The DC Public Library provides free access to business information for all levels of users. With its many print and electronic resources, and its knowledgeable and friendly staff, DCPL has the tools investors need to make sound financial decisions.

The Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) regulates financial-service businesses in the District of Columbia. DISB’s primary goal is to ensure that residents have a wide choice of qualified firms that provide insurance, investment and banking products and services, and that they are treated fairly by those firms.

The "How Can I Afford Retirement?" project is funded by a grant from the Investor Protection Trust (IPT). The IPT is a nonprofit organization devoted to investor education. Since 1993 the Investor Protection Trust has worked with the States and at the national level to provide the independent, objective investor education needed by all Americans to make informed investment decisions.

The Investor Protection Institute (IPI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes investor protection by conducting and supporting research and education programs.

The Financial Planning Association™ of the National Capital Area (FPA NCA) helps people improve their lives by emphasizing the benefits of financial planning. Their vision is furthered through a professional code of ethics, continuing professional education and philanthropic community involvement.

Free and open to the public, pre-registration is requested.

You may also register by calling 202-290-2184 or emailing your information to affordretirement@investorprotection.org

Any information requested will be used only by the DC DISB and the Investor Protection Trust to keep registered participants informed of non-commercial investor education and protection activities in your community. It will not be provided to other parties.