Jackie Cummings Koski is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®), dedicated to raising America’s Financial IQ. She is author of the book, “MoneyLetters 2 my Daughter”, which was the 2013 winner of the Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Award for Adult’s Book of the Year, Money Management.
Jackie Cummings Koski is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®), dedicated to raising America’s Financial IQ. She is author of the book, “MoneyLetters 2 my Daughter”, which was the 2013 winner of the Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Award for Adult’s Book of the Year, Money Management.
The book is a series of entertaining letters written to her teenage daughter about all things dealing with money and personal finance. Every letter ends with a witty signature that embodies the moods of a mom giving sincere, heartfelt advice.
To reach even more people with her important message, Koski developed a workshop titled; Raise Your Financial IQ, which touches on the most essential topics from her book. Today, she travels the country to share her personal finance expertise with diverse audiences including high school, college and adult groups.
In 2015, Koski’s commitment to educating and empowering Americans in the area of personal finance gained the attention of our nation’s policymakers. She was officially recognized with a Congressional Commendation for her accomplishments and excellent work in the field of financial literacy from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Koski is a repeat guest on CNBC’s Closing Bell where she shares her perspective on the stock market and equity investing. Her financial literacy efforts have been profiled on radio and television shows like, WHIO Reports, Business for Breakfast, Home and Family Finance, Talk Credit, Midday Money, The Retirement and IRA Show and Education Matters. She has also been featured in several newspaper, magazine and online publications, including Red book, Ebony, The Shriver Report, Woman’s Day, Inclusion, Better Investing, Go Girl Finance and Daily Worth.
Koski currently resides in Ohio where she is a leader in spreading the message of financial literacy. She serves on the Ohio Board of Directors of the Council for Economic Education and is a Director with the Ohio Chapter of Better Investing, the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to investment education. She also has served as President and Vice-President of the Chapter’s model investment club, which conducts monthly meetings open to the public to learn firsthand how investment clubs operate.
Koski holds a BA Degree in Journalism from Augusta University. She has one daughter (Amber) who was the catalyst and primary inspiration for pursuing her dream of creating a financially-literate society.