Asset Policy Forum - Sacramento
APIC, together with the New America Foundation, launched the Asset Policy Forum speaking series in 2007 to create an opportunity for experts in the asset-building field to discuss an array of strategies and policies that enable and encourage all Californians to save money and build wealth. We encourage policymakers, legislative staff, advocates, academics and others to join us for lunch and a compelling discussion each month.
Strengthening California's Workforce through Education, Training, and Savings
The California labor market is expected to under dramatic transformation as the workforce ages, immigration continues, and the gap between the earnings of skilled workers and those lacking education widens. With an eye towards the future, Amy Sherman, will discuss how workforce development policy should evolve as our economy and workforce changes. Ms. Sherman will identify policies that promote education and skills development to ensure California's workforce remains highly-skilled, highly-trained and well positioned to improve the state's economic vitality.
Ms. Sherman is Associate Vice President for Policy and Strategic Alliances at the Council for Adult and Experimental Learning(CAEL) .
Monday, October 20, 12-1:30pm
Library & Courts Building
914 Capitol Mall, Room 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Join us for lunch! Click here to RSVP.
This bipartisan event is co-hosted by APIC, the New America Foundation, in association with Assemblymembers Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and José Solorio (D-Santa Ana).
Previous Events
California's ScholarShare: Fostering Savings for Higher Education and Skills Training- 09.30.08
Zeny Agullana, Executive Director of the ScholarShare Investment
Board gave an overview of California's
tax-advantaged 529 college savings plan; where the program is headed, how it
can help all Californians offset the high cost of education, reduce
post-graduation debt, and strengthen the economy. Download presentation.
Expanding Savings and Retirement Security - 05.21.08
Mark Iwry, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Principal of
the Retirement Security Project, and Research Professor at Georgetown
University presented
on the current retirement savings crisis - its causes and the
continuing effect it will have on the financial security of working
families as well as the state and national economy. He also discussed
state and national policy options to significantly encourage retirement
savings and the accumulation of assets by lower- and middle-income
workers. Download presentation.
Financial Literacy: Need, Strategy, Opportunity - 4.17.08
Ellen Seidman,
Director of the Financial Services and Education
Project in the Asset Building Program at the New America Foundation presented on the importance of financial literacy for both
individual households and the broader macroeconomy. Download presentation.
Banking the Unbanked: Bringing Californians into the Financial Mainstream - 3.26.08
California's California: Savings and Opportunity in the Central Valley - 1.31.08
The Mortgage Crisis in California: Policy Strategies for Preserving the American Dream - 11.19.07
Assets and Opportunity: Exploring Californians' Financial Well-Being - 10.09.07
Asset Policy 101 - 9.29.07
Anne Stuhldreher, a senior policy advisor in the Office
of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger discussed what it means to be "unbanked"
and why it is a problem for California. She also provided an
overview of Bank on California, which is modeled after Bank on San Francisco,
headed by San Francisco City Treasurer José Cisneros. Cisneros will describe the
ground-breaking initiative that is successfully bringing thousands of local
unbanked residents into the financial mainstream. Download presentation: Bank on San Francisco and Bank on California.
The Savings Crisis: Policies to Help Californians Build Wealth - 2.13.08
For our fifth convening our featured speaker Dory Rand presented on the
savings crisis and discussed policy solutions that can help
Californians build wealth. Dory is a supervising attorney of the
community investment unit at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Download presentation.
Carol Whiteside discussed the Central Valley's economy as it relates to
family incomes and asset accumulation and how those factors relate to
residents' ability to pay for college education and/or job training,
start small businesses, and sustain a decent standard of living in
retirement. Carol is a former mayor of Modesto and President of the Great Valley Center. Download presentation.
Paul Leonard discussed the current subprime mortgage crisis - it's
causes, the continuing effect it will have on homeownership, wealth,
and the California economy, as well as present possible solutions. Paul
directs the California office of the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). Click here to view the program. Download presentation.
At the second luncheon we examined California’s asset-building policies through CFED’s 2007-2008 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard Report. Jennifer Brooks, CFED’s Policy Director presented on California's ranks with other states in relation to asset-building policies. Download presentation.
Nearly 100 people participated in the inaugural event where asset policy expert Heather McCulloch provided an overview of this dynamic and growing field of asset building. Click here to hear the program. Download presentation.
