Here you will find news about both past and current ICIEF investor education programs.
 

• ICI Education Foundation Encourages Investor Education to Promote Positive Financial Habits
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is renewing its push for greater efforts to increase individual understanding of investing and healthy financial habits, in marking Financial Literacy Month this April. As part of this focus, ICIEF will celebrate Financial Literacy Day with an event on Capitol Hill, using its “Investing Road Trip”—an interactive investor education exhibit that helps teach important basics on savings and investment.
• Tax Time Can Be a Great Time to Open an IRA
  Opening or contributing to an individual retirement account (IRA) before the April 17 tax deadline can offer special advantages for retirement and tax savings. In the March 9, 2018, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Education Foundation Vice President Tina Kilroy provides details.
• ICI, ICIEF Support “America Saves Week” to Promote Financial Literacy and Planning
  The Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the ICI Education Foundation (ICIEF) today heralded the beginning of “America Saves Week 2018,” an annual campaign that supports and motivates individuals to plan for and achieve savings and other financial goals.
• Funding Your Future: The 2017 Investor Boot Camp
  Join the ICI Education Foundation and other members of the Alliance for Investor Education for Funding Your Future: The 2017 Investor Boot Camp. Attendees will hear from experts on a range of investing topics, explore free resources, and gain support from organizations and agencies to achieve their financial goals.
• 401(k) Plans Give Millions of Workers a Valuable Way to Save for Retirement
  The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is celebrating National 401(k) Day—Friday, September 8—
  by spotlighting the strength of 401(k) plans and the savings and investing behavior of the millions
  of workers who are using them to build nest eggs for income during retirement.
• A 529 Day Primer: Do You Know What State Your College-Savings Plans Are In?
  You might not know that May 29 is 529 College Savings Day, or even what a Section 529 plan is. But if you’re a parent or grandparent concerned about future college costs, the day presents an opportunity to learn how 529 savings plans can help you plan for—and pay for—your loved ones’ postsecondary education expenses.
• ICI Education Foundation Advocates for Investor Education During Financial Literacy Month
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is showcasing ways to develop and maintain healthy financial habits during the month of April—Financial Literacy Month. As part of its outreach, ICIEF will participate in a public event on Capitol Hill, joining more than 50 government, for-profit, and nonprofit entities to stress the importance of investor education.
• ICI, ICIEF Support “America Saves Week” Campaign to Promote Financial Literacy and Planning
  The Investment Company Institute and the ICI Education Foundation (ICIEF) today heralded the launch of the “America Saves Week 2017” campaign, which encourages individuals to establish and implement plans to achieve savings and other financial goals.
• DC-Area Middle Schoolers Learn About Investing with ICIEF’s New “Investing Road Trip” Exhibit
  A new interactive exhibit sponsored by the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is helping Washington, DC, area students learn that it is never too early to start investing for life’s goals.
• On 401(k) Day, ICI Education Foundation Highlights How to Get the Most from Your Retirement Plan
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is celebrating National 401(k) Day this year by highlighting a few actions savers can take to make the most of their employer-sponsored retirement plans. National 401(k) Day takes place this year on Friday, September 9.
• ICI Education Foundation Celebrates Financial Literacy Month
  April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is participating by encouraging all Americans to take advantage of resources that will help them develop healthy financial habits.
• ICI and ICIEF Applaud “America Saves Week” Campaign to Promote Savings, Financial Literacy
  As part of the 2016 “America Saves Week” campaign, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) is joining numerous corporate, nonprofit, and government entities nationwide to encourage Americans to assess their personal financial situations, and establish and implement plans to achieve savings and other financial goals.
• ICI Encourages Participation in “America Saves Week”
  To mark the 2015 national “America Saves Week,” the Investment Company Institute (ICI) encourages Americans to assess their personal financial situations, set savings and other financial goals, and put into action plans to achieve these goals.
• ICI Global Applauds IOSCO Investor Education Efforts
  ICI Global is praising a newly formed committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for its ‘focus on retail investor education and financial literacy,’ and describes the regulatory body’s new effort as in step with global investing trends.
• ICI Education Foundation Encourages Participation in Financial Literacy Month
  The ICI Education Foundation (ICIEF) encourages all Americans to participate in Financial Literacy Month. Congress has been designating April “Financial Literacy Month” since 2003.
• ICI and ICIEF Encourage Participation in “America Saves Week”
  The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is encouraging Americans to assess their personal savings and set a savings goal as part of the “America Saves Week” national campaign. ICI joins numerous corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations nationwide in participating in the annual campaign, which takes place this year February 25–March 2.
• DC High School Students and Schools Win ICI Education Foundation Awards in 2012 National Financial Challenge
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) announced today that five Washington, DC high school students and three high schools earned financial awards as part of a new program designed to encourage local participation in a national financial education program.
• Maryland Public Television Receives ICI Education Foundation Grant
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) announced today that Maryland Public Television (MPT) is receiving a $25,000 grant that will underwrite a series of online, broadcast-quality investor education videos for MPT's existing financial education initiative, Get in Charge.
• ICI Education Foundation Encourages Participation in Financial Literacy Month
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) encourages all Americans to participate in Financial Literacy Month. Congress has been designating April "Financial Literacy Month" since 2003.
• DC Teachers and ICIEF Award-winning Students Discuss the National Financial Capability Challenge
  Monday, March 12 marks the first day that high-school students can complete the online 2012 National Financial Capability Challenge, a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Education.
• ICI Encourages Participation in “America Saves” Week
  The Investment Company Institute, the national association of mutual funds and other investment companies, is encouraging Americans to assess their personal savings and set a savings goal as part of the “America Saves Week” national campaign. ICI joins numerous corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations nationwide in participating in the annual campaign that takes place February 19–26 this year.
• ICI Education Foundation Offers Financial Awards to DC Students Participating in National Financial Education Program
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) today announced it is again sponsoring an annual awards program designed to encourage Washington, DC high school students to participate in a national financial education program.
• Maryland State Education Department Receives ICI Education Foundation Grant
  The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has received $25,000 from the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) grant program designed to advance investment education within the greater metropolitan Washington, DC area. The grant will underwrite teacher training in investment education for middle- and high-school educators in the Calvert, Charles, Frederick, and Prince George's County, Maryland school systems.
• ICIEF Unveils New Technology in Finance Park Storefront
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) introduced new motion-capture technology in its "Finance Park" storefront today. The technology allows students to select and explore money management topics by using their shadows to move a selector box across projected images on the storefront wall.
• DC High School Students and Schools Win ICI Education Foundation Awards in 2011 National Financial Challenge
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) today announced that five Washington, DC high school students and three high schools earned $1,000 awards as part of a new program designed to encourage Washington, DC participation in a national financial education program.
• ICI Education Foundation Responds to the SEC's Comment Request on Existing Private and Public Efforts to Educate Investors.
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the SEC's comment request on existing private and public efforts to educate investors, in connection with a study regarding financial literacy among investors as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
• Financial Awards Available for Washington, DC High School Students Participating in Financial Education Program
  Today marks the first day that high-school students can complete the online 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge, a joint education program of the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Education.
• Fairfax County Public Schools to Receive ICI Education Foundation Investor Education Grant
  Fairfax County Public Schools will receive more than $23,000 from the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) grant program designed to advance investor education within the greater metropolitan Washington, DC area.
• ICI Encourages Participation in “America Saves Week”
  The Investment Company Institute, the national association of mutual funds and other investment companies, is encouraging Americans to assess their personal savings and set a savings goal as part of the “America Saves Week” national campaign. This year’s America Saves Week is February 20–27, 2011.
• Financial Awards Available for DC High School Students Participating in National Financial Education Program
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) today announced a new awards program designed to encourage Washington, DC high school students to participate in a national financial education program.
• University of Maryland to Receive ICI Education Foundation Grant for Investor Education Programs
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) is awarding an investor education grant to the University of Maryland to provide retirement planning and investment education
• ICI Education Foundation Awards Additional Metro DC Investor Education Grants
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) has announced two additional grants to advance investor education within the greater metropolitan Washington, DC area.
• ICI Education Foundation Awards First Metro DC Investor Education Grants
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation (ICIEF) announced its first set of microgrants to Washington, DC area organizations to advance investor education.
• ICI Encourages Participation in America Saves Week
  The Investment Company Institute, the national association of mutual funds and other investment companies, is encouraging Americans to assess their personal savings and set a savings goal as part of the “America Saves Week” national campaign.
• ICI Supports Congressional Efforts to Boost Financial Literacy
  The Institute supports a resolution, recently adopted in the House of Representatives, that designates April Financial Literacy Month and April 27 Financial Literacy Day.
• ICI Lauds Formation of the Financial Literacy Caucus
  The Institute supports the creation of the bipartisan Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus, which will host educational forums and such events as "Financial Literacy Month."
• Stock Market Game Program™ Adds Mutual Funds
  The Securities Industry Association Foundation for Investor Education adds mutual funds to its Stock Market Game Program, allowing 500,000 students to simulate buying and selling more than 17,000 mutual funds.
• U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin Applauds Hispanic Investor Education Program
  The Institute highlights statements by U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin in support of Hispanic investor education and, specifically, of Invertir con Éxito, the free bilingual web course of the Investing for Success investor education program.
• New Initiatives Expand Reach of Investing for Success Investor Awareness Program
  The Institute announces two new initiatives to bring the investor awareness messages of the national Investing for Success investor education program to new audiences, including many of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to the Hispanic community.
• Investing for Success Investor Awareness Program Expands to Hispanic Community
  The Institute announces the release of a new bilingual version of the award-winning online Investing for Success investor education workshop.
• Investing for Success Online Workshop Honored
  The Investing for Success Partnership announces that the online multimedia version of Investing for Success, its popular personal finance workshop, has been honored with the Golden Web Award, presented by the International Association of Web Masters & Designers for excellence in website design, originality, and content.
• Investing for Success Program Goes Online
  The Investing for Success Partnership announces the launch of the new online interactive multimedia version of its popular personal finance workshop.
• National Urban League, ICI Education Foundation Launch Investing for Success Campaign
  The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation and the National Urban League announce that they are joining forces to sponsor a national campaign in the African-American community, Investing for Success, to promote greater awareness about investing.