As the overwhelming number of overdoses and deaths from opioids continues to rise, so does the threat to family finances and retirement dreams. Cheryl Canzanella knows this all too well.
In August 2017, she lost her husband to an accidental overdose, exposing her to the dire realities of the opioid crisis.
Since his death, she has made it her mission to educate her employers and peers in the financial services industry about how the opioid epidemic is not only tearing families apart emotionally, but also financially by curtailing careers, depleting financial assets and crushing dreams of retirement.
Join in WealthManagement.com Managing Editor Diana Britton and Cheryl Canzanella, a retirement solutions advisor at Movement Mortgage, discuss the emotional and financial strains of addiction and how the financial industry can become part of the solution through awareness, education and empathetic customer support.
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Cheryl touches on:
- How her husband's struggle with substance use disorder affected her life
- Signs of addiction and red flags
- Financial burdens and challenges facing families dealing with addiction
- How she first spoke about her husband's death and the realization that she wanted to share his story more openly
- The Role Financial Counselors Should Play in the Opioid Epidemic
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About our guest:
With over 23 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry, Cheryl has joined Movement Mortgage as a retirement solutions advisor to continue her passion for helping individuals achieve their retirement goals. Although she is not a licensed loan officer, her primary focus is working with financial professionals to provide strategies for using a reverse mortgage for financial and estate planning. She is an active member of the National Insurance and Financial Advisors Association (NAIFA), where she serves at the local, state and national levels and has had the honor of serving as a past president of NAIFA Northeast Florida and has been awarded the NAIFA Florida President's Award . The price. Additionally, in 2019, she was recognized as NAIFA's National Team Leader of Young Advisors of the Year. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS).
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