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[Guest Paul Yakoboski]

Welcome to the Savings and Planning Education message board. As its name implies, this message board will be devoted to discussions regarding educating the public about planning and saving to ensure one's long term economic security. The primary focus is planning and saving for retirement, but the board will not be restricted solely to this issue. Please feel free to post any research regarding planning and saving education (such as surveys or case studies of what works, what does not work, and why), relevant articles, conference meeting notices, and questions to which you are seeking answers.

The American Savings Education Council is a coalition of private- and public-sector organizations that undertakes initiatives to raise public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence. ASEC's web site is www.asec.org. There you will find many planning and saving tools, and relevant research findings. ASEC's goal is to make saving; investing; and planning for different life stages, including retirement, a vital concern of Americans. The annual Retirement Confidence Survey highlights areas of need when it comes to educating the public about planning and saving for retirement; the survey also contains information regarding the impact of workplace education on the retirement savings decisions of workers. Results of the RCS can be found at www.ebri.org/rcs.