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   CNBC's Tyler Mathisen to Host National Town Meeting on
                    Saving and Investing

 April 4 telecast highlights "Facts on Saving and Investing
                   Campaign" kickoff week


     Washington, D.C., March 25, 1998 -- CNBC Business
Center anchor Tyler Mathisen will host the first-ever
National Town Meeting on Saving and Investing on Saturday,
April 4.

     The two-hour public forum, also featuring U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt,
will be broadcast live by satellite from Washington, D.C.,
to more than two dozen cities nationwide starting at 1:00
p.m. (EST).

     "I'm delighted to be a part of this unprecedented
effort to motivate Americans to get the facts they need to
achieve financial security," Mathisen said.  "The town
meeting will benefit anyone who wants to know how to save
and invest wisely.  Even if you're not saving anything
today, it's easy to get started once you know how."

     Mathisen co-anchors CNBC's Business Center with Maria
Bartiromo.  Before joining the network, he was an executive
editor of "Money" magazine and regularly offered personal
finance advice on ABC's Good Morning America.

     During the town meeting, Mathisen and a panel of
experts will focus on practical tips for achieving financial
security.  Audience members and callers to a toll-free 800
number will be able to ask questions of the panel, which
will include Denise Voigt Crawford, President of the North
American Securities Administrators Association.

     The town meeting will conclude the week-long kickoff of
the national "Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign"
launched by a coalition of government agencies, business,
and consumer organizations.  For more information, including
state-by-state activities, visit the campaign's website at
www.investoreducation.org, or call 1-800-732-0330 to request
the "Financial Facts Tool Kit."


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