Free Financial Topics in Chicago
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Retirement Planning – From Incubation to Manifestation
Karen L. DeRose, Certified Financial Planner, DeRose Financial Planning Group
Request This Free SpeechThis program will focus on the psychological and financial strategies and opportunities that help people transition to retirement.
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The Last Tax Shelter Standing
Sanford J. Prizant, President, The Prizant Group, Ltd.
Request This Free SpeechERISA qualified retirement plans (i.e. Profit Sharing/401(k)/Cash Balance-Defined Benefit) are really the only "IRS Blessed" tax shelters still available to the common person. The Alternative Minimum Tax has taken away most deductions except for mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and charitable deductions. MORE >
A business owner, law partner, or medical professional can "shelter" an extraordinary amount of taxable income by funding an ERISA approved plan for their business entity. Of course, if one has employees, they must receive a certain level of contribution. Thus, it is always a questions of does the benefit to the owner(s) outweigh the costs to the "rank and file." -
Your Prosperity Picture – A Five Step Program to: Manage your Money, Design Your Life, Create Your Future
Karen L. DeRose, Certified Financial Planner, DeRose Financial Planning Group
Request This Free SpeechWomen are often conflicted about money. On one hand, they're more financially powerful than they ever have been, according to the Federal Reserve, controlling 51% of all wealth in the United States.1 On the other hand, 60% of them describe their investing and planning skills as "below average."2 MORE >
"Your Prosperity Picture" seeks to help financial advisors build assets by bridging that divide with an entertaining, interactive, and inspirational approach rarely seen in the industry. Attendees are introduced to the key steps to creating prosperity, participate in five interactive discussions, and work with a unique hands-on visualization tool to help them connect their money with their lives. They leave armed with tools to potentially see personal financial management as a powerful means to a desirable end, see themselves as worthy, capable managers, and see their financial advisor as a valuable partner in helping them get there.1. Financial Advisor magazine, "Financial Advisors Need to Focus More on Female Clients," by Mike Byrnes, December 2012. Used with permission.
2. Real Simple magazine "Women and Money," by Geraldine Sealey, September, 2012.
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Women and Investing – Financial Strategies for Women Today
Ted Buckley, Mooney Lyons Financial Services
Request This Free SpeechFinancial Strategies for Women Today: Every woman, single or married, widowed or divorced — needs to plan ahead for personal and financial security. Women today have careers, start businesses, run households, raise children, and help aging parents. The workshop is designed to help you strengthen your financial future. I’ll have specific information for women who face divorce or widowhood, as well as many other concerns that could directly affect your family’s finances. The presentation offers sound, practical strategies that you can use immediately. MORE >
We will focus on six key action items designed to help you:
• Get your financial house in order - Prepare for the unexpected
• Put your money to work by investing
• Build a healthy nest egg for retirement
• Face financial hardship
• Understand your Social Security options
• Address estate and legacy issuesWorkbook that contains a wealth of information, including exercises that are designed to help you assess your current situation.
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Raising Money Smart Kids
Katie Morris, CFP, Financial Advisor, Veritrust Wealth Management
Request This Free SpeechLearn some simple techniques you can use to train your children (whether they are five or 25) to develop good money habits they can use for the rest of their lives.
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Protecting, Maximizing and Recovering Retirement Accounts
Laurie Samuels, Retirement Planning Attorney, Abednego Wealth Management
Request This Free SpeechAudience members will receive education on reaching retirement goals and how to protect retirement accounts from a downside market. Abednego Wealth Management, Inc. does not charge for services nor does it ever hold clients’ funds. “We simply educate you on reaching your retirement goals.”
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Retired – What do you want to do for the next 30 Years?
Ted Buckley, Mooney Lyons Financial Services
Request This Free SpeechAre you anxious about the day-to-day change of no longer working? Even if you have been retired for years, you can still uncover areas that are NOT about the money that can surprise you. If you are single, widowed, or divorced this workshop can also point you in the right direction for your retirement. Discussion on all aspects of retirement except the money. You will complete a free workbook in this seminar to develop a game plan just for you! MORE >
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What Happens After the Paychecks Stop? A Retirement Income Primer Seminar
Roger Smith, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Request This Free SpeechExamine how to budget for retirement expenses, potential sources of retirement income and potential risks such as LTC and health care costs.
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Reliable Investing: Is It Possible?
Renee N. Duba, Founder, Sonder Private Wealth Management
Request This Free SpeechIs it possible to build a reliable investment portfolio in today's market environment? This talk discusses what a reliable portfolio is, and how one might change their thought process when it comes to saving and investing.
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Disinheriting Uncle Sam – Estate Planning for Illinois Residents
Laurence Kline, Attorney, Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP
Request This Free SpeechWith 40 years of experience, Kline explains how Illinois residents should plan their estates to minimize taxes, avoid probate and dispose of assets.