Financial Planning Day Draws A Crowd to SIBL... Again!

Our spring edition of Financial Planning Day for 2015 drew record crowds. Dozens of people lined up in front of SIBL before we even opened the door. They quickly made their way downstairs to sign up for 30-minute one-on-one free coaching and consulting sessions that were offered throughout the day.

They included:

In addition, hundreds of people filled our classrooms to capacity for the presentations by guest speakers. In some instances we had to project them in another room in order to accomodate an overflow crowd! At least seventy people attended most of the presentations and actively participated in them by asking many (good) questions. Our first set of presentations began at 11:15 am and included:

The first round of concurrent database presentations done by our librarians began at 12:30 pm and included demonstrations of:

While the first two demonstrated databases are available only at SIBL, Morningstar can also be accessed from home with your library card.

Bloomberg database demonstration

The second round of classroom presentations began at 1 pm and included:

The second and final round of database presentations began at 2:15 pm and it included:

Standard and Poor's Net Advantage database demonstration

Please come to SIBL to use the first two databases listed above while Career Crusing is also available from home with your library card. These database demonstrations were followed by two more rounds of classroom presentations. At 2:45 pm we offered:

The last round of classroom presentations was offered at 4:15 pm and included:

During the day- long Financial Fair, attendees could receive advice and information from representatives of government agencies and NGOs dealing with financial, legal, and labor issues. In lieu of traveling to offices across the city, visitors were able to approach a desk to chat and pick up free literature from representatives of the following:

The next Financial Planning Day will take place in October but you do not have to wait that long to come to SIBL and use our resources, including databases, as well as to participate in our classes, programs and counseling services, including career coaching. See you in October!