August 25, 2008
New Episode of Savingsman

In the latest episode Savingsman battles a new villian, The Sub-Primate!!

Log on to Choose to Save's PSA Viewer. Scroll down to Savingsman Ep 8.

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August 20, 2008
NEW RELEASE FROM SAVINGSMAN AND BENJAMIN BANKES

The savings team of ASEC's Savingsman and Benjamin Bankes of the Feed the Pig Campaign have issued a new joint release offering retirement planning tips for 25-34 year olds.

Media Report for the first day of activity on the media release.
Media Report for the first month of activity on the media release

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August 15, 2008
ASEC PROGRAMS ON THE STARFISH NETWORK

Beginning August 21st three of ASEC’s programs will start airing on the StarFish Network.

• Happily Ever After
• Mission Retirement: It's Your Responsibility
• Choose to Save PSAs

You can view the programs in two ways:

• Via satellite TV provider Dish Network 1000 Platform, Channel 9408.
• Watch streaming video on the StarFish Network web site, click “Watch Live” in the upper right hand corner on the home page in a box titled “On The Air”.

To see program scheduling please go through the following steps:
1. Visit StarFish Network web site
2. Click on “programming”
3. Click on “all organizations”
4. Find your organization. Look for Employee Benefit Research Institute
5. Click on your logo and then select the program you want to know the upcoming airings.

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July 11, 2008
ASEC MEETING REPORTS

The following reports are available from various recent meetings and activities of ASEC.

April 16, 2008 -- Spring 2008 Partners Meeting
June 2008 -- ASEC Chairman's Report Mid-Year 2008
June 19, 2008 -- ASEC and OPM Government Interagency Group Meeting

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June 26, 2008
ASEC CHAIRMAN DALLAS SALISBURY TESTIFIES ON THE HILL

ASEC Chairman Dallas Salisbury testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, Selected Revenue Measures Subcommittee during the Subcommittee's hearing, The Role of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) in the U.S. Retirement System.

Dallas testified on the topic, IRAs in the American Retirement System.

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June 24, 2008
ASEC CHAIRMAN DALLAS SALISBURY TESTIFIES ON THE HILL

ASEC Chairman Dallas Saisbury testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Social Security during the Subcommittee's hearing, Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from Predatory Lending and Other Harmful Financial Institutional Practices.

Dallas testified on the topic, "Financial Literacy and Financial Education".

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TAKE THE SAVER PLEDGE and learn more about how individuals in the military community can take action to build long-term wealth and reduce debt at Military Saves.

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American Savings Education Council (ASEC) and America Saves have joined forces to broaden the coalition that supports AmericaSavesWeek.org and take initiatives to make EVERY week America Saves Week.

The intention is to communicate a simple but critically important message to all Americans: Build wealth, not debt. The long-term goal is to join together thousands of employers, financial institutions, government leaders, nonprofit networks, and other organizations to use the Week to persuade tens of millions of Americans to save and build wealth more effectively. This “fiscal fitness” will range from paying off high-cost debt, to ensuring adequate emergency savings, to accumulating home equity, to saving for retirement. 

To learn more go to the America Saves Week Web site