The Merriman Financial Education Foundation
501(c)(3) · Founded 2012

The Merriman Financial Education Foundation

Free financial education for investors at every stage of life.

Our Mission
Knowledge is power.

The Merriman Financial Education Foundation is dedicated to providing comprehensive financial education to investors at all stages of life — with the information and tools they need to make informed decisions in their own best interest and successfully implement their retirement savings program.

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) registered in the State of Washington. Outreach and communication with the public is via PaulMerriman.com, which serves as a constantly updated repository and archive for the work of financial educator Paul Merriman and those involved with the Foundation.

Donations are welcome — tax-deductible to the extent of the law — and are used entirely to support the financial education work of the Foundation. We maintain a minimum overhead, using a small team of part-time remote freelancers, while Paul Merriman and others volunteer their expertise without compensation.

What We Do

Three pillars of the Foundation's work.

01 / Educate
Free resources, always.
Podcasts, videos, articles, books, and downloadable tables — every resource at PaulMerriman.com is provided at no cost.
02 / Research
Evidence-based investing.
Decades of historical data, over 200 charts and tables, and best-in-class portfolio recommendations for every major brokerage.
03 / Outreach
Students, educators, investors.
The Foundation supports the Merriman Financial Literacy Program at Western Washington University and leads workshops for investor associations nationwide.
Governance

Board of Directors.

Paul Merriman
President · Treasurer
Paul Heys
Board Member
Chris Pedersen
Board Member
Please note: All of the resources at PaulMerriman.com are provided at no cost and can be freely reproduced with attribution. Books written by Paul and Richard Buck — and others published by our Foundation — are available at Amazon and other booksellers. All profits are donated to the Foundation.
— More about us —
The Founder
About Paul Merriman
Nationally recognized financial educator. Eight books. More than 1,000 investor workshops. Meet the founder.
Read Paul's Story →
The People
Our Team
The small, dedicated team of remote freelancers and contributors who keep the Foundation's work moving forward.
Meet the Team →
Support the mission

Your donation keeps this work free.

Donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law and go entirely toward the Foundation's financial education work. Paul Merriman and others volunteer their expertise without compensation.

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