Howard County FEA

Upcoming events

• Pump Up Your Piggy Bank

  • When
    18 Jun 2012
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Howard County Library (Savage Branch), 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD 20723
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  Description: Increasingly, households across America are cutting costs and saving money. This workshop will explore common and not-so-common ways to maximizing your spending plan so you can "pump up your piggy bank" with savings.
  
  We'll discuss:
  

  • The pros and cons of various savings tools (from stashing the cash at home to savings bonds and bank deposit accounts)
  • The distinction between "spending less" and "saving," and
  • The wonders of compound interest. 

  Don't miss out on this exciting conversation about savings!
  
  This class is instructed by a member of the Howard County Financial Education Alliance.
  

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• Paying for College

  • When
    16 Jul 2012
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Howard County Library (Savage Branch), 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD 20723
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  Description: The process of applying to college can be stressful. This informative workshop will cover the process of applying to and paying for college. This workshop will provide insights on the college application process, saving for college, budgeting while in college, applying for Federal Student Aid, and important tips on how to pay back student loans.
   
  

  This class is brought to you by: This class is instructed by a member of the Howard County Financial Education Alliance.
  
  

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• Finding Attractive Yields in Today's Low Interest Rate Environment

  • When
    16 Aug 2012
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    7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    Howard County Library (Miller Branch, Elliott Room), 9421 Frederick Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042
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  Description: Retirees and those planning retirement are challenged by today’s historically low interest rates. This presentation will:
  
  

  • Explain how to create a well diversified, portfolio that produces an attractive yield.
  • Discuss exchange traded funds, individual bonds, master limited partnerships and immediate pay annuities.

  This class is provided by Robert Wasilewski, a member of the Howard County Financial Education Alliance.

  
  

  Robert Wasilewski  is president of RW Investment Strategies in Glenelg, Maryland and authors a
  blog dedicated to the do-it-yourself investor, www.rwinvesting.blogspot.com

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