California Summit on Financial Literacy.

Join us April 26 in Sacramento for the California Summit on Financial Literacy. This groundbreaking event, hosted by CalCPA and the California Jump$tart Coalition, will gather together California and the nation's thought leaders in personal finance education to assess the state of financial literacy in California, create a vision of a more financially literate state and provide solutions to fight financial illiteracy. Consider this:

* The savings rate in the United States is negative 0.2%.

* Credit card use has topped $2.16 trillion, up from $1.09 trillion a decade ago.

* Personal bankruptcies topped 2 million in 2005, a 32% increase over 2004.

* Almost 5 million Californians live below the poverty line.

And as a CPA you are uniquely positioned to help us empower Californians to make smart financial decisions. Join us at the...