This presentation will cover questions to consider as you establish a college savings goal, savings strategies to help you reach your goal and the features and benefits of college savings plans. Irene is a financial advisor with Edward Jones.

This presentation illustrates how you can translate your vision for retirement into tangible goals.  Whether you're 10 or 40 years from retirement, you'll learn investment strategies to help design the retirement you want.  We'll also discuss how you can add flexibility to your strategy to help you handle unexpected events and how you can keep your strategy on track. Irene is a financial advisor with Edward Jones.

This class will begin with an overview of basic estate planning, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, etc. The class will then delve into, learning how revocable trusts can help avoid probate and protect your privacy, and how irrevocable trusts can protect your assets from nursing home or Maine Care (Medicaid) liens.  Discussion will include other strategies to safeguard assets from life events such as business failure or divorce of adult children. Kathryn Bedell is a lawyer in York, Maine and has been practicing for 31 years. Her practice focuses on estate planning, asset preservation, and probate matters.

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30-8:30 pm

Learn what LTC services are, how they work and how much they cost. We will also discuss Medicare & Medicaid, and how they will, or won't, pay for care versus several different ways you can pay privately, with a close look at how long term care insurance works.

Thursday, March 28 or May 16, 6-8 p.m.

To register or for more details visit:

https://www.ed2go.com/kae/online-courses/accounting-basics/

Accounting Fundamentals

In this course, you'll learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, as well as how to analyze and record financial transactions. You'll get hands-on experience with handling accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll procedures, sales taxes, and various common banking activities. We'll cover all the bases, from writing checks to preparing an income statement and closing out accounts at the end of each fiscal period.

Accounting Fundamentals II

This course will build on the knowledge you gained in Accounting Fundamentals, to provide you with a solid understanding of corporate accounting practices. You'll explore such topics as special journals, uncollectible accounts receivable, plant assets, depreciation, notes and interest, accrued revenue and expenses, dividends, retained earnings, and various financial reports for corporations.