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Course Description                                         

This special series of sixteen financial workshops will provide you with information on:

  • Basic money management
  • How to develop consumer skills
  • How to make informed decisions

Each session builds upon another.  Some sessions are philosophical and will require you to really think about the values you have and lifestyle you desire.  Others provide you with more informational assistance for a particular topic.  You are encouraged to assimilate suggestions from the speakers that are applicable to your situation and work on your finances at your own pace.

Session 1 Getting Ready for a Great Financial Future Bill McRoberts & Roberta Lee-Driscoll
Session 2 Basics of Financial Planning
Client Finder Handout
Roberta Lee-Driscoll
Session 3 The Role of Insurance in a Financial Plan Michael Taylor
Session 4 Retirement Planning Diane Chong & Jerry Schwartz
Session 5 Investing for and during Retirement Diane Chong & Jerry Schwartz
Session 6 Effective Use of Estate Planning Concepts Judy Y. Lee
Session 7 Way to Go! With Tax Credits Glenna Nakamura
Session 8 Renting or Buying a Home Aileen Sodetani & Kenneth D. H. Chong
Session 9 Health Insurance in Hawaii &
Consumer Self-Defense
J. P. Schmidt & Lloyd Lim
Stephen Levins
Session 10 Securities Fraud &
Hiring a Licensed Contractor
Dean Soma;
Jo Ann Uchida
Session 11 Planning for Higher Education Bricen Moritsugu & Sherrie Seki
Session 12 Divorce: The Financial Issues Frank T. Lockwood & Bill McRoberts
Session 13 Medicare and Social Security Mary Rydell & Christina Messner
Session 14 Legal Issues in Caregiving –
Deciding “What If?”
James Pietsch
Session 15 The Costs of Family Caregiving Kathyrn Braun, Stella Wong & Mernie Miyasato-Crawford
Session 16 Home Safety & Housing Options
for Hawaii’s Seniors
Anita Haban-Nakamaejo & Cullen Hayashida

After each session go to the Self-test Quizzes and see how much you've learned!

 

 

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution