Derek Hagen

Derek Hagen is a financial psychology expert and founder of Money Health Solutions. Money Health Solutions is a financial therapy and life planning firm based outside Minneapolis, MN, serving clients nationwide. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, Nasdaq, US News and World Report, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Derek supports financial health, financial behavior and mindset change, and intentional living by helping clients understand and change their beliefs, behaviors, and thinking patterns, and helps them design a life that brings meaning and purpose.

He writes about the psychology of money using personal stories and simple drawings in the Money Health newsletter and blog. He speaks to consumer and professional audiences about the intersection of money and psychology, financial behaviors, and behavioral finance.

Derek earned a Graduate Certificate in financial psychology and behavioral finance from Creighton University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics (summa cum laude) from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He holds several professional designations, including the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Financial Therapist-I™, Certified Financial Behavior Specialist®, and Chartered Financial Analyst designations. In addition, he is a certified mindfulness and meditation coach and a certified meaning and purpose practitioner.

In his spare time, Derek enjoys playing squash and pickleball, and all things outdoors, especially camping, hiking, running, and biking. He lives in suburban Minneapolis with his wife, Katie, and their pets Bingo the dog and Whiskers the cat.