How to Avoid and Overcome Financial Stress

Xavier Serbia

Friday, 23 Oct 2015 at 6:30 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union

Before becoming the host of CNN Dinero at CNN En Espanol, Xavier Serbia was widely recognized in the 1980s as a member of the boy band Menudo and an actor in such films as Una Aventura Llamada Menudo. At the end of his entertainment career he lost all of his money due to poor financial decisions, and his career took an unexpected turn. He overcame his financial downfall to become a successful business professional. Serbia graduated with a master's degree in economics from Trinity College in Connecticut and earned an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. As the host of CNN Dinero at CNN En Espanol, he covers the most important business and financial issues of the region.

This presentation is part of the Puerto Rican Student Association's Cultural Night, which runs 6:00-10:00pm and includes traditional food and dancing.
Serbia is the author of the bestselling book La Riqueza en Cuatro Pisos and Preguntale a Xavier (April 2011). He is also the finance editor for Siempre Mujer magazine, writes about financial issues for Ser Padres magazine, and is a columnist for the Colombian daily newspaper, La Republica.

Cosponsored By:
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Business
  • Division of Student Affairs - Student Event Fund
  • El Nuevo Dia (Puerto Rican Newspaper)
  • MSPAC
  • Puerto Rican Student Association
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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