The following is shared from the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services.

Metro Washington Financial Planning Day (MWFPD) is a day-long education program where residents get free professional financial advice and education through one-on-one counseling and classroom-style presentations by highly qualified and licensed Certified Financial Planner™ professionals. The confidential one-on-one counseling covers a variety of financial subjects (e.g. credit and debt management, budgeting, savings, taxes, retirement planning, mortgages, small business resources, etc.).

The MWFPD is organized by the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking in collaboration with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., Financial Planning Association, the Foundation for Financial Planning and AARP District of Columbia. The Metro Washington Financial Planning Day is October 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Columbia Educational Heights Campus, 3101 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.