Miami, January 2026 — Elaine King, CFP®, founder of Family and Money Matters™, was featured on the screens of Times Square in New York after receiving the 2025 Honorary Doctorate (Doctorado Honoris Causa) awarded by CREA LatinX. The distinction recognizes her work in financial education and wealth planning for women in transition and multigenerational families.
Key Idea. Financial freedom isn’t decided on a spreadsheet, but in real life: during a divorce, an inheritance, or the sale of a business.
Why It Matters
The most consequential wealth decisions rarely happen on a spreadsheet. They happen during a divorce, an inheritance, or the sale of a business, when wealth and emotion intersect. King’s work focuses on that moment: putting finances in order before urgency forces the decision.
Elaine King’s Perspective
- The KING Method™. In Peru’s Gestión, King presented her framework for relating to money through order and purpose. Her thesis: financial freedom is built through deliberate, consistent steps, not impulsive reactions.
- The cost of idle capital. In MarketWatch she noted that, in a falling-rate environment, keeping capital idle carries a cost. In her words: “This means long term growth in assets that can offer a higher compounding number over time; this will come with caution due to an increased risk.”
- Beginning without guilt. On the podcast Elijo ser feliz, hosted by María Alejandra Requena, former CNN en Español anchor (Café CNN) and two-time Emmy winner, King explained how to organize one’s finances without the feeling of having started too late or facing the process alone, a common concern among women aged 40 to 60 managing an inheritance or the sale of a business.
Coverage
- CREA LatinX · 2025 Honorary Doctorate — recognition and Times Square feature (Jan 24, 2026) Official page
- Gestión (Peru) — “La claridad financiera empieza antes que el dinero” (Jan 16, 2026) Article
- MarketWatch — ““3 big changes to your money that financial experts say to prepare for in 2026”” (Jan 6, 2026) Article
- Elijo ser feliz (María Alejandra Requena) — “¿El dinero te quita el sueño?” (Jan 21, 2026) Episode
About Elaine King
Learn more: www.elaineking.com/about
