Advisory Board Member Craig McKinnis
Texas Financial Educators Council
The Texas Financial Educators Council Advisory Board is welcoming a new voice: Craig McKinnis, BS, author of Get Good at Money: A Beginner’s Guide to Investing. Craig’s appointment recognizes his clear alignment with the mission of the National Financial Educators Council, the TFEC’s national affiliate, and his hands‑on commitment to strengthening financial confidence across Texas. Through both his professional work and his community engagement, he has consistently championed long‑term financial stability for individuals and families – earning him a trusted reputation in the financial wellness space.
Members are selected for their service‑minded leadership and their drive to help others rise. Advisory Board Member Craig McKinnis’s expertise and track record speak for themselves, highlighting the meaningful impact he continues to make in expanding financial education. The Texas Council is excited to welcome him aboard and looks forward to working together to broaden financial wellness efforts throughout Texas and beyond.
Clear, Approachable Financial Education That Inspires Practical Action: Craig McKinnis
Craig McKinnis is an author, financial education advocate, and creator of Get Good at Money – A Beginner's Guide to Investing, a beginner-focused financial education platform designed to make investing easier to understand and less intimidating. His work emphasizes clarity, simplicity, behavior, and practical action for people who may feel overwhelmed by traditional financial language or unsure where to begin.
As an Advisory Board Member, McKinnis's goal is to help expand access to practical financial education and encourage more people to build the knowledge and confidence needed to make informed financial decisions. He is particularly interested in reaching college students, first-time investors, working adults, and communities that have historically had limited exposure to approachable investing education.
McKinnis is uniquely positioned to contribute to this effort because his educational approach begins with the learner rather than the terminology. Through his book Get Good at Money: A Beginner's Guide to Investing and his Money Ministry media platform, he translates investing and personal finance concepts into plain language, connects financial behavior with mindset and decision-making, and encourages people to move from uncertainty toward informed action. His work is built around the belief that financial education should be understandable, welcoming, and useful to people regardless of where they are starting.
His service on the Advisory Board also supports a broader mission: helping financial education become a practical part of everyday life. McKinnis plans to contribute through public education, community outreach, speaking engagements, media conversations, and collaboration with schools, colleges, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other groups working to improve financial wellness.
"It is an honor to serve on the Advisory Board and contribute to a movement focused on expanding financial capability," Craig McKinnis comments. "I want to help make financial education feel accessible to people who have spent years believing investing or money management was too complicated for them. When people gain clarity, they can begin making decisions with greater confidence and purpose.
Texas Financial Educators Council Board Details
The Texas Financial Educators Council Advisory Board Members drive our push to build sustainable, scalable economic empowerment programs that affect people’s lives at the community level. Our Advisory Board Members share their knowledge and expertise to guide financial wellness programs and donations to community members.
Our Board Members are professionals who have successfully passed a rigorous selection process and have proven their commitment to supporting the growth of sustainable financial wellness programming in their communities. Board members possess these traits:
Enthusiasm
A true sense of enthusiasm and passion for improving financial wellness, promoting the financial literacy cause, and making communities and individuals stronger through financial education and empowerment.
Involvement
Organizations and individuals who have time available to commit toward financial wellness efforts and to participate actively in Board communications.
Principles
Individuals selected to the Advisory Board are dedicated to serving their communities and have strong reputations for integrity, ethics, and honesty in their respective professional arenas.
