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Lifelong Lerner webinar series with a laptop

By Jen Hendrickson

- February 11, 2021

With recent global events threatening both our physical and financial health, the importance of financial literacy and making sound financial and economic decisions is more important than ever.

The next Lifelong Lerner Webinar Series: Financial Literacy is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. (EST) when faculty and alumni from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE) will discuss the importance of teaching personal finance and economics early and consistently throughout a person’s life. Learn about CEEE’s vision: to see students graduate as informed and productive citizens, contributing to their own prosperity and to the well-being of the world, and how you can get involved. The webinar series is free and open to the public.

Panelists:
Mary Suiter Ph.D. (’89/EHD), Assistant Vice President, Research Division Economic Education, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Andrew Hill Ph.D. (’96/BE), Economic Education Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Ron Bruehlman (’82/BE), Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer IQVIA
Donna Fontana (’85/BE), Retired Senior Vice President, Fidelity Investments

Moderator:
Carlos Asarta, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, James B. O’Neill Director, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship

For further information and to register, please visit: https://ud.alumniq.com/index.cfm/attend/secret/event02182021-LifelongLerner

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