October 4, 2011 (11:30 a.m.)

The Financial Planning Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale is teaming up with the Sun Sentinel to host an online chat on October 4. Financial planners will be online to chat with the public regarding their financial issues and concerns.

October 8, 2011 (8:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.)

The Financial Planning Association of the Suncoast will host a “Super JA Day” on Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the USF campus. In coordination with JA and the Sarasota Schools, FPA invites students from the 8th grades at Booker and Brookside Middle Schools to attend this event. Students wishing to attend must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and will participate in the lessons being taught. The lesson curriculum will focus on those areas that may be most important to financial security: budgeting, cash flow and credit usage. Lessons and activities are from the “Economics for Success,” plus a lesson from the NEFE Financial Planning curriculum.

October 29, 2011 (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)

Attend South Florida Financial Planning Day to get free, no strings attached financial advice from professional financial planners on October 29 at McArthur High School in Hollywood, Fla. The event will feature planners from the Financial Planning Association® local chapters including FPA of Greater Fort Lauderdale, FPA of Miami-Dade and FPA of Gold Coast and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals, all volunteering their time and expertise to work with local residents one-on-one to address important financial issues such as budgeting, getting out of debt, income taxes, home foreclosures, paying for college, estate planning, insurance, and much more. Educational workshops will also be offered on key personal finance topics.

South Florida Financial Planning Day is 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 an 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. Free online registration for the South Florida Financial Planning Day is available at www.FinancialPlanningDays.org/SouthFlorida or by calling 877-861-7826. Walk-ins are also welcome.