MEET KAREN
RRC, BAA, Founder
Welcome to Fenske Financial Coaching, where personalized financial planning combines with expert guidance! As a Registered Retirement Consultant, Financial Planner, Insurance Agent, and Myers-Briggs Coach, Karen provides unbiased advice tailored to your needs and unique goals, regardless of your income level or life stage. She works with you when you need it and is ready to continue the conversation monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually.
Karen founded Fenske Financial Coaching two weeks before the world stayed home in 2020 to provide the one-on-one, relevant, holistic financial planning you deserve. Together, you clarify your current situation, learn about new options, and implement plans, investments, or insurance tools. Her holistic approach fills in all your financial planning gaps.
She believes that your internal beliefs and scripts about money shape every financial decision you make. By addressing your mental patterns, enhancing your financial literacy, and cultivating positive habits, you can turn feelings of being stuck into confidence. Understanding your unique relationship with money and implementing personalized financial strategies will empower you to manage your finances effectively for a lifetime.
Karen's vision is to offer a transparent Advice-Only, Pay-As-You-Go business model that caters to individuals at any age and stage of life. This is the service you have been seeking! You can choose the sessions that best support your path to financial stability and add the elements that suit your needs. Karen will celebrate your achievements and inspire you to thrive!
"Karen has helped me feel more at ease with my finances and come up with solid plans that make me feel more secure with my financial future as well. The non- judgmental approach and teaching empowers me to feel much more in control of how I deal with money. She’s the first person I think of when I make a goal and need financial advice on how I can achieve it." Elisha 2021
Her History in Finance & Business
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RRC® Registered Retirement Consultant
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Certified Tax Preparer since 2023
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Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) Degree from Toronto Metropolitan University
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Licensed Insurance Agent since 2015
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4 years as a Financial Advisor with a national investment company:
○ Provided full spectrum retirement & financial planning.
○ Developed over 200 comprehensive personal financial plans.
○ Delivered child and youth financial literacy workshops.
○ Achieved the Pillar Award.
• Owner and Consultant of StratPoint Solutions from 2005-2015:
○ Developed comprehensive 3-5 year strategic plans, facilitated small and large group meetings, and management organizational development projects.
○ Clients included BC Cherry Association, BC Tree Fruits, BC Cranberry Marketing Commission, BC Vegetable Marketing Commission, Raspberry Industry Development Council, BC Blueberry Council, Certified Organic Associations of BC, Farmers Market Association of BC.
• Mutual Fund Licensed with MFDA in 2015-2021.
• Canadian Association of Gift Planners Graduate.
• Strategic Human Resources Graduate, Royal Roads University.
Her History in Coaching, Mediation,
& Group Facilitation
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Myers-Briggs Coach since 2005 (personal assessment)
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Continuing Education with the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine NICABM.
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10 years as a Strategic Planning Project Manager & Governance Coach.
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2 years as a Tribunal Judge for the Ministry of Human Resources.
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2 years as a Child Protection Worker for Family & Child Services.
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Crisis Line Volunteer Manager
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Managing Conflict in the Workplace Certification
Her History in Agriculutre
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Developed comprehensive 3-5 year strategic plans, facilitated small and large group meetings, and management organizational development projects. Clients included BC Cherry Association, BC Tree Fruits, BC Cranberry Marketing Commission, BC Vegetable Marketing Commission, Raspberry Industry Development Council, BC Blueberry Council, Certified Organic Associations of BC, Farmers Market Association of BC.
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BC4H Fund Development Officer
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COABC Executive Director and Administrator
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Writer for BC Grower