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Financial Education Summit
April 5 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Financial Education Summit
Tues., April 04, 2023 from 1 – 5 PM
Wed., April 05, 2023 from 1 – 5 PM
Virtual event on Zoom Meetings
Cost*: $15 for one day or $25 for both days
Please join financial education practitioners, researchers and stakeholders to consider how we can help Maryland adults gain the skills and confidence to meet their financial goals.
*If you have extenuating circumstances that impede you from paying the event fee, limited scholarships are available. For more information, email christina@cashmd.org
DAY 1 WORKSHOPS (APRIL 4TH)
Welcome (1:00 – 1:15 PM)
Join us for a brief welcome and get a preview of the new CASH Academy website!
Mitigating Disparities in Access to Financial Education (1:15 – 2:30 PM)
People with cognitive disabilities often struggle with the mainstream financial education content. This workshop will showcase a researched based curriculum developed by the University of Michigan’s Extension Service. This free content can be used for many audiences, including those with cognitive disabilities, and includes new interactive exercises that any Educator can integrate into their classes.
Breaking Down the Barriers that Debt Builds (2:40 – 3:55 PM)
Debt can get in the way of building financial security. Learn about the latest legislation and strategies to include in your financial education/coaching work to give people the tools to move past debt and improve their financial health.
411 Panel (4:05 – 5:00 PM)
Join us to learn about critical information updates including a review of consumer impacting legislations passed in the 2023 General Assembly Session as well as the latest research from the National Endowment on Financial Education (NEFE).
CEU’s
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE): We anticipate 3 AFC CEUs will be awarded for each day of the conference that you attend. You do not need to request a certificate of completion.
DAY 2 WORKSHOPS (APRIL 5TH)
Welcome (1:00 – 1:10 PM)
Financial Education Means Taxes, Too (1:10 – 2:25 PM)
Many financial educators resist covering the topic of taxes in their courses because they fear that their lack of expertise will cause them to misguide clients or create legal issues. However, in order to provide truly comprehensive financial education – and more importantly, to provide holistic support to the communities they serve – some form of tax content must be provided by financial educators. Join us to learn industry best practices for including tax content in your financial education offerings without jeopardizing yourself or your clients.
Investor Education: Resources, Best Practices, and Emerging Issues (2:35 – 3:50 PM)
The Security Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) supports individual investors with information they need to make sound investment decisions, including through investor.gov and community outreach. This presentation will cover agency resources available to financial counselors, ideas to convey investor education concepts – but not investment advice, and emerging issues relevant for counselors and the community members they support. The discussion will include topics such as investor alerts and bulletins that address evergreen and emerging risks, how the SEC’s investor education team approaches investing concepts and newer topics such as investing apps.
Financial Education Blast (4:00 – 5:00pm)
We saved the best for last. Attend this fast paced workshop to learn/share new tidbits of content to add to your work, get event/conference announcements, and learn about the launch of the new CASH Partner Network!
CEU’s
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE): We anticipate 3 AFC CEUs will be awarded for each day of the conference that you attend. You do not need to request a certificate of completion.