HOLLIS PAGE HARMAN
is known by her friends as a devoted mom and a financial educator. In her book, Money $ense for Kids!, she combines her love of children and passion for personal financial planning to create a reference guide for families wanting to teach their kids money skills.While completing the personal financial planning program at UCLA, Hollis could see why many adults avoided planning for their financial futures. Planning their vacations was exciting; planning for their next 5-15 years was dull and boring.
Yet, with informed financial planning, these same adults might enjoy many more vacations and opportunities. She also noticed that many married couples had different concepts of money management and lacked a common plan to teach their own kids.
As a solution to these two problems, Hollis took the investing component of financial planning and reframed it to be simple, fun and empowering. Then, she targeted children, including her own, knowing they would teach their parents
Hollis has been a frequent guest on television and radio programs; she has been quoted in numerous print media including the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Parent, Boy’s Life and Parent magazine. Hollis is available for speaking engagements, television and radio interviews, and other media requests. She has appeared before children’s book clubs, schools, parent organizations, and professional groups. Her sense of humor and passion of financial literacy engages her audiences. She received her B.A. from Skidmore College and the personal financial planning designation (P.F.P.) from UCLA. In 2010, her KidsFinance PSA won an Emmy award with CityTV Santa Monica. She lives and works in southern California. Hollis received an Emmy in 2010 for Public Service Announcement (PSA) KidsFinance
You can watch the award winning video on You Tube,