Financial Literacy The Key to Asset Building September 10, 2013 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Financial Literacy The Key to Asset Building September 10, 2013 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Financial Literacy The Key to Asset Building September 10, 2013 About Family Foundations Our Mission is Building Strong, Money-Wise Families Founded in 1956 HUD-certified Housing Counseling Agency Member of the National Foundation
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About Family Foundations
Our Mission is Building Strong, Money-Wise
Families
Founded in 1956 HUD-certified Housing Counseling Agency Member of the National Foundation for Credit
Counseling and the Alliance for Children and Families
Accredited by the Council on Accreditation
Industry Trends in Credit
Then
No Credit, No
Problem
Predatory Lending Equity Borrowing
Now
Credit Score>650 for low
interest
Consumers reluctant to use
credit
Consumers focused on
good credit history
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Economic Silver Lining
Consumer Behavior has Changed With No Education
– Delinquent in 90 days
With Education
– 98% New Homeowners current after 6 months – 96.4% New Homeowners current after 12 months
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My Money Five
Building Blocks for Managing and Growing Your
Money
Earn Save and Invest Protect Spend Borrow
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Psychology of Money
Behavioral Economics
– Intersection of Economics and Psychology
Money Styles
– Part of who we are – We all have multiple styles – Benefits and disadvantages to each – Strategies and techniques for each
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The Agonizer
Consumer with fear, obsesses over
decisions
Confront your fears Seek out a financial professional
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The Avoider
Financially indifferent, lack of
knowledge
Ill-prepared for financial future Automate money management routine
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The Saver/Hoarder
Fear of losing everything, saving is a
sport
Not living for today Well-prepared for a financial emergency
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The Giver
Having money is uncomfortable, likes
to give to those in need
Feels undeserving Invest for long-term support of others
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Shop ‘til You Drop
Equate spending with self-worth Shop for the thrill of the experience Give yourself an allowance to have fun
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The Savvy Planner
Organized with planning Carefully budgets money Take care of the future while being
happy today
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Coaching and Counseling
Financial Coaching
– Regular one-on-one sessions to change behavior – Focused on setting goals and monitoring progress
Financial Counseling
– Trained field experts – Expertise to manage a crisis
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Asset Building
Families Moved from Poverty to Self- Sufficiency
Human Assets
Assets to attain knowledge, skills and abilities to earn adequate income
Financial Assets
Assets to effectively manage money and build wealth
Social Assets
Assets required for taking care of children and having relationships with
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The Field
National Foundations for Credit
Counseling (NFCC)
NeighborWorks America National Community Tax
Coalition (NTC)
Corporation for Enterprise
Development (cfed)
Opportunity Finance Network
(OFN/CDFI)
Junior Achievement Alliance for Children and Families
/ Ways to Work
Association for Financial
Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
Certified Financial Planners
Association
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA)
War on Poverty
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Resources
Federal Trade Commission Department of Treasury Council on Economic
Education
American Bankers
Association
Consumer Finance
Protection Bureau
Housing and Urban
Development
JumpStart Coalition MyMoney.gov Federal Reserve Bank Florida Prosperity
Partnership
Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency (OCC)
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Creating Community Impact in Northeast Florida
Sharpen Your Financial Focus 1,000 in 1,000
– Family Asset-Building Framework
MoneyWi$e Week
– Community-wide financial literacy strategy to build the
desire to learn
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Sharpen Your Financial Focus
MyMoneyCheckUp.org
– Online Financial Assessment
Professional Financial Review Regular Financial Coaching
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1,000 in 1,000
Move 1,000 people out of poverty in 1,000 days
Goal
Increase Income to Self-Sufficiency
Impact
End Intergenerational Poverty
MoneyWi$e Week
2011
65 Partners 4,942 Class
Participants
14,026 Hours of
Financial Literacy
2012
92 Partners 5,651 Class Participants 22,218 Hours of
Financial Literacy
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Your Community
Brand the Cause Set a Bold Goal Build the Network
Contact Information: Dawn Lockhart Family Foundations www.familyfoundations.org (904) 396-4846