Financial Planning Day

We’ve all heard that there’s no free lunch, but in these challenging economic times, Hampton Roads-area residents will be able to get free financial planning advice and guidance from professional financial planners at Virginia Beach Financial Planning Day.  The event will be held on October 22nd at Virginia Beach Convention Center and  will feature experts from the Financial Planning Association^® and highly qualified Certified Financial Planner™ professionals, all volunteering their time and expertise to work with local residents one-on-one to address important financial issues. 

Financial planners will be set up at their own tables to meet one-on-one with attendees to answer questions on budgeting, getting out of debt, income taxes, dealing with mortgage foreclosures, paying for college, estate planning and insurance, among many other topics.  The advice will be offered on a “no strings attached” basis and planners will not give out business cards or sell financial products or services.

Betsy Duke, governor of the Federal Reserve Board will be the keynote speaker for the event.

The event will also feature a series of classroom-style educational workshops addressing key personal finance topics, including: Virginia Beach Financial Planning Day is organized by City of Virginia Beach in partnership with the Financial Planning Association of Hampton Roads  as part of a national Financial Planning Days initiative created by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Financial Planning Association, Foundation for Financial Planning and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.  The collaboration is a first-of-its kind effort involving city governments and thousands of financial planners nationwide united in an effort to provide free financial education and programming to communities throughout the U.S.

• Managing Money in Hard Times: Financially Surviving a Job Loss
• Financial Firedrill
• Accomplishing Your Financial Mission 
• Financial Planning for a Home of Your Own
• Real World Retirement Planning
• Taking Control: A Financial Planning Starter Kit
• Estate Planning: What Everyone Needs to Know
• Planning for Higher Education

                                                                                                       

TO PARTICIPATE:  Virginia Beach Financial Planning Day is free and open to the public.  Members of the news media are invited to attend the event and interview the organizers.  The event will be held on Saturday, October 22nd at Virginia Beach Convention Center.  Events will begin at 9:00 am and will run until 3:00 pm.                                                                                                         

Free online registration for the Virginia Beacch Financial Planning Day is available at www.financialplanningdays.org/virginiabeach, or by calling 877-861-7826. Walk-ins are also welcome.