"Financial education allows individuals and families to accumulate assets and achieve their financial goals. A positive spillover from that process is greater economic stability in our communities."
Charles L. Evans
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of
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"There are many barriers to financial inclusion — from gender, to age, to education and from income, to geography, to language. No matter where you’re from or what you do, you are more likely to be financially included if you are financially literate."
Jason Alderman
Senior Director
of Financial Education
Visa Inc.
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The Role of Government in Financial Literacy
Monday, April 4, 2011 · Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa co–hosted the fifth annual Financial Literacy and Education Summit. The program featured leading financial literacy experts who addressed key issues related to the role of government in improving global financial literacy levels for people of all ages. The Summit focused on how government and financial education leaders, in collaboration with providers, can work together to equip consumers with the tools needed to make wise financial decisions. View the video.
What is Government’s Role in Improving Financial Literacy?
Host and Managing Editor of the nationally syndicated "Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo"
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Council on Financial Capability
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
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What is the Role of the U.S. Government in Improving Financial Literacy?
President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
President and Chief Executive Officer
Defense Credit Union Council
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President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
President and Chief Executive Officer
The National Endowment for Financial Education
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President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
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President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
President, Charles Schwab Foundation
Senior Vice President
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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Welcome: Byron H. Pollitt
Chief Financial Officer, Visa Inc.
Panel 1 Opening Remarks: Maria Bartiromo, Moderator
Anchor, CNBC
Panel 1 Discussion: What is Government’s Role in Improving Financial Literacy?
Currency of Progress Video: Industrial Theatre Road Show in South Africa
Panel 2 Opening Remarks: Janet Bodnar, Moderator
Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
Panel 2 Discussion: What is the Role of the U.S. Government in Improving Financial Literacy?
Financial Literacy and Education Summit Concludes
- Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Board Chairman
- Daniel Akaka, United States Senator
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, United States Treasurer
- Richard Riley, United States Secretary of Education
- James Flaherty, Canadian Minister of Finance
- Duncan Niederauer, NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer and Director
- William Seidman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman
- What is the role of government in improving global financial literacy levels for people of all ages?
- How can financial literacy levels be improved in the current economy given dramatic government and school budget cuts?
- What are the financial education needs for those faced with long-term unemployment?
- How can government, NGOs, the private sector and educators work together to implement an effective, coordinated strategy for reaching consumers and equipping them with the necessary tools and resources to make wise financial decisions?
- Economic and education government policymakers worldwide, including regulators and members of the legislative branch
- Non-governmental organization (NGO) members
- School administrators and educators interested in financial literacy and the global economy
- Members of financial literacy and education advocacy organizations
- International and regional economic organization members
- Charitable foundations that support community and economic development
- Academic professionals researching or developing financial literacy curricula
- Journalists covering personal finance, economics, government and education
