Smith Barney to Kick-off 9th Annual Take Your Parents to School Day(R) Program.Promoting Financial Education Among Middle School Students NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. is pleased to announce the launch of its 9th annual Take Your Parents to School Day[R] Program. In more than 100 classrooms across 20 states, teachers and Smith Barney Financial Advisors are prepared to teach a financial education curriculum to educate middle school students on the importance of financial literacy Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to make appropriate decisions in managing their personal finances. Raising levels of financial literacy is now a focus of government programmes in countries including[1] Australia, Japan, the United States and the UK. and fiscal responsibility. The program runs from February February: see month. 13-15, 2007. Mindy S Mindy is an English female personal name. There is a character in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy named Mindy . Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. , Managing Director at Smith Barney commented, "We believe it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have never too early to begin a dialogue on planning for short and long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. financial goals. These early discussions are designed to lay solid groundwork for future investors to help them achieve their life goals and successfully manage their own money." For the past nine years, Smith Barney has been helping to educate future investors through its Take Your Parents to School Day[R] Program, which is a component of the firm's Young Investors Initiative. In the three-session program, teachers will use Smith Barney's proprietary curriculum to discuss the basic fundamentals of investing and how these skills will enable the students to become financially responsible adults. On the final day of the program, February 15, 2007, a Smith Barney Financial Advisor will bring the financial markets to life for both the students and their parents with the introduction of the National Stock Portfolio Contest. The National Stock Portfolio Contest allows participating classroom teams to compete with schools across the country. Each class submits a hypothetical Hypothetical is an adjective, meaning of or pertaining to a hypothesis. See:
The winning portfolio will reflect the largest percentage increase in value over the contest period. Each student in the winning class will receive one share of Citigroup Citigroup U.S. holding company formed in 1998 from the merger of Citicorp (itself a holding company incorporated in 1967) and Travelers Group, Inc. The $70 billion merger included one of the largest U.S. investment banks, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. stock at the close of the contest. As one of several Citigroup Financial Education programs, Smith Barney's Young Investors Initiative focuses on educating middle school students on the basic fundamentals of investing and how these skills will enable them to become financially responsible adults. Citigroup is a long-standing long-stand·ing adj. Of long duration or existence: a long-standing friendship. long-standing Adjective existing for a long time supporter of financial education. In 2004,Citigroup renewed its commitment to financial education with a ten-year, multi-million dollar pledge to help support and build financial literacy in the global communities in which it operates. Smith Barney is committed to helping investors, parents and children successfully navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. the road to financial security. For more advice on how to better plan for their financial future, parents may request a free copy of Smith Barney's 16-page booklet, Parents Guide for the Young Investor, by contacting a local Smith Barney branch. Editors note: Please take note of the following locations where the Take Your Parents to School Day[R] Program is being held. Take Your Parents to School Day[R] Program Participating Schools: Carson Middle School Tucson AZ Lake Hamilton Middle School Pearcy AR William H. Crocker Middle School Hillsborough CA The Hebrew Academy Huntington Beach CA Manhattan Beach Middle School Manhattan Beach CA Palos Verdes Intermediate School Palos Verdes Estates CA El Montecito Upper School Santa Barbara CA Junipero Serra High School San Mateo CA Carlthorp School Santa Monica CA All Souls School South San Francisco CA Piedmont Middle School Piedmont CA Pleasanton Middle School Pleasanton CA MicroSociety Magnet School New Haven CT Bi-Cultural Day School Stamford CT St. Andrews School Boca Raton FL The Tabernacle Christian School Sarasota FL Grace Lutheran School Saint Petersburg FL Immaculate Heart of Mary Atlanta GA Warren T. Jackson Elementary School Atlanta GA Lake Zurich Middle School Hawthorn Woods IL Vanderbilt Catholic High School Houma LA Gerstell Academy Finksburg MD Boys' Latin School of MD Baltimore MD Roland Park Country School Baltimore MD Freeland Middle School Freeland MI Mark Twain Academy Detroit MI Roland-Grise Middle School Wilmington NC Columbia Middle School Berkeley Heights NJ St. Bernadette Brooklyn NY P.S. 29 John Harrigan School Brooklyn NY The Academy for Careers in Sports Bronx NY Huntington Intermediate School Huntington Station NY Long Beach Middle School Long Beach NY Valley Central Middle School Montgomery NY Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women New York NY Staten Island Academy Staten Island NY Weaver Middle School Hilliard OH Lakewood Catholic Academy Lakewood OH St. Nicholas School Minersville PA West Reading Elementary School West Reading PA Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Virginia Beach VA Hammond School Columbia SC St. Anne School Seattle WA Saghalie Middle School Federal Way WA Saint George's School Spokane WA Classical School Appleton WI Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the leading global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank CITIBANK First National City Bank , CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com Certain statements in this document are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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