Investing for Success Program to Be Held in Boston, November 2000

Washington, DC, November 14, 2000 - The National Urban League and the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation today announced that one in a nationwide series of investor education workshops promoting greater understanding among middle-income African-Americans about the benefits of long-term investing will be held in Boston.

The Boston "Investing for Success" workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29, 2000. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the program is scheduled between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Swissotel Boston, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, Massachusetts. The workshop is sponsored by the National Urban League, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, and the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation. Pamela D. Everhart of Fidelity Investments will present the workshop.

Pamela D. Everhart of Fidelity Investments will present
the "Investing for Success" workshop in Boston on
November 29 at the Swissotel Boston.

The nationwide partnership is aimed at providing information to investors about building wealth while maintaining realistic expectations and encouraging long-term investment planning. Each participant at the program's personal finance workshops will use a series of worksheets to help them assess their risk tolerance and retirement needs and develop an action plan. They will also receive a series of investor awareness brochures, a video discussing successful investing, and information on additional resources.

Hugh Price, President of the National Urban League, said, "The program is designed to inspire African-Americans to become more knowledgeable about investing for retirement and take advantage of opportunities to accumulate wealth. The National Urban League and ICI share an important goal of helping African-Americans to become economically self-sufficient."

The national investor awareness initiative is a partnership between the National Urban League and the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation.

"The `Investing for Success' program brings important information about the benefits of long-term investing to the African-American community," said Institute Executive Vice President Julie Domenick. "Nearly all of the program's recent participants agree that the workshop is clearly presented, useful, and something they would recommend to others. Together with the National Urban League and its local affiliate, we look forward to bringing the program to Boston."

To reserve a space at the free "Investing for Success" workshop in Boston, call 1-877-358-5888 by November 27. "Investing for Success" workshops have been held in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Houston. Workshops also are being planned for additional cities.

The National Urban League is the nation's premier civil rights and social services organization, with a long and successful history of service to the African-American community. The Investment Company Institute Education Foundation is an affiliate of the Investment Company Institute, the national association of American mutual funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts.