New York, NY – Carmine brings a wealth of experience and successful track record to this important development project. In addition to being an accomplished lecturer in the field of technology for the financial industry, Carmine Vona has over 30 years of experience in banking and technology. He served with Bankers Trust Company as senior managing director, executive vice president, and chief information officer from 1981 through 1996. During his 30-year tenure, Bankers Trust received many citations and accolades for its advancements in technology. After retiring from BT, Carmine founded Vona Information Services, a business consulting firm in New York whose clients have included many well known financial firms in the US and Europe. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of several institutions in the United States and Europe as well. He joined the Board of Metrosoft in 2001and was elected CEO in January 2002. He assumed the new role of Chairman of the Board in January 2003 and as Chief Technologist focuses on new product development and strategic opportunities. Carmine earned a doctorate degree in physics from the University of Naples (Italy) and has taught physics at universities in Italy and Brazil.

About 401kid, Inc.
401kid, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specializing in assisting families with their education savings and planning needs.  401kid.com is a community, where parents, students and family members come together with financial planners, educators, politicians and employers, to discuss issues and access solutions pertaining to education funding and the future of America’s youth.  The purpose of 401kid is to arouse and develop ideas that make a tangible difference in the lives of families.  For media inquiries, contact 212.904.1656.

New York, NY – 401kid is committed to developing a community for FAMILIES - parents, students, with input from educators and financial planners as well. With skyrocketing tuition costs, student loan balances and parent loan balances, families need support. 401kid’s blog is designed to be an important source of that support. Please visit the blog at: http://www.401kid.com/blog/. Your blog contributions are always welcome.

About 401kid, Inc.
401kid, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specializing in assisting families with their education savings and planning needs.  401kid.com is a community, where parents, students and family members come together with financial planners, educators, politicians and employers, to discuss issues and access solutions pertaining to education funding and the future of America’s youth.  The purpose of 401kid is to arouse and develop ideas that make a tangible difference in the lives of families.  For media inquiries, contact 212.904.1656.

New York, NY – In an agreement with its strategic partner, Blueliner Marketing, 401kid will receive infrastructure and development resource support from Blueliner Marketing, a leading edge, NYC based internet marketing firm. On an ongoing basis, 401kid will engage Blueliner as it s marketing firm. Blueliner, has a particular strength in Internet Marketing, which includes a number of sub-categories. For instance, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the process of structuring web pages so that major engines like Google and MSN rank a website highly for particular keywords (i.e. “529 plans”, “college savings”), is critical in this day and age of web searches. SEO is very cost effective in the long haul, as companies who rank well in high-traffic keywords reduce the need to spend money advertising online.

About 401kid, Inc.
401kid, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specializing in assisting families with their education savings and planning needs.  401kid.com is a community, where parents, students and family members come together with financial planners, educators, politicians and employers, to discuss issues and access solutions pertaining to education funding and the future of America’s youth.  The purpose of 401kid is to arouse and develop ideas that make a tangible difference in the lives of families.  For media inquiries, contact 212.904.1656.

New York, NY - Arman Rousta, Founder and CEO of 401kid, was invited to speak to the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the nation’s leading organization of Fee-Only comprehensive financial planning professionals. The title of Arman’s speech was, Education Savings Plans – The Next Wave in Employee Benefits.

By offering an education savings benefit, Arman noted that employers can greatly assist their employees with one of the most important and confusing decisions they will ever make. Approximately, 50% of parents have saved nothing prior to their children enrolling in college and, consequently, graduating students and their parents are saddled with staggering amounts of student and parent loans. By adding 401kid to their benefits portfolio, employers can help their employees address this enormous issue and better position themselves as an ‘employer of choice’. This can be a critical advantage in the ‘War for Talent’.

About 401kid, Inc.
401kid, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specializing in assisting families with their education savings and planning needs.  401kid.com is a community, where parents, students and family members come together with financial planners, educators, politicians and employers, to discuss issues and access solutions pertaining to education funding and the future of America’s youth.  The purpose of 401kid is to arouse and develop ideas that make a tangible difference in the lives of families.  For media inquiries, contact 212.904.1656.

So, after all the time and effort, the dream that you have dreamed on behalf of your child, the goals that you have that your child does not share…fear not. 529Plans are used for any higher education, including trade school.

About 401kid, Inc.
401kid, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specializing in assisting families with their education savings and planning needs.  401kid.com is a community, where parents, students and family members come together with financial planners, educators, politicians and employers, to discuss issues and access solutions pertaining to education funding and the future of America’s youth.  The purpose of 401kid is to arouse and develop ideas that make a tangible difference in the lives of families.  For media inquiries, contact 212.904.1656.