Family Financial Security Webinar Series

Thanks to a grant from the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology Beckner Endowment, CFS will be hosting a series of nine webinars throughout the 2011-2012 academic year.  On the second Tuesday of every month, the center hopes to provide academic and practitioner perspectives on research promoting family and household financial security through the Family Financial Security Webinar Series.

-Archived Webinars-

Wiscsonsin Poverty Report

CFS Affiliate, Timothy Smeeding, Director of the Institute for Research on Porverty at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, presented the 4th Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report. Discussants David Marzahl of the Center for Economic Progress and Mark Levitan of the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity will provide their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Timothy Smeeding
May 8, 2011

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Retirement Rules of Thumb

CFS Affiliate, Karl Scholz, Professor of Ecomonics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, presented on Retirement Rules of Thumb. This webinar was part of the Money Smart Week Wisconsin.  Discussants Brian Bullock of AARP and Kelli Send of Francis Investment Counsel provided their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Karl Scholz
April 25, 2011

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Municipal Financial Empowerment: A Supervitamin for Public Programs

CFS Affiliate, Cathie Mahon, presented Municipal Financial Empowerment: A Supervitamin for Public Programs. The report was the first in a series that documents early signs of successful impact of integrating financial empowerment and asset building strategies into core social services such as workforce development, homelessness prevention, domestic violence interventions, adult education, welfare to work, community courts, and more. The report outlines the theory, early successes, lessons learned, and longer term implications for better and less expensive outcomes in social services as a result of integrated financial empowerment "supervitamins." Discussants Mark Cole of CredAbility and Marco Chavarin of San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment provided their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Cathie Mahon
March 13, 2011

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Payday Lending

CFS Affiliate, Justin Sydnor as presented an overview of recent research on payday lending and shared his research that explores whether longer loan durations improve the ability of borrowers to repay their payday loans. Discussants Ray Allen of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, and Joshua Sledge of the Center for Financial Services Innovation, will offer their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Justin Sydnor
February 14, 2011

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Public Libraries as Financial Literacy Providers

CFS Affiliate, Kristin Eschenfelder presented her research which examined the activities public libraries use to increase the financial literacy of their service populations. Her presentation included an overview of an analysis of the finance-related hyperlinks contained on a sample of Wisconsin public library websites, findings of interviews with librarians about their perceptions of the challenges of offering financial-literacy based information and services while also summarizing the results of on-site and remote examinations of the physical collections at each library site where interviews were conducted. Discussants Billy Hensley of NEFE and Ken Hall of Fond Du Lac, WI Public Library offered their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Kristin Eschenfelder
December 13, 2011

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Encouraging the Use of Retirement Savings Contribution Credit through VITA Sites

In his presentation, Jonathan Spader addressed the usefulness of VITA sites as mechanisms to encourage the utilization of Saver's Credit, what factors are most important to VITA clients' retirement savings decisions, and finally the potential for the Saver's Credit to increase retirement savings among VITA clients. Discussants Jackie Lynn Coleman of National Community Tax Coalition and Richard Keeling of the Internal Revenue Service offered their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Jonathan Spader
November 8, 2011

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Coming Up with Cash in a Pinch: Emergency Savings and its Alternatives

In his presentation, "Coming Up with Cash in a Pinch: Emergency Savings and its Alternatives," J. Michael Collins, Faculty Director at the Center for Financial Security presented on his paper investigating 80 articles about savings and households' ability to access cash quickly to meet unexpected expenses. Discussants Pamela Chan and Mae Watson Grote offer their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
J. Michael Collins
October 11, 2011

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Financial Education for First Time Homebuyers

Stephanie Moulton, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs presented information on integrating interactive technology with individualized coaching during a teachable moment - the purchase of a first home. Discussants Chris Herbert and Geoffrey Cooper offer their in-the-field expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Stephanie Moulton 
September 13, 2011

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Integrating Financial Education into Traditional Family Support Services

Professor and Associate Director of UW-Madison School of Social Work, Kristi Shook Slack, disscussed the successes and challenges of integrating financial education services into voluntary family support programs. Discussants Margaret Sherraden, and Jonathan Mintz provided their practitioner expertise.
Family Financial Security Webinar Series
Kristi Shook Slack
August 16, 2011

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Harnessing the Power of Technology to Enhance Financial Literacy & Personal Financial Well-Being

In her presentation, Wendy Way examined behavioral and educational theories that provide insight into how digital pedagogies may support personal-finance-related teaching and learning. Dr. Way presented an ecological model for technology-based financial literacy education intervention and propose an action agenda for practice and further research. Discussants Nick Maynard, and Bruce Spates provided their practitioner expertise.
2011 CFS Webinar Series
Wendy Way
June 28, 2011

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Financial Literacy -- Is It Really About Cognitive Functioning?

Pamela Herd, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology, presented her findings on the links between early-life cognition and school experiences and late-life financial literacy.  In her presentation, Herd discussed findings that early-life cognition, especially among those with very low IQ scores, and schooling have a relationship with late-life financial literacy.  Jeanne Hogarth of the Federal Reserve Board, offered her in-the-field expertise as discussant on the webinar.
2011 CFS Webinar Series
Pamela Herd
May 10, 2011

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Attitudes Towards Savings and Financial Education Amongst People With Disabilities

Katherine Anne Dahlem, Senior Associate at Abt. Associates Inc., discussed the findings from focus groups conducted in 2010 by CFS and Abt Associates.  In her presentation, Dahlem detailed the results of these focus groups which suggest that information about financial planning is vital to people with disabilities and caregivers to help them address financial and care needs.
2011 CFS Webinar Series
Katherine Anne Dahlem
April 19, 2011

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Financial Advice: Who Gets it and Who Doesn't?

CFS Faculty Director, J. Michael Collins presented on the impacts of financial advice.  Focusing on the findings from his recent research, Collins developed a taxonomy of financial advice models and reviewed the literature on financial advice.  Following Dr. Collins presentation, Executive Director of Co-opportunity, Donna Taglianetti, and Consultant, Emily Waterbury, offered their in-the-field expertise as discussants of the webinar.
2011 CFS Webinar Series
J. Michael Collins
February 15, 2011

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  1. CFS 2011 Webinar Series - Financial Advice - Who Gets It and Who Doesn't
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    J. Michael Collins
    February 15, 2011
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  2. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Public Libraries as Financial Literacy Providers
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    January 03, 2012
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  3. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Municipal Financial Empowerment: A Supervitamin for Public Programs
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    March 13, 2012
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  4. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Payday Lending
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    Justin Sydnor
    February 15, 2012
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  5. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Encouraging the Use of Retirement Savings Contribution Credit through VITA Sites
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    Jonathan Spader
    November 14, 2011
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  6. Coming Up with Cash in A Pinch: Emergency Savings and Its Alternatives
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    October 15, 2011
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  7. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Wisconsin Poverty Report
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    Timothy Smeeding
    May 09, 2012
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  8. Family Financial Security Webinar Series - Retirement Rules of Thumb
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    Karl Scholz
    April 26, 2012
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  9. 2011 CFS Webinar Series - Attitudes Towards Savings and Financial Education Amongst People With Disabilities
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    January 03, 2012
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  10. 2011 CFS Webinar Series - Harnessing the Power of Technology to Enhance Financial Literacy & Personal Financial Well-Being
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    January 03, 2012
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