Secretary of Education Arne Duncan participates in a panel discussion on financial capability and empowerment for young people during the first-ever White House Summit on Financial Capability and Empowerment.

Community leaders participate in a panel discussion during the first-ever White House Summit on Financial Capability and Empowerment, highlighting the importance of financial empowerment for low- and moderate-income Americans, as well as the critical role that grassroots leaders in states, local governments, and communities play in helping people improve their financial capability. May 10, 2012.

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March 13 Financial News

www.countryfinancialsecurityindex.com – Americans financial confidence climbed according to the December COUNTRY Financial Security Index. Make your financial resolutions for 2012 by looking back at 2011 with Keith Brannan, COUNTRY VP of Financial Security Planning.

www.Financial-Truth.com We Stand Together at a Financial Crossroad America is the wealthiest nation on earth. Yet, the majority of American Families are failing to manage their own personal finances. More citizens since the Great Depression are in debt, default or financial despair. Americans overspend. Undersave. Overborrow. Most are undereducated about managing their personal finances. Our future generations will suffer today’s mismanagement. Statistics are alarming. The consequences are grim. Let’s Give Our People Help and Hope Responsible management of our personal finances is the foundation to a healthy national economy. The better our citizens effectively manage their personal savings, expense budgeting and financial planning, the stronger we grow as a culture, and as a country. Financial Truth is a Communications Campaign that raises the awareness of personal financial responsibility. A growing library of short animated videos, together with supporting educational media will be provided for free through multiple distribution channels. Powered by eMoney Advisor www.emoneyadvisor.com

Sheila Bair, known for her tenacity and contrarian tenure as chairwoman of the FDIC, has a message she wants everyone to learn:Don\’t buy an inflatable moose head for your wall.

What’s the worst money mistake you’ve ever made? We asked some of the web’s most popular financial bloggers about theirs.