APRIL 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM PST
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
This session will focus on helping you build wealth, set savings goals, and maximize your retirement. We'll also cover what you can do to teach the little ones in your life about money because it's never too early.
Learning Objectives
Participate in America Saves Week
This national event in April focuses on building wealth and setting savings goals.
Maximize Retirement Savings
This is the last chance to fund traditional or Roth IRA accounts for the previous tax year.
Teach Children to Save
Learn how to utilize our Financial Footings program to teach our little ones about money.
Facilitator
Jasper Smith
Founder
The #BuildWealth Movement®
Jasper Smith has been involved in financial services for nearly two decades, working in various capacities. He has held positions with Lincoln Financial Group, Bank of
America/Merrill Lynch, Northwestern Mutual, and various non-profit
organizations that promote financial literacy to underserved communities. He holds his life insurance license, multiple securities licenses, and the Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC®) designation.
Currently, he works as a Financial Planner with Prudential. He’s also an author and speaker and serves as the chief visionary of a financial education company called The #BuildWealth Movement®. Jasper works tirelessly to help people disrupt generational poverty® for their families and community.
With a passion for promoting financial awareness to the nation’s youth and under-served communities, Jasper donates countless hours as a Board Member and the Western Region Vice President for the Urban Financial Services Coalition.
He was a 4-year letterman in Baseball and graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is married to his amazing wife TiYanna and they have one daughter, Jaslyn. He is a native of Durham, NC.
Currently, he works as a Financial Planner with Prudential. He’s also an author and speaker and serves as the chief visionary of a financial education company called The #BuildWealth Movement®. Jasper works tirelessly to help people disrupt generational poverty® for their families and community.
With a passion for promoting financial awareness to the nation’s youth and under-served communities, Jasper donates countless hours as a Board Member and the Western Region Vice President for the Urban Financial Services Coalition.
He was a 4-year letterman in Baseball and graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is married to his amazing wife TiYanna and they have one daughter, Jaslyn. He is a native of Durham, NC.