Graf, a Financial Advisor with Prosperity Planning, graduated from UMKC in December 2021.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—January 21, 2022—Prosperity Planning, Inc., announced today that Rachael Graf, CFP®, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in December 2021 with a Master of Business Administration.
The achievement was the culmination of a 2 ½-year effort for Graf. She is a Financial Advisor at Prosperity Planning, a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor based in Kansas City, MO.
“I was thrilled to hold the MBA diploma in my hands,” Graf said. “I sought the degree because I knew it would make me a more valuable team member here at Prosperity Planning. Receiving the diploma made all the hard work worth it.”
UMKC’s MBA program requires 39 credit hours of both core classes and elective classes. Graf’s professional experience qualified for 6 of the required credit hours. The core classes are designed to provide graduates with an essential business foundation. Coursework includes:
Financial accounting for decision-making
Global supply chain and operations management
Corporate entrepreneurship and innovation
Financial management
Leading and managing people, teams, and organizations
Strategic management in the globalized world
Business analytics and statistics
Marketing management
Management in context
Graf’s electives encompassed Business Analytics with classes including Data Visualization, Data Management & Data Mining for Business Analytics, and Marketing Research & Data Analysis. Based on this course work, Graf also qualified for a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics from the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at UMKC.
In addition to her MBA, Graf is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional. She holds a certificate in financial planning from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Science in business, with an emphasis in finance, from Kansas State University.
Prosperity Planning, Inc., is a fee-only wealth management firm in the northland of Kansas City, Missouri, helping clients transform success into prosperity. With designations that include the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certifications, the Prosperity Planning team provides comprehensive financial planning, tax planning, and investment management to pre-retirees, business owners and entrepreneurs, divorcees, and high-income women. Learn more at prosperityplanninginc.com.