South Florida FPA Chapters to Host Free Financial Planning Day

On Saturday, October 29, the FPA of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade, and Gold Coast invite you to South Florida Financial Planning Day, where financially-challenged South Floridians can receive free, no-strings attached guidance at McArthur High School in Hollywood.

By Philip Herzberg

In today’s uncertain economy, planning for you financial future is more important than ever.  If you have financial questions or concerns, or would like to learn how to better manage your finances, the FPA of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade, and Gold Coast invite you to South Florida Financial Planning Day, where you’ll have an opportunity to receive free, personalized, confidential answers from professional financial planners.  The event will be held on Saturday, October 29, at McArthur High School (6501 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood), from 10 AM – 2PM.

Focusing on assisting young adults and families needing financial guidance, South Florida Financial Planning Day is a unique opportunity to speak one-on-one with expert planners from regional FPA Chapters and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM professionals, who will provide classroom-style educational workshops and counseling on the key following topics: Budgeting, College Planning, Credit Management, Estate Planning, Insurance, Investing Basics, Mortgages, Retirement Planning, and Tax Planning. Bilingual Spanish and Haitian-Creole translators will be available to assist with workshops and confidential meetings with professionals.

South Florida Financial Planning Day is organized as part of Financial Planning Days – a first-of-its-kind national initiative to provide free financial education and programming to people across the country.  Financial Planning Days was created by four national non-profit organizations – Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Financial Planning Association, Foundation for Financial Planning, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

To learn more or register for the South Florida Financial Planning Day, visit http://www.financialplanningdays.org/SouthFlorida or call 877-861-7826. Walk-ins are welcome, but admission will be granted first to those who have registered online.