City of Elizabeth to Host Free Financial Planning Day

Sept. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- Elizabeth, NJ – We’ve all heard that there’s no free lunch, but in these challenging economic times, Elizabeth-area residents will be able to get free financial planning advice and guidance from professional financial planners at Elizabeth Financial Planning Day.  The event will be held on Saturday, October 22 2011 at the Kellogg Building at Union County College, 40 West Jersey Street in Elizabeth and will feature experts from the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey (FPANJ) 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.

The event will also feature a series of classroom-style educational workshops addressing key personal finance topics.

Elizabeth Financial Planning Day is organized by the City of Elizabeth in partnership with FPANJ as part of a national Financial Planning Days initiative created by the 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.
   
TO PARTICIPATE:  Elizabeth 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 the Kellogg Building at Union County College, located at 40 West Jersey Street in Elizabeth.  Events will begin at 9:00am and will run until 1:00pm.  Union County College is conveniently located near the West Jersey St. stop on the 59 and 112 bus lines, and the Elizabeth train Station is served by NJ Transit.  Parking is also available across the street from the Kellogg building.
   
Free online registration for the Elizabeth Financial Planning Day is available at www.financialplanningdays.org/Elizabeth. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Media Contacts for National Financial Planning Days Initiative:
CFP Board: Daniel F. Drummond – 202.379.2252 or ddrummond@CFPBoard.org  
FPA: Lynn Brackpool – 303.867.7173 or Lynn.Brackpool@FPAnet.org  
Foundation for Financial Planning: Jim Peniston - 770.938.1110 or Jim.Peniston@foundation-finplan.org
U.S. Conference of Mayors: Elena Temple – 202.861.6719 or etemple@usmayors.org

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FPANJ is a non-profit, member-driven organization dedicated to promoting the disciplined, ethical practice of the financial planning process in order to help people achieve their goals and dreams.