Chris Budd: Putting financial wellbeing into practice

Wellbeing certificate and audit

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For those who are curious about financial wellbeing and want to learn more, Chris Budd explains how the Initiative for Financial Wellbeing (IFW) can help you get started and why having the support of your firm is important...

The first year of the IFW was, to say the least, a memorable one. From a standing start, and during the pandemic, we now have over 230 members, an annual conference, and a range of regular events. We have also commissioned our first research, and have been supporting employers with our workplace wellbeing presentations. Throughout all of this, one question has been asked many times: I love the idea of financial wellbeing, but how do I put this into practice? We have provided two answers to this question. One for individuals, one for firms. The Financial Wellbeing Certificate pro...

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