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For Immediate Release
November 21, 2006	Contact: Charles Evenson 608:266-2026

Second Annual Racine/Kenosha Money Conference^TM

Follows on Heels of Successful Money Smart Week Wisconsin

(Madison)The second annual Racine/Kenosha Money Conference^TM features financial education sessions for citizens of all ages. The event will be held Saturday, December 2, at Gateway Technical College Racine Campus from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Money Conference^TM is a full day financial education conference for adults and families that includes age-appropriate sessions for youth as young as six. The conference features national speakers and nearly 25 one-hour classroom sessions presented in English and Spanish. The Money Conference^TM is now held in six locations throughout Wisconsin and there are plans to bring the Conference to additional communities in the future.

Age-appropriate sessions for youth include:

• Dollars and Sense
• A Day in the Life of Your Financial Future
• The Money Game

Highlights of the adult sessions include:

• How to Read Your Credit Report and Improve Your Credit Score
• Home Ownership 101
• The Cash Flow Game

Asset Builders of America, Inc. produces the Money Conference^TM in cooperation with several sponsors and partners, including the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI.)

Registration fees (that include meals) are $5.00 for adults and $2.50 for youth when pre-registered prior to the conference and $7.00 for adults and $3.00 when registering at the door. There is a family rate of $10 for families of four or more. Free childcare is available for children ages two through six.

A downloadable pre-registration form is available from the DFI website www.wdfi.org or from the Asset Builders of America website www.assetbuilders.org. For more information contact Richard Entenmann of Asset Builders toll free at: 866-304-6896 or Beverlee Baker of UW Extension at 262-886-8460.