Presentation: Build Wealth Over Time

Tuesday, 6/10/2025
1:00 - 2:00

Learn how to build wealth through investing in this presentation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Topics will include:

· How consistent contributions can grow through compounding

· What to consider when using investing apps

· Protecting your money from investment scams

 

About the presenter:

Staff from the San Francisco Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will provide educational materials on strategies for smart investing and protecting wealth. They will cover different investment products and how to research investments and investment professionals. Free financial resources will be distributed to attendees.

The SEC is a federal government agency whose mission is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. All information provided by the staff is as a service to investors, and does not constitute legal advice or investment advice.


Get expert help in managing your finances and learn how to make well-informed financial decisions about spending, saving, taxes, investing, retirement, estate planning and more.


This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.


Attending Programs

All programs are drop-in (no registration necessary) unless otherwise noted. All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.

This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

Notice: This event may be filmed or photographed. By participating in this event, you consent to have your likeness used for the Library’s archival purposes and promotional materials. If you do not want to be photographed, please inform a staff person or the photographer. A sticker will be provided to help identify you so that we can avoid capturing your image.


Public Notice and Disclaimer

This program uses a third-party website link. By clicking on the third-party website link, you will leave SFPL's website and enter a website not operated by SFPL. This service may collect personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each third-party website or service that you visit or use, including those third parties with whom you interact through our Library services. For more information about these third-party links, please see the section of SFPL’s Privacy Policy describing Links to Other Sites.

The views and opinions expressed in programs presented by groups unaffiliated with SFPL do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SFPL or the City.