Money, Money, Money!
Learn all about it at CCBC’s Annual Personal Finance Expo
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, CCBC Catonsville

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (March 28, 2012) – It’s all about money at the Community College of Baltimore County’s Annual Personal Finance Expo to be held 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 in the K building at CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road. Registration starts at 10 a.m. in K-100. Attendees can choose from a host of 45-minute concurrent sessions taught by experienced finance professionals and educators as well as representatives from business and industry.

Sponsored by the Business Studies program at the School of Business, Social Sciences, Wellness and Education, the event is free and open to the public -- no reservations or tickets are needed.

The schedule for the day includes:

10:00 a.m. Registration and selection of concurrent sessions

10:15 a.m. Opening Session/Welcome

10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
• Create a Family Spending Plan – Sheryl Parks, CFP and Economics professor, CCBC
• Investing 101 – David Kelly, T. Rowe Price
• Paying for College – Derrick Little, Financial Aid Administrator, CCBC
• Save Energy, Save Money – a representative from BGE
• The ABC’s of Credit Literacy – Mary Ann Hewitt, Maryland Coalition for Financial Literacy
• Understanding Social Security – Linda Hamill, formerly at Social Security Administration
• Working, budgeting and in High School – Ana Medina, a student at Randallstown High
• Understanding Investment Risk – Bonnie Krosin, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC

11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
• Avoiding Scams – Terry Gilleland, CCBC Economics professor
• Buying a House in Today’s Economy – George Brookhart, CRS and adjunct professor, CCBC
• Demystifying Funeral Costs – Brian Burke, Coordinator of CCBC Mortuary Science program
• Money 101: How to save it, spend it and store it! – First Financial Federal Credit Union
• Online Spending Plans and Consumer Tools – Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Save Energy, Save Money – Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Successful Investing in Today’s Economy – Cory Williams, SFP/Signature Financial Partners
• Understanding Health Insurance – Maryland Insurance Administration

12:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
• Buying Habits and Money Stress – Jonathan Grimes, Psychology professor, CCBC
• Buying Your First Ride! – First Financial Federal Credit Union
• Create a Family Spending Plan – Michael Elonge, University of Maryland Extension Center
• Demystifying Funeral Costs – Brian Burke, Coordinator of CCBC Mortuary Science program
• Don’t Pay for College for the Rest of Your Life! – Beth McSweeney, Campus Relations Manager, PNC
• Essential Legal Documents – Anthony E. Doyle, Jr., Esq.
• Keys to Buying and Financing Your New (or used) Car – First Financial Federal Credit Union
• Planning for a Financially Successful Retirement – Jim Glover, Business Management Coordinator, CCBC
• The ABC’s of Credit -- Mary Ann Hewitt, Maryland Coalition for Financial Literacy

1:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
• Avoiding Scams – Terry Gilleland, CCBC economics professor
• Buying Habits and Money Stress – Jonathan Grimes, CCBC Psychology professor
• Insurance Tips in a Tough Economy – Maryland Insurance Administration
• Investing 101 – Michael Crabb, Edward Jones
• Saving for College – Maryland College Savings Plan

2:30 p.m. Closing session wrap-up

Children’s activities will be ongoing during the event and include The Money Station with hands-on learning activities, face painting and a moon bounce, games and education.

Advanced Radiology		Maryland Coalition for Financial Literacy
Baltimore County Savings Bank		Maryland College Savings Plan
Bank of America Home Loans		Maryland Council on Economic Education
BGE		Maryland Residential Real Estate
Bubbles the Clown		Masquerade
CCBC Admissions Office		Office of the Attorney General
CCBC Financial Aid Office		PNC Towson
CCCS of MD and DE, Inc.		Reeder Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., Nationwide Financial Network
Comptroller of Maryland		Relay for Life, American Cancer Society
Education-Based Latino Outreach		Retirement Asset Protection
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		Signature Financial Partners
First Financial Federal Credit Union		Saving Big with Debbi
Game Live Events		T. Rowe Price – The Great Piggy Bank Adventure
Junior Achievement		United Way of Central Maryland
Lansdowne High School Academy of Finance		University of Maryland Extension
LivLarge, LLC.		VANGEL Paper, Inc.

For additional information about this event, visit http://www.ccbcmd.edu/moneymatters/personalfinanceexpo.html.

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