SPARK Institute with compelling data on the financial literacy gap in young Americans as they move into the workforce.

Read the full article HERE