I had occasion to attend the web cast of the Financial Literacy & Education Summit 2010 that occurred on Monday, April 19th.  The Summit, in its fourth year, is a collaboration between Visa and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Summit’s purpose is to raise the awareness of the need for better financial literacy education and propose new solutions.  The Summit marks the kick-off of the Chicago Fed’s annual Money Smart Week (April 17-24) to coincide with April being Financial Literacy Month.

While at the Summit keynote speaker Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext announced the launch of NYSEMoneySense.com, “a credible resource for basic financial education to help people better understand and manage their personal finances.”  This resource is aimed at employees of corporations where employees feel they need more information.  It includes a 5-part education program.  Let your CFO and HR people know about this resource.

NYSE MoneySense.com also includes the Ultimate Web Guide where many financial literacy resources have been aggregated under one of five categories: earn, spend, save, borrow, and protect making it easier for people to find information on the web.  Check it out and let us know what you think!