This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County library.
Often times, families are overwhelmed and under prepared when it comes to estate planning or arranging a loved one’s funeral.
Happily, there are options to make this process easier, including protecting assets and prearranging your services through a trusted funeral home. Learn how to craft an intentional plan to help your loved ones when they need it the most and set them on a path for healing.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
 Larry Swedroe and Kevin Grogan of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, have co-authored “Your Complete Guide to a Successful & Secure Retirement”, about planning to achieve the retirement life of your dreams, especially during COVID-19.
Larry and Kevin with the moderator, Amanda Merrill, will discuss their book while helping to support the retirement steps you’re taking during these unprecedented times. As an added bonus, one of the book’s contributors, Katie Keary, will address retirement concerns that are specific to women.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
What are the top skills employers seek in a candidate for a job? What are the top job interview questions? Learn the answers to these and other questions to help you get the job of your dreams.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
We recognize everyone is feeling isolated, so we are bringing the Library to you! This is a virtual class.
Get the MOST out of your 529 Education Plan: Learn more about qualified withdrawals, using your account to pay for K-12 tuition, and helpful tips to boost your education savings during market downturns.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease is an interactive two-part program where you will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place, and how to access legal and financial resources near you. This program will cover information for families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Topics covered will include: Making legal plans that fit your needs; Legal documents you’ll need and what they mean for all of you; How to find legal and financial assistance; Practical strategies for making a long-term plan of care; Tax deductions and credits; and Government programs that can help pay for care.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
Learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and more. This can help you find a better job and make valuable business connections. If you are not familiar with the basics of LinkedIn, we suggest you view the video of the LinkedIn Basics program that was presented on July 23rd before attending this class.
Prosperity Connection, in collaboration with Edward Jones, are committed to helping you become knowledgeable about retirement. In this class, we talk about steps in learning how to invest, knowing your path to retirement, or maximizing the rate of return on your money.
September 10
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Class Registration: https://prosperityconnection.org/class-registration/
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
Empower yourself with hands-on, interactive, and valuable information about purchasing your first home. Topics include: working with a Real Estate agent, writing an offer, getting a mortgage, receiving down payment assistance.
Money Mondays was created by St. Louis RFEC to empower the communities we serve on topics centered around handling your finances during these chaotic times.
This is a virtual event offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
 In this Webinar we will discuss the importance of long-term tax planning and the benefits that it can provide you and your family. We are in a current economic climate that creates an opportune time to execute long-term, multi-generational tax saving strategies. This webinar will discuss those strategies, and the importance of understanding how the tax code works and how to take advantage.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
Cyber Security – presented by Jared Hoffman. He is a member of InfraGard, which is a partnership between the FBI and the public and private sectors that was created to share information and trends on cybercrime tactics and defenses. Jared presents for Buckingham clients all over the country with his presentation that centers around cyber security awareness, what to look out for, and actionable steps to take to protect yourself. He has a lot of examples of internet scams going around during Covid-19 and stimulus checks. This isn’t a technical presentation; it’s very easy for even the most technically challenged to understand.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
 “Certainty in Uncertain Times” A Behavioral Bias presentation with Don Rochleau, Director of Client Development at Buckingham Strategic Wealth.
We’ll talk through the five main biases that keep individual investors from maximizing outcomes and ways to improve behaviors to minimize mistakes. Here are the types of questions we plan to answer for you in this webinar:
• What can I do to put the odds of reaching my goals in my favor? • Is there something I am doing consciously or subconsciously which is affecting my returns? • Why do losses hurt more than gains?
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
In real estate, we’ve made some adjustments in accordance with the state and local guidelines during the COVID-19 crisis. Health and safety is our number one priority. If you haven’t bought or sold a home for many years, you may be surprised to learn that with current technology, the whole process can be completed virtually and 2020 is still a good year to buy, sell or invest in real estate.
Sharon is the Lead Buyers Specialist for The Chad Wilson Group and also serves as a Listing Specialist. She brings over 10 years of experience in real estate to the team. In that time, she has helped hundreds of clients achieve their real estate goals. Her clients can expect excellent customer service and a commitment to work hard, listen, and follow-through. Her clients appreciate her flexibility, low-pressure sales, patience, ability to listen and hear what a client wants, negotiation and analytic skills, and her ability to accurately price and market a home.
This is a virtual class offered through the St. Charles City-County Library.
Sandy Weitkamp Benefits Case Manager of the Skills Center (Vocational Training for people with disabilities) discusses how many people have disabilities but do not consider their impairments as a limitation. People with all kinds of disabilities are underemployed or unemployed at greater rates and this has been even more pronounced with COVID-19.
Disability is a very large category and you might be eligible for certain programs. Examples will be given of what a disability is physically, mentally, and intellectually. Sandy will discuss multiple resources in the community to gain the necessary skills and secure employment.
Money Mondays was created by St. Louis RFEC to empower the communities we serve on topics centered around handling your finances during these chaotic times.
The FDIC will host a small business roundtable with financial institutions, chambers of commerce, and leading small business counseling organizations dedicated to securing access and promoting inclusion throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Roundtable will discuss issues affecting minority- and women-owned businesses, highlight innovative partnership opportunities, and explore ways to improve access to responsible small business lending during the current pandemic.
September is savings month. So what better way to prepare than by organizing your bills and thinking of ways to save. In this class, we’ll discuss ways to make your financial future and coordinate your bills so you will never miss a due date.
