The Delaware Financial Education Alliance (DFEA) and the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware announced the inauguration of the Trust & Wealth Management minor.

The Trust & Wealth minor will be an accredited program composed of up to 13 courses in the curriculum providing students with comprehensive skills grounded in taxation and estate planning. The program will provide a pipeline of experienced candidates for employment by trust companies and law firms in Delaware and will be the first accredited trust and wealth management minor in the nation.

Pictured is Sarah Long, president, Delaware Financial Education Alliance, signing the agreement inaugurating the Trust & Wealth Management Minor, as Mark A. Graham, Wealth Advisory Services, Wilmington Trust and Delaware Bankers Association Chairman and Bruce W. Weber, Dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business, University of Delaware, look on. The signing ceremony commemorating the agreement was held at the University & Whist Club.