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NASD Foundation campaign to provide

financial education tools, training


By Sarah Bohn
NASD Foundation
 he NASD Investor
 Education Founda-
 tion, with support
 from U.S. Department of
 Defense (DoD), has
 launched a comprehensive
 new campaign to deliver
 financial education tools
 and training to members of
 the military and their
 spouses.
 The campaign is designed
 to help military personnel
 and their families manage
 their money with confi-
 dence by providing finan-
 cial education programs,
 information and publica-
 tions, as well as a new Web
 site SaveAndInvest.org.
 Many service members
 report having difficulty cov-
 ering expenses and saving
 for the future. Research
 conducted in June 2005
 found that only 29 percent
 of military personnel who
 currently invest received a
 passing grade on a quiz
 about basic financial
 knowledge.
 However, 58 percent of
 survey respondents said
 that it was very important
 to them that they become,
 more knowledgeable about
 saving and investing. Sixty-
 two percent indicated that
 they plan to increase their
 investment levels in the
 next year.
 "We know that military
 personnel want and need
 objective, unbiased infor-
 mation to help them make
 sound financial decisions,"
 said Robert Glauber, chair-
 man of the NASD Investor
 Education Foundation, who
 also serves as chairman
 and CEO of NASD.
 S 'The NASD Foundation is
 pleased to launch our new
 campaign to provide finan-
 cial training and tools to
 military families and to be
 working in this effort with
 the DoD and all branches of
 the military."
 The foundation, through
 partnerships with organiza-
 tions already working with
 the military community,
 will provide financial train-
 ,ing programs for spouses as
 well as for on-base financial
 counselors.
 The foundation will also
Fund the development of
publications and resources
aimed at providing military
personnel with information
relevant to their unique
needs and lifestyles.
 A new Web site, SaveAnd
 Invest.org, will cater to the
 military community and
 provide useful tools and up-
to-date information.


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(Front row, from left) Command Master Chief (AW/SS) Sean
McGurk from the Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of
the Navy, Mary Schapiro, vice chairman, NASD and Marine
Corps Sgt. Maj. Federico Perez. (Second row, from left) Sgt.
Maj. of the Army John Heinrichs, Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness Dr. David S.C. Chu, and Sgt.
Maj. Robert McMurtrie from the Office of the Senior Enlisted
Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


 "Family separations.
resulting from duty sta-
tions changes and deploy-
ments away from home
often put additional finan-
cial stress on military fami-
lies," said Mary Schapiro, a
member of the Founda-
tion's Board of Directors
and also vice-chairman of
NASD.
 "Given the fact that mili-
tary families are often on
the move, we are. commit-
ted to making sure service
members and their spouses
have access to easy-to-use
tools and financial educa-
tion materials wherever
they are."
 "Financial preparedness
is a key component of mili-
tary readiness," said David
S.C. Chu, undersecretary of
Defense for Personnel and
Readiness. "Equipping
service members with the
tools and resources they
need to make sound finan-
cial decisions is integral to
both military readiness
and the strength and sta-
bility of our service mem-
bers and their families."
 The foundation's military
financial education pro-
grams are being funded by
fines levied against First
Command Financial
Planning, Inc. for mislead-
ing sales practices related
to the sale of systematic
investment plans to mili-
tary personnel.
 More than $5 million in
restitution was paid to
individual investors and
the remaining funds are
being used to fund educa-
tion and training programs
for military personnel and


their families.
 The NASD Foundation
has joined forces with the
U.S. Securities and Ex-
change Commission, the
National Military Family,
Association (NMFA), the
Association for Financial
Counseling and Planning
Education (AFCPE), the
InCharge Education Foun-
dation, the National En-
dowment for Financial
Education, the American
Savings Education Council,
CincHouse.com and the
Consumer Federation of
America to develop pro-
grams, provide training,
and distribute information
and resources to the mili-
tary community. Program
and services are aimed at
both service members and
their spouses.
 '"Our collaboration with
the NASD Investor Educa-
tion Foundation will ex-
pand and enhance the
opportunities we offer our
military families," said.
Tanna Schmidli, NMFA
chairman of the board.
 "With their support, we
have worked with the
AFCPE to launch the Mil-
itary Spouse Fellowship for
the Accredited Financial
CounselorT program. This
wonderful fellowship will
provide spouses with the
education necessary for
entry into the financial
counseling and education
field. We have already seen
tremendous interest in the
program and look forward
to implementing the fellow-
ship with great success."


Emergency
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 ment Emergency Pre-
paredness Division is offer-
ing a special training pro-
gram to help citizens deal
with emergency situations.
 The Jacksonville Commu-
nity Emergency Response
Team (CERT) is a program
developed to train and edu-
cate citizens in recognition,
response and recovery from
a major disaster when
emergency services can't
respond immediately.
 The eight-week long pro-
gram teaches volunteers
how the program works,
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tions including treating life
threatening injuries, triage
and public health concerns,
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Personal and Family Readiness Program launches


By John Baker
Director, Community Support
Programs, Commander, Navy
Installations Command
T he Navy has
 launched a collabo-
 rative effort unlock-
ing the door to "Family
Readiness = Sailor Read-
iness = Navy Readiness."
 The Personal and Family
Readiness Program
(PFRP) is designed to
improve the Navy's current
and future readiness by
focusing on physical well-
ness, family well-being and
character strengthening
programs.
 A team of senior Navy
leaders guides the PFRP,
pulling the threads of all
wellness program stake-
holders to streamline
delivery processes and
improve communication.
 By optimizing and inte-
grating Navy wellness pro-
grams, PFRP aims to
achieve the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO)
Guidance for 2006, "A
physically fit Navy is a
prepared Navy, ready for
any challenge."
 The PFRP began with its
first Board of Directors
(BOD) meeting Nov. 8,
2005./The Process Integra-
tion /Oversight Council
(PIOC) was formed and
kicked off their efforts
when they met Jan. 11,
2066.
 Its Chairman, Rear Adm.
Christopher Weaver, com-
Mander, Navy Installations


Command (CNI), hosted
the PIOC meeting
 The PFRP PIOC over-
sees and provides hands-
on operational guidance to
three working groups, sup-
porting the groups, as they
stay focused on optimizing
the right programs at the
right time for the right
customers.
 Each of the three work-
ing groups individually
focuses on physical well-
ness, family well-being and
character strengthening
programs.
 These programs include:
Navy sports, child and
youth, stress management


and character develop-
ment. Each working group
is staffed to achieve a
diversity of viewpoints
with specially appointed
members, including flag-
level leadership, an instal-
lation commanding officer,
a master chief petty officer,
customer representatives
and key program experts.
 The PFRP BOD provides
governance and strategic
guidance. The Chief of
Naval Personnel chairs the
BOD and its members
include the Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Navy
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 To paraphrase a recent
TV commercial, the PFRP
"doesn't want to build the
programs, they just want
to make them better."
 PFRP is built on the idea
that if the Navy improves
physical wellness, family
well-being and character
strengthening programs by
collaborating and integrat-
ing its efforts, it can
improve overall Navy
readiness, resulting in a
happier, healthier, stronger
and more prepared Navy,
ready for any challenge.



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