In Support of Financial Planning Week

In support of Financial Planning Week which runs from October 4 - 10, 2010, the Financial Planning Association of Northeast Ohio is pleased to announce public showings of the movie I.O.U.S.A at the Cedar Lee Theatre, 2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH  44118 on October 5th and at the Capitol Theatre, 1390 West 65th Street, Cleveland, OH  44102 on October 14th beginning at 7:30 p.m.  One of the missions of the Financial Planning Association is to raise awareness about the importance of personal financial planning and offer guidance in making financial decisions.

I.O.U.S.A the Movie - Free Showing
7:30 p.m. October 5th at the Cedar Lee Theatre
7:30 p.m. October 14th at the Capitol Theatre

Registration is required:  Click here to register

There is also a pre-movie "Happy Hour" Meet & Greet  before each movie from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Light hors d'oeuvres will be available along with a cash bar.  "Happy Hour" Meet and Greet on October 5th will be held at Lopez (on Lee), 2196 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH.  "Happy Hour" Meet and Greet on October 14th will be held at Luxe, 6605 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH.  Tickets for the Happy Hour Meet & Greet are limited to 50 attendees.  Cost to attend is $6.

You are invited to come to both the pre-movie "Happy Hour" Meet & Greet and the movie... or just join us for the FREE SHOWING of the I.O.U.S.A movie.  Click here to register on-line

I.O.U.S.A boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens.  Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.

Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes.  Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation's financial practices and policies.  The film follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens.

With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation.  The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.

Creadon uses candid interviews and his featured subjects include Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O'Neill, Robert Rubin, and Paul Volcker, along with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's own David Walker and Bob Bixby of the Concord Coalition, a Foundation grantee.

Pointedly topical and consummately nonpartisan, I.O.U.S.A. drives home the message that the only time for America's financial future is NOW.

"I think it's something every high school student should see because we're leaving something for them that could be quite ominous." - Susan, UT

I thought it was a very timely film and I think it's organized and it explains the crisis the United States is headed into very rapidly; I think ... it lays it out in a way that's very easy to understand for the average American --- people are not paying attention to it as much as they should and I think this type of documentary ... brings the type of attention that the matter requires." - Jennifer, CA

Dear Colleague,

You're invited to register at the early bird fee to attend this year's FPA/NEO full day 2010 Symposium on Monday, October 18, 2010.

Network with colleagues, tour our exhibit area featuring our Symposium sponsors, hear nationally known speakers while receiving CE credits.

This not to be missed event line-up includes Nick Murray, nationally known author and advisor, Bob Clark, editor-at-large of Investment Advisor magazine, Matt Lynch, president and CEO, Capital Analysts Inc., Blaine Aikin, AIFA®, CFA, CFP®, CEO of Fiduciary360, Ryan Leggio, mutual fund analyst for Morningstar and a presentation by Mark J. Ballenger, JD, CPA from the Division of Securities, Department of Commerce.

Don't miss our early bird attendee fees... sign up today!

Sincerely,

Nancy Radzyminski, CFP®
Symposium Chair