Craig Lemoine, PhD, CFP(r)

Director of the Personal Financial Planning Program @ The University of Illinois. Editor - Journal of Personal Finance.

[CFP Board @CFPBoard]

What happens when AI becomes the client? At #CFPConnections26, @UofIllinois's @HigherEdCraig and Presley Fee showed how AI-powered simulations are giving students a new way to practice financial planning.

[Craig Lemoine, PhD, CFP(r) @HigherEdCraig]

It’s a me - at our Planning Illini
Happy hour

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Last night, we won!! A huge moment for the Illinois financial planning program. An incredible field and event. Congratulations to our FP faculty and course development teams. An incredible night!!!

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Let’s gooo!!!!! Wealthies 2026

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Wealthies anyone?

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The 2026 University of Illinois Financial Planning Career day roster is taking shape. Hundreds of students from across the Midwest, UIUC, Purdue, Indiana & ISU. Two tables remaining.

Looking for talent - we’d love to have you join us!

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Nerd time is the best time

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TPK…. Not today Minecraft.

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I’ve had worse mornings

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Late July in the garden - Fun sauces. Peppers are turning red, orange and yellow. Some sweet some bringers of pain.

My great pumpkin experiment yielded four friends. Corn is almost here. Cantaloupes & grapes on the horizon. Jelly and jam here we come!!

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Spain “hold my beer, here’s a tuba” 🇪🇸

[Craig Lemoine, PhD, CFP(r) @HigherEdCraig]

If witchcraft is real Tom Cruise is certainly a beneficiary. That man does not age.

[Craig Lemoine, PhD, CFP(r) @HigherEdCraig]

July is in full force! Flowers, tomatoes, bees and bugs. Some peppers are coming to the scene grapes are coming along.

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Sunflowers are blooming on the 4th. It’s been hot the past week and my plants are thrilled. Berries, squash, mint in bloom is calling the bees. Grapes are coming along nicely.

Happy 4th!!

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Welcome home kiddo xoxoxo
Camp success!

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Camp drop off today. Four days of 4h fun ahead.

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Siblings everywhere

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Happy Mother’s Day

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Get that chili on. @Wendys

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Watching the Illini today. I-L-L