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Controller Hosts Financial Literacy Fair at Capitol on April 10

Controller John Chiang visits with Jamie Pope and Matt Manley, both of CalPERS, and Department of Real Estate employees Dionne Faulk and Brenda Smith at the free annual Financial Literacy Fair at the Capitol on April 18, 2012.

Learn valuable tips for managing your money at Controller John Chiang's free annual Financial Literacy Fair on the north steps of the State Capitol from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A program featuring the Controller and other speakers will begin at noon.

Chiang is hosting the event as part of his California Strong effort, which connects families, communities and businesses to workshops, seminars and events that help them grow financially.

Information in Spanish/Información en español

The following organizations and officials will be on hand providing financial education:

  • Bank of America
  • Bank of the West
  • Bank on California
  • Be Money Smart
  • California Student Aid Commission
  • CalHFA-Keep Your Home
  • CalPERS
  • ClearPoint
  • Consumer Action
  • Contractors State Licensing Board
  • Dept. of Corporations
  • Dept. of Financial Institutions
  • Dept. of Real Estate 
  • Franchise Tax Board
  • FDIC Money Smart
  • Golden 1 Credit Union
  • IRS
  • Jumpstart California
  • NeighborWorks
  • NID-Housing Counseling
  • Opening Doors
  • Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
  • SAFE Credit Union
  • ScholarShare
  • Schools Financial Credit Union
  • SEARAC
  • State Controller's Office, Unclaimed Property
  • Wells Fargo
  • Yolo County Children’s Alliance

Chiang is organizing the event with Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Department of Corporations Commissioner Jan Owen. Read event flyer.

More Free Resources:

California Strong Financial Seminars

Your Finances, Your Future | State Finances 101