Elaine King

Elaine King Fuentes is a Peruvian-American financial planner, writer and motivational speaker. King has focused her career on financial education for families. In 2016, King was included in the list of the 25 most powerful Latina women in the United States, as published by People en Español magazine.

Personal life

King was born in Lima, Peru. She lives in Miami.

Education

King completed post-graduate studies in family therapy at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, Georgetown University. She also has an International Business Degree from St. Mary's University and an International MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

She is a Certified Financial Planner, Certificate Family Business Advisor (Family Firm Institute) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (Institute of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts). In 2020 she obtained a Financial Education Certification from the National Financial Educators Council.

Career

From 1996 to 2000, King was Investment Advisory Service Manager at Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup).

She was investment manager of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Coutts (Latin America Division) until 2004; then she became Director of Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust's Wealth and Well-Being Planning Institute. She worked there until 2011. In 2010 King published her first book, Family & Money Matters – Life Lessons for the New Generation.

From 2010 to 2012, King served on the Collaborative Family Law Institute Board, and in 2011 was managing director of The Lubitz Financial Group. She won the Tumi USA award in 2011, which recognizes outstanding Peruvian immigrants.

Her second book, Family and Money, Made Easy!, was published in 2012. The book received an International Latino Book Award in the Best Parent / Family Book category. She wrote two books in 2013: Tu plan de vida en Estados Unidos ¡Hecho fácil! and Saltarín, a book that teaches children 4 to 8 years old the importance of planning.

She was vice president of the Bessemer Trust Group during 2012 and 2013. From 2014 to 2016 was Partner and Director of Family Education & Governance at WE Family Offices, providing consulting services for families seeking to address communication and economic issues. In 2016 was a member of the Miami Advisory Committee at the Family Firm Institute. King was a member of the board of OWIT (Organization of Women in International Trade) South Florida.

She speaks at conferences related to family financial planning and financial education.

Board memberships

King has had the following board positions:

  • Ambassador from the CFP Board
  • Member of the board of directors of the Financial Planning Association of Florida
  • Member of the board of directors of OWIT (Organization of Women in International Trade), South Florida

Books

  • Family & Money Matters – Life lessons for the new generation (Kabraah Publishing, 2010)
  • La Familia y el Dinero ¡Hecho Fácil! (Family and Money, Made Easy!) (Penguin Worldwide, 2012)
  • Tu plan de vida en Estados Unidos ¡Hecho fácil! (Penguin Worldwide, 2013)
  • Saltarín y las 4 palabras clave para una familia unida(for children) (Santillana, 2013)
  • Los Colores de Tu Dinero: 7 Pasos Para Tu Salud Financiera (RUMI Productions LLC, 2015)
  • El secreto de las parejas felices y el dinero (HarperCollins, October 2017)
  • Los 10 mandamientos de las familias empresarias (Planeta, 2021)
  • Saltarín aprende a usar sus monedas (Penguin Random House, 2023)

In the media

Press

King has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, NASDAQ, MarketWatch (Dow Jones & Co.) and Financial Advisor. She also writes regularly for American Student Assistance, the CFP Board of Standard blog, Miami Herald, Gana Más Magazine, El Comercio (Peru), Diario Gestion and El Peruano.

She was interviewed as "Mujer del Mes" (Woman of the Month) in Vanidades Magazine, El Comercio, Diario Gestion and La República (Peru).

Awards and recognition

  • Latino Book Award 2013 – Best Parenting/Family Book: La Familia y el Dinero ¡Hecho Fácil!
  • TUMI USA Awards - Golden Tumi 2011 Community Excellence
  • One of the 25 Most Powerful Women by People en Español – 2017
  • Top 100 Financial Advisors in Investopedia – 2020.
  • Top 10 Financial Advisors in Investopedia – 2023.