The more you know about setting financial goals and choosing investments that match your objectives and tolerance for risk, the more likely you will achieve financial security. By planning for your future and using the power of compound interest, even small investments can generate substantial wealth for your retirement. Launched in April by Secretary Summers, NPFE is a national partnership of government agencies and private sector organizations that works to promote personal finance education among individuals, and in schools, workplaces, and other institutions. Cleveland Saves is a coalition of nearly 100 Greater Cleveland-area employers, unions, nonprofits, and financial institutions that has been working with the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America to encourage Clevelanders to save and build wealth. U.S. Senator Howard H. Metzenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Federation of America.
Admission is free, but reservations are recommended because seating is limited.
Anyone who needs auxiliary aids to attend the town meeting, such as a sign language interpreter, should request them at the time of reservation. The town meeting will be the 38th of a national series launched by the SEC in 1994 to promote public understanding of the securities markets and awareness of the risks and rewards of investing. Mr. Berman will become part of the firm's investment management practice and will be based in the firm's Washington, DC office. His ability to adapt investment company regulation to today's capital markets, while preserving the interests of investors, has been invaluable. His legal skills, common sense and understanding of the business issues facing investment managers have earned the respect of his colleagues at the Commission and in the industry.