Free Financial Planning Advice at LA Financial Planning Day

We’ve all heard that there’s no free lunch, but in these challenging economic times, LA-area residents will be able to get free financial planning advice and guidance from professional financial planners at LA Financial Planning Day.  The event will be held on 10/15/2011 at Magnolia Place Family Center in Los Angeles 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 getting out of debt, retirement planning, investment strategies, income taxes, insurance, mortgages and foreclosures, 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, including: Forging Your Financial Future, Managing Your Money in Hard Times, Real World Retirement Planning.

LA Financial Planning Day is organized by City of Los Angeles in partnership with Financial Planning Association, Los Angeles Chapter 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.

TO PARTICIPATE:  LA 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 10/15/2011 at Magnolia Place Family Center, located at 1910 Magnolia Avenue in Los Angeles.  Events will begin at 9am and will run until 2pm.  Free parking is available in the lot on Magnolia Avenue directly across from the venue.

Free online registration for the LA Financial Planning Day is available at www.FinancialPlanningDays.org/LosAngeles or by calling toll free at 877-861-7826. Walk-ins are also welcome.