AMIE MARKS HOSTS 'WOMEN IN THE KNOW' ON-GOING FORUMS FOR WOMEN TO SPEAK OPENLY ON WORLD ISSUES, CURRENT EVENTS AND TIMELY TOPICS
CHICAGO, IL (AUGUST 2013) – Amie Marks, mompreneur, Chicago Magazine 5-star wealth manager, and registered principal and financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, is bringing Chicago area ‘Women In The Know' together to discuss world issues, current events and timely topics. Whether a stay at home mom, an elderly well-traveled woman, a professional, or someone wanting to get back into the workplace, Women in the Know offers an open platform for any woman to stay current in today's fast paced world.
“One woman may have knowledge, strength and success…many women together can move mountains,” says Amie Marks, identified a need for women to connect and discuss intellectual subjects. “As a financial planner I meet with all types of women from stay at home moms to CEO's of Fortune 500 companies that have so much to learn from one another. Women in the Know is the platform to get these amazing people together to communicate and share perspectives on some of life's timely issues.”
Marks organized Women In The Know for women to share in discussions about valuable topics in society today. Women are welcome to participate in a genuine, non-judgmental, and educational get-off-the-couch conversation that will inspire them to raise questions, share opinions and speak in solutions.
Women in the Know will kick-off the first in a sequence of three-month-long series in September with a Fall focus on:
• September: What's in Our Food? – an exploration of Monsanto, GMO's, Organics and Packaging
• October: Women's Health Issue's – How Our Choices Affect Us
• November: An Update on the US Healthcare System and Taking Control of Your Wellness
The free lunch forums will be held from 11:30-1:30 in Forest Park at Café DeLuca (7427 Madison St) September 18, October 16 and November 13, and in Lake Forest at The Lake Forest Club (554 N. Westmoreland Road) September 19, October 17 and November 14, and from 5-7pm for wine and cheese in Downtown Chicago at Union League Club of Chicago (65 W Jackson Blvd) September 26, October 24 and November 21.
Women in the Know Forums will occur year-long in three month series starting September-November, January-March, and May-July. Future topics will include:
• January, February, March: Women's issues in foreign countries – giving U.S. women a world look at the real treatment of women in foreign countries - women in slavery, the exploitation of women for business, women oppressed.
• May, June, July: Women's inhumanity to women – The conflict between the working and the stay at home moms - we stifle our own progression and ‘women power' by not standing behind each other. Are we our own worst enemy?
Women in the Know Forums are open to the public. To reserve a space or for more information please call 708.524.9374, e-mail Melissa.dennis-araujo@raymondjames.com, or COMING SOON visit www.WomenInTheKnowForum.com. Topics are subject to change.
ABOUT AMIE MARKS
Amie Marks is a registered principal and financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Her office is located at 1106A Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, IL, phone number 800-452-9519, 708-524-0200. Raymond James is not affiliated with any other entities listed. Any opinions are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of Raymond James. Five StarAward selection for nominated wealth managers are based on satisfying the following criteria: credentialed as an investment advisory representative, a FINRA-registered representative, a CPA or a licensed attorney, actively employed as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of five years, favorable regulatory and complaint history review, fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards, and accepting new clients. Other criteria considered are one and five-year client retention rate, non-Institutional discretionary and/or nondiscretionary client assets administered, number of client households served and education and professional designations. This award is bestowed by an independent third party that is not affiliated with Raymond James.