Cygnet Institute has achieved ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems certification (QMS) from NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR) for the design and provision of financial skills education. The standard, built on principles like strong customer focus and continual improvement, demonstrates Cygnet's commitment to delivering consistent, quality products and services.
Cygnet Institute has been designated by CEFEX, the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence as a nonprofit Investment Support Services (ISS) provider for plan sponsors and plan participants to educate adults in economic matters, advance their financial literacy and enhance their ability to make good financial decisions in self-directed retirement plans and non-retirement accounts. For more information click the seal or go to www.CEFEX.org.
Welcome to Cygnet Institute
Financial skills you can use in your daily life
Our workshops teach adults practical ways to manage money and plan ahead. Every session is led by educators, not salespeople, so you leave with knowledge instead of a pitch.
Upcoming Workshops
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6:30–8:00pm · Richardson Center, RCU Campus, Rochester Hills
$20 per household
6:30–8:00pm · Richardson Center, RCU Campus, Rochester Hills
$20 per household
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There may be creatures more beautiful than adult swans, but few glide more gracefully on the water. In addition to their statuesque elegance, they are known to mate for life and are very protective of their young, which are called cygnets. The swan’s main objective is to educate their cygnets with the skills needed to survive and become adult swans.
Just as the Cygnet Institute logo shows the baby cygnet becoming a swan, our financial education services focus on helping workshop participants learn financial skills to manage their financial life and make decisions to achieve their goals.
Cygnet Institute Vision Statement
A world where all people can make good decisions to achieve economic security.
Cygnet Institute Mission Statement
To teach adults financial skills they can use in their daily lives that help them reach financial wellness.
Cygnet Institute Values
The values that form the foundation of the financial education services Cygnet Institute provides are:
Improve Financial Decisions
Poor financial decisions hurt both employees and employers. See the video below for a quick 1-minute explanation of this problem and the best way to solve it.
Help Expand Financial Literacy
We're a non-profit with a mission dedicated to helping to teach people how to make good financial decisions. Your donation will help us expand our FREE financial literacy education programs to more public libraries in Michigan.
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