MetLife to Host Family Finances Webcast for Parenting and Family Finance Bloggers

-- Free Complimentary Books for First 100 Registrants --

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife announced today that it will host a live webcast, "Family Finances Rewired: The Straight Story for New Parents” at 1:00 PM ET on Wednesday, July 21. The event is designed for those who are blogging about family or personal finance issues or sharing thoughts on their website about motherhood or fatherhood. For information and to register for this free event, please visit http://bit.ly/af0GDa.

The first 100 registrants will receive complimentary copies of webcast panelists Stacey Bradford and David Port’s books, The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents and The Caveman’s Guide to Baby’s First Year.

Whether your readers are expecting their first child, have a newborn or toddler or have children in elementary school, this is one online event you won't want to miss. Hear from leading experts who will share simple tips and step-by-step solutions for making the most of your family's finances -- advice that you can pass on to your readers.

Speakers on the panel include:

Stacey Bradford, author of The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents and a columnist for CBS MoneyWatch, reports on personal finance with a focus on family finance. A mother of two young children, Stacey will discuss "Money Saving Tips for Every Stage of Childhood," including useful advice for how to save on everyday items.
Beth Hirschhorn, MetLife's chief marketing officer and a mom of two young children, will share her insights about why so many new parents, who recognize that they need life insurance, find it difficult to get started. Beth will discuss ten simple tips every parent needs to know, including how much life insurance they really need and, importantly, how much it will cost.
David Port is a financial writer and editor whose books include The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion and The Caveman's Guide to Baby's First Year. A father of two young children, David will discuss 11 financial issues that overworked, overwhelmed, under-rested new parents/young families should be thinking about, discussing and acting on. Why 11? Because life's challenges don't always come in neatly bundled groups of 10.

During the event, participants are encouraged to follow the dialogue on Twitter using the hashtag #straightstory.

About MetLife

MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), a leading provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.