April 10th, 202511:00 am. CT

April 10th, 2025 | 11:00 am. CT

Virtual

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Achieving College Admissions Success: Shape Your Story

Is your child or grandchild preparing their college applications? Focus Partners Wealth Lifestyle Services and our college admissions provider Launch IV are here to support you and your family throughout the journey. Join us for an informative conversation about today’s ever-changing college admissions landscape and get up to speed on the most recent updates in the entrance process.

We’ll discuss application and testing timelines, setting academic goals and priorities, and how students can stand out from other applicants by shaping their own personal admissions story with extracurricular activities and personal narrative. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop a more informed perspective on the road ahead for your loved one as they embark on their college admissions journey, so you can help them tackle the process with confidence and achieve admissions success.


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Featured Speakers

  • Lauren Ledger

    Senior Wealth Advisor

    Learn more about Lauren

    Lauren provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management to a diverse group of new and long-term clients. She takes pride in having a deep understanding of her clients’ goals and supporting them with high-level service and thoughtful strategies appropriate for their individual, and often complex, financial situation.

  • Amy Miller

    Founder and CEO, Launch IV

    Learn more about Amy

    As the Founder and CEO of Launch IV, Amy provides individualized support for college-bound students and caters to their specific educational goals. She directs students in presenting a well-organized application profile, and her experience collaborating with college admissions counselors from the Ivy League and other selective U.S. universities is an invaluable resource to her clients.

Other Upcoming Events

  • May 17th, 2023 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Central

    Retirement: Beyond the Financials

    8182 Maryland Ave., Suite 500, St. Louis, MO 63105
    Fifth floor Education Center

    While you have been working hard to achieve your monetary goals to live a full retirement, have you considered the emotional challenges you may face when transitioning into this next phase of life?

    During our live, in-person event, speaker, coach, consultant, featured guest and co-author Alan Spector explores the importance life planning plays in financial preparation.

    Enjoy a light dinner while Alan shares strategies to tackle the obstacles that may hinder you from enjoying a fulfilling retirement, including:

    • Ten key elements of a fulfilling retirement
    • A guide to creating a personalized retirement life plan
    • Suggestions for initiating crucial conversations with those closest to you about retirement plans
    • A framework for deciding when to retire
    • How and why you may want to “practice retirement” while still working

    As a special gift, each participant will receive a copy of Alan Spector’s “Your Retirement Quest” book and workbook.

  • July 20th, 2023 | 11:30 a.m. Central

    Virtual

    Preventing Identify Theft: How to Defend Your Finances

    As so much of our personal information is available digitally, the threat of identity theft is present in almost all facets of our lives, and the need to take the proper precautions is crucial when it comes to our finances. Once your personal data is compromised, the emotional and financial hardships that result may take several months or years to correct. In this interactive webinar, join Focus’s Chief Planning Officer, Jeffrey Levine, who will share insights on what to consider when protecting yourself financially from identity theft.

    You’ll learn strategies to fend off common identity theft tactics, including:

    • Establishing credit in your name
    • Filing a fraudulent tax return on your behalf
    • Compromising your online accounts
    • Engaging in other malicious activities
  • September 24th, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. Central

    Virtual

    Social Security: 5 Things Every Married Couple Should Know

    When planning for Social Security benefits, married couples have many choices to make. How do you determine who should claim what benefit when? And how do you plan for the amount you’ll ultimately receive?

  • March 27th, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. CT

    Virtual

    What to Know About Inherited Retirement Accounts

    Have you recently inherited an individual retirement account (IRA) and found yourself looking for financial guidance?

  • April 24th, 2025 | 11:30 am CT

    Virtual

    Quarterly Perspectives: Tariffs, Inflation, and Market Trends

    Wondering where the markets are headed and how it may affect your investments? Join our panel of senior investment strategists for an insightful discussion on key market trends—and what they could mean for your portfolio.