The seminar, free and open to the public, is designed for St. Louis community youth and adults interested in building wealth, repairing and maintaining good credit, purchasing a home or starting and expanding a business.


Seminar participants will be able to choose a morning and afternoon workshop from the following areas: Home Ownership; Taxes; Saving and Investment; Owning a Business; Retirement Planning and Credit Building. In addition, two workshops are being offered to youth and college students: Social Entrepreneurship and Student Debt Management.


The seminar will begin with a keynote address by Darron Lowe, Assistant Vice President Lending and Banking Services Group, Wells Fargo. Lowe has taken the initiative to been a forerunner in the Wells Fargo Advisors Black/African-American Initiative to increase the recruitment, retention and development of African-American professionals. He was recently honored with the Excellence in Business Performance Awards at the recent 13th annual Salute to Excellence Business Awards & Networking Luncheon jointly hosted by the St. Louis American Foundation, St. Louis RCGA, and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

 Financial Freedom Seminar 2013
 
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Attending Opening 9:00AM
 
In order for us to assure that your health needs are met, please provide us with information regarding:
 
Food Preferences:
Vegetarian
 
Please select one morning and one afternoon workshop below:
 
Morning Workshops 10:45AM - 12:00PM  
A Penny a Day – Saving and Investment
Learn realistic ways to budget and save, and where to invest small amounts of money.
 
Black Picket Fences – Homeownership
Learn the benefits of homeownership, the difference between renting and owning and information on mortgage lending.
 
Claiming the Credits you Deserve – Taxes
Learn about various tax credits available, the eligibility criteria, and how much to expect this refund season.
 
Hidden Talents – Social Entrepreneurship *
Understand ways to develop your individual talents in order to fill in any gaps in your neighborhood.
 
Just in Case – Budgeting **
Learn the first steps in creating a budget, starting and maintaining a “nest egg” and choosing the best bank products.
 
Who’s the Boss – Owning a Business
Learn the first steps to owning a business, whether non-profit or for-profit.
 
Afternoon Workshops 1:15PM- 2:30PM
 
Reaping your Reward – Retirement Planning
Learn the rules of a 401(k), IRA and other retirement planning strategies.
 
Stepping out the Hole – Debt Management **
Learn wise debt management strategies including financial goal setting.
 
What’s in a Score – Credit Building
Understand the three credit bureaus and ways to raise your score.
 
Black Picket Fences – Homeownership (Repeat Session)
Learn the benefits of homeownership, the difference between renting and owning and information on mortgage lending.
 
Hidden Talents – Social Entrepreneurship * (Repeat Session)
Understand ways to develop your individual talents in order to fill in any gaps in your neighborhood.
 
Just in Case – Budgeting ** (Repeat Session)
Learn the first steps in creating a budget, starting and maintaining a “nest egg” and choosing the best bank products.
 
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