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Learn how to use free credit reports to learn what's behind your credit rating, how to correct misinformation, and prevent fraud and identity theft.
Become a well-informed home buyer. This seminar covers it all: How to prepare your credit, develop a budget, and apply for a mortgage, as well as presenting your offer, the appraisal and inspection, and other useful tips.
Do you want to fine tune your spending, reduce your debt or save more money? This seminar teaches principles, practices and skills of good money management that will make your financial life easier and help you reach your goals. Come and learn how to create your personalized spending plan.
“Tools, Tips, Tricks, and Traps” presented by Ryan Y. Rehberg and Mark A. Reinhardt, attorneys at Rehberg Law Group, P.S., is a great introduction for those without any planning and a refresher for those who haven’t updated their planning in a while for everyone. Filled with solid information and leavened with stories, anecdotes, and humor, this 90-minute seminar will review the goals of estate planning; the tools of estate planning (including a comparison of Wills vs. Living Trusts), ways to protect your beneficiaries; and surveys how recent changes in the law (including federal estate tax laws and Washington State trust law) will affect your planning.
Hosted by *Jaime Suarez, LPL Financial Advisor and BECU Everett Financial Center. Guest speaker: Michelle Gans, CFA, BlackRock. As you approach retirement, it is more important than ever to understand the role that Social Security benefits can and should play in your overall retirement income plan. Join us with a masterful overview of: 1. How Social Security benefits work for you and your spouse 2. When and how to start receiving Social Security benefits 3. Opportunities to increase your benefits throughout retirement.
Credit has a powerful impact on our lives! It affects our ability to rent an apartment, get a job, attain car insurance, and even purchase a home. This informative presentation teaches participants about credit reports and credit scores, the benefits of having good credit, and ten keys to effective credit building.
Our classroom presentations answer money questions for different ages and are taught by professional financial educators.