Author, Speaker, and Financial Planner Liz Frazier Peck is serving aces on and off the tennis court (her USTA women’s team placed in the finals last season). A regular financial contributor on Forbes.com and a featured expert in countless media, including People Magazine, WSJ, Bustle, Motherly, Good Morning Washington and many more, Liz’s book, Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands: How To Teach Young Kids About Finance, is a simple step-by-step guide for the loving, responsible, and overworked parents of elementary school children. Easy to understand and written in Liz’s calm and compassionate tone, the book focuses on basic finance fundamentals to ensure kids make smart money decisions as they grow. Liz also serves as the Executive Director of Financial Literacy at Copper, the banking and financial education platform for teens. And as if she’s not busy enough ruling the finance world, she’s also a rockstar mom of two whose claim to fame is in the family kitchen – her chocolate chip protein pancakes are *chef’s kiss.*
www.lizfrazier.com | @lizfrazierpeck
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What’s your guilty pleasure? Eating Nutella by the spoonful.
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What do you eat for breakfast? A ton of coffee and a protein bar.
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Biggest risk you’ve ever taken? Leaving all my friends and family in NC to move to NYC for work in my 30s. I was totally out of my element.
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What was your first car? A 1987 Red Toyota Celica - a stick shift!
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Current favorite song? Don’t Blame Me by Taylor Swift. My 10-year-old daughter has turned me into a full Swiftie.
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What item of yours was your biggest splurge? I bought my first expensive rug a few years ago. I love it, but we got a puppy around the same time - not a smart combo!
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What are three things you can’t live without? My loved ones, coffee, and tennis.
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Something that always makes you smile? Peeking in on my kids when they're asleep.
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When do you feel most like yourself? The annual girls' trip with my best friends from childhood.
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One person you’d like to meet, past or present? The Greatest of All Time - Elvis!
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What’s your favorite board game? Not a board game, but I’m obsessed with NYT Connections.
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Do you consider yourself a good dancer? Not really, but I’m enthusiastic! I love to dance around the house.
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What’s an item you’ve kept from childhood? Great Children’s Stories, a collection of classics from the 20s that my parents read to me.
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What scares you? My kids getting hurt, physically or emotionally. It’s inevitable, but still my top fear. That, and yellow jackets.
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Favorite spot or thing to do around town? Seeing a movie at Bedford Playhouse.
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What’s your hidden talent? I’m a killer at Spades.
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When was a moment that you felt proud of yourself? Being named a 2023 Top Financial Advisor by Investopedia, and Top 10 for Financial Literacy.
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As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A psychiatrist like my dad. Funny enough, I’m a Financial Planner like my mom.
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Food: sweet or salty? Sweet! Chocolate doesn’t last a minute in our house.
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What’s your favorite childhood cartoon or TV show? Wonder Woman. I was (am still) obsessed with Lynda Carter.
21. What’s something you’re trying to get better at? I’m trying to slow down, put down the phone, ignore the to-do list, and live in the moment.
“I start every morning before my kids wake up with a cup of coffee and the New York Times word games.”
