FinFE$T financial festival for everyone

Learn how to make, manage, and build wealth from industry professionals. Join our free community event designed to empower your financial future.

November 13-14, 2026

Kean University, Union New Jersey

The FinFE$T Objective

FinFE$T is a community-based event and interactive experience with real tools and opportunities delivered in an engaging and high-energy environment. These professionals have shaped conversations around financial freedom and shared their knowledge at FinFE$T.

How to make Money

Discover proven methods to increase your income and create multiple revenue streams.

Money Management

Take control of your money through smart decisions and habits that actually stick.

How to build Wealth

Turn your earnings into assets that work for you over time.

Movement

FinFE$T empowers you to take actionable steps towards the path to financial freedom by providing content, curriculum, training, and tools.

FinFE$T 2026

Free Resources to Build Wealth and Protect Your Health!

The FinFE$T Experience

FinFE$T focused on equipping families with valuable financial insights and practical strategies by providing over 60 Free Resources including health screening stations by RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), private financial consultations by Prudential’s Financial professionals, credit counseling by GreenPath.

Live presentations and breakout sessions by subject matter experts, as well as books and resources from several other partners – real time solutions all under one roof to support the overall well-being of our community. Additionally, FinFE$T featured a Job Fair and Resource Fair that connected attendees with employment opportunities and essential services to help them thrive.

Past Speakers

Learn from the experts

These professionals have shaped conversations around financial freedom and shared their knowledge at FinFE$T

Dr. DeForest B Soaries, Jr.

Founder & CEO dfree Global Foundation

Karen Hunter

CEO & Founder of Knarrative LLC

Jackie P. Taylor

Founder & CEO Boost Strategy Group, Inc.

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Deborah Reynolds

Founder of Future Moguls Investment Community

Sienna Sage

Founder & CEO of Flourish by Sage

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Willy Holly

Founder & CEO of Holly Nance Group LLC

Thomas R. Ortiz, MD, FAAFP

Certified Family Physician & Medical Director Center of Excellence for Latino Health Clara Maas Medical Center

Indu Lew, PharmD.

Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff RWJ Barnabas Health

Molly Fallon Dixon

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Omar Bey, M.D., FCCP

Nutritional Support & Board Certified Pulmonary Critical Care Physician Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Sylvia Alston

Managing Partner & CEO Momentum Risk Management

Crystina Cardozo

Financial Literacy Educator Run The Numbers

Isaiah Stewart

Youth Stage

Tara Griggs Magee

Founder & CEO TGM Entertainment Group

Gina McKinney

Final Expense & Medicare Specialist

Destiny Wiggins

Social Media Strategist & Content Creator Sounds of Tomorrow

Tierra Willis

Program Coordinator & Facilitator Young Money Finances

Olympia Lliou-Perry

Financial Professional Prudential Advisors

Shaunda Sutton

DFREE FinFe$t Host

Tania Stokes

Marketing & Finance Professional Founder, DIgi Rookie Hub

Sherkera Green

Executive Market Director JP Morgan & Chase

DFREE® Day of Impact

A Community Activation Model for Financial Freedom, Collaboration and Collective Action

The DFREE® Day of Impact is a new initiative that features a one-day, multi-touch community engagement experience designed to introduce DFREE® to a local community, deepen relationships with key leaders, and seed long-term collaboration that leads to measurable financial empowerment outcomes. It brings together nonprofits, faith leaders, civic stakeholders, entrepreneurs, and residents into the launch of an ongoing DFREE® ecosystem in the host community.