Located within the Haworth College of Business, the Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness promotes the financial fitness of Southwest Michigan communities and in turn increases retention, recruitment and graduation rates for Western Michigan University.

Some of what we offer includes:

Promoting financial wellness and financial planning throughout the greater Kalamazoo community through workshops, seminars and summer camps.
Fostering and enhancing the financial literacy of area high school students, college students and southwest Michigan communities.
Providing financial coaching to students prior to key financial decisions via a network of experienced practitioners and student interns.
Conducting and publishing research related to the impact of financial literacy and planning education initiatives.
Stimulating collaboration between financial planning practitioners and departmental faculty.
Submitting grants for research studies regarding college and retirement planning.
Providing internship opportunities.
Developing certificate programs.