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Stephanie Halligan, Program Manager, Savings & Financial Security

Areas of Expertise: Children’s Savings Accounts, Financial Education, IDAs, Savings & Financial Security

Ms. Halligan is a driving force behind CFED’s efforts to advance savings efforts for children and youth. As a member of the Savings & Financial Security Team, she provides writing, research, and program coordination and has most recently focused on the development of Asset Building for Children (ABC), an initiative designed to promote children’s savings products and financial education systems for low-income families.

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Aug 1, 2012

What Can We Learn from International Youth Savings?

On Thursday July 28, the New America Foundation hosted the event Youth and Their Money

Jun 18, 2012

3 Costly Mistakes Families Typically Make When Saving For College

I’m still paying for the worst mistake my family made when it comes to saving for college. I totally regret it, and I didn’t even realize it was happening until it was too late.

May 31, 2012

CFED Launches Child Savings Accounts Program in Michigan

Today, CFED launched the LINC Future Fund: Scholarship and Accounts Program in Grand Rapids, MI at four elementary schools.

Feb 21, 2012

CFED Celebrates America Saves Week (February 19-26)

It’s officially America Saves week! From February 19 - 26, the America Saves campaign is calling on educators

Jan 26, 2012

What’s Your Financial Security Score?

The Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently launched its Financial Security Index

Nov 23, 2011

Child Trust Funds and the Demise of the Asset Agenda

In September 2002, the Labour party in the United Kingdom launched a ground-breaking

Oct 10, 2011

CFEDers to Headline Pathways to Prosperity Conference

The 2011 Pathways to Prosperity Conference will take place next week, October 17-18

Sep 28, 2011

Webinar Highlights: Changing Financial Behaviors of First-Year College Students

On Wednesday September 14, the Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona hosted a webinar

Sep 1, 2011

New Report on Impact of College Education on Earnings

A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that a person’s earning power

Jul 7, 2011

A Nudge in the Right Direction

We all have the best intentions to exercise, keep our New Year’s resolutions (remember those?) and save money

Jun 24, 2011

Things We Love: SmartyPig

I know it’s only June, but I’m already thinking about December. The season of gift giving and holiday shopping

Jun 1, 2011

Personal Finance in Schools

According to a new Visa Inc. survey, 82% of Americans surveyed believe that a course in personal finance should be

Apr 19, 2011

National Financial Literacy Month

It's April, which means it's National Financial Literacy Month. In a recent presidential proclamation

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