"SPEAKING OF MONEY" FPSC LAUNCHES PUBLIC SERVICE FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINARS
Toronto, February 19, 2007 — The pension landscape has changed. Personal debt has increased. Household budgets have been stretched. And Canadians know it! But how can organizations take the right steps to help put Canadians on the right path towards financial security now and in the future?
FPSC has launched a new public service program called "Speaking of Money" — free financial planning seminars — for companies, community groups and organizations of all kinds who want to help their constituents learn more about financial planning.
How it works:
FPSC works with groups to customize seminars to meet specific needs and assists organizations in finding the right CFP professionals for their gatherings - large and small. Organizations need only send in the request form available at: http://www.cfp-ca.org/fpseminars.asp.
Topics:
Seminar topics range from the general to the specific, including: What is financial planning?; (how it works, who's it for, how to hire the right planner, what to expect, etc.); Making the most of your pension; Balancing your budget for today and tomorrow; Saving for children's education; Keeping the cottage in the family; Financial planning for divorce - and many others.
Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1995 to lead the development of the financial planning profession. FPSC develops and enforces the highest standards in financial planning competency and ethics for individuals who hold the CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®) in Canada. There are currently about 17,000 CFP professionals in Canada and more than 100,000 individuals who have earned CFP certification in 20 countries around the world. See www.cfp-ca.org for more information.
FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Heather Mills/ FPSC at 416.593.8587 ext. 235 or hmills@fpsccanada.org; Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications at 416.631.7437 or eileen@chadnick.com.
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planners Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.
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