Texas Tech University
Students and faculty engaged in financial planning discussions at Texas Tech University

School of Financial Planning Center for Financial Responsibility

Cultivating financial well-being through outreach, engagement, and profession transformation.

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Our VisionCultivating financial well-being through outreach, engagement, and profession transformation

To cultivate financial well-being by empowering people to make intentional financial choices, inspiring students through engaged learning and scholarship, and transforming the financial services profession to advance financial well-being for all.

About the CFR

Faculty members presenting research and outreach accomplishments at the CFR Outreach and Engagement Hub
High school students participating in the FPAcademy financial planning summer camp at Texas Tech University
Professionals earning CFR certification and prior learning assessment credentials through Texas Tech University

Our HistoryCFR Milestones 1995–2025

1995

Creation of the CFR

2000

Red to Black begins as an organization to serve students and the Lubbock community

2005

Archives of the History of Financial Planning opens at the Southwest Collections & Special Libraries

2011

Department of Personal Financial Planning opens

2016

Inaugural Financial Planning Academy hosted at Texas Tech University

2017

KEY is born from Red to Black and starts as an organization focusing on community outreach

2020

Department expands to the School of Financial Planning

2022

Charles Schwab Foundation Personal Financial Planning Clinic opens

2025

Alea Askew hired