FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 97-31


                                          Press Contact:
                 Christine M. Niedermeier (202) 942-7040

                              
                       MEDIA ADVISORY
                              

  SEC Chairman to address investors' concerns, offer basic
                       investment tips


     Washington, D.C., April 10 -- SEC  Chairman Arthur
Levitt will hold an Investors' Town Meeting in Hamden,
Connecticut on Monday, April 14.  The meeting is being co-
hosted by Connecticut U.S. Senators Christopher J. Dodd and
Joseph I. Lieberman, and Connecticut Banking Commissioner
John P. Burke.

      The Town Meeting, followed by investment seminars,
will be held at the Quinnipiac College Athletic Center, 275
Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT.  Free to the public, the Town
Meeting is expected to draw an audience of over 900.  The
schedule of events is, as follows:

  8:00 a.m. -  9:00 a.m.:  Registration and Investor 
                           Education Displays
  9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.:  Speaking program and audience Q&A

 11:15 a.m. -  1:00 p.m.:  Investor Seminars

     In describing the importance of this event, Chairman
Levitt said:

     "As more investors begin to invest in the markets, they
must be capable of  reviewing and understanding their
investments. We at the SEC are trying to teach    the public
how to better invest, and thus, better protect itself."

     Interview Opportunity:  Chairman Levitt, Senators Dodd
and Lieberman, and Commissioner Burke will be available to
meet with members of the press between 8:25 a.m. and 8:45
a.m. in room 108 of the Lender School of Business Center,
which is next door to the Athletic Center.  Copies of
Chairman Levitt's speech can be obtained on Monday by
calling (202) 942-0020.

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