Made possible with funding from the Investor Protection Trust in Washington D.C., through the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, all Investor Education In Your Community courses are non-commercial, free from sales pitches, and available to you through your library – at no cost. Presented by an unparalleled and dynamic speaker who has instructed over 10,000 Michigan residents, you will receive quality information from a trusted source, without the worry that someone will try to ‘sell’ you something. Learning opportunities get no better than this!
May 3rd. Investing Fundamentals: It's As Easy As 1-2-3.
Making the complex simple!
“Investing Fundamentals” brings you a broad and diverse introductory-level overview of some of the more popular elements that make up the financial markets: exchanges, primary and secondary markets, stocks, bonds and mutual funds.
It also brings insight and common-sense concepts you can use to avoid common investing pitfalls and to help you make better, more-informed investment decisions while you build your wealth within the financial markets.
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June 21st. How to Select or Evaluate Your Financial Services Provider.
Whether you already have a financial services provider, or are trying to select one, this course will give you the confidence to effectively evaluate your options and make the choice that’s right for you. We will also cover the 15 critical questions you should ask any financial services provider about themselves, their business and their investment recommendations.
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What’s the difference between a broker, an adviser and a financial planner? What do all the titles and designations mean? How can their background and credentials be checked out? What services should you insist on having provided? When interviewing a prospective financial services provider, how do you differentiate between a straight-talking professional and a flim-flam salesman?
August 21st. How to Manage Your Debt While Investing In Your Future.
Is it better to pay off my debt – or invest for my future?
The best answer may be a combination of the two.
Attend this presentation and you will learn useful strategies for increasing the “assets” side of your household balance sheet while reducing the “liabilities” side. Attendees will participate in solving real-world investment and budget-related problems.
How credit reports and scores are affected by various factors will be examined as well.
