Sharpen your financial skills with our upcoming webinar series
No matter what stage of life you are in, you can invest in your financial health — and your overall well-being — by empowering yourself and building healthy financial habits. To help you along your financial journey, we’ve partnered with experts in the field to host a variety of webinars throughout the month of April covering topics ranging from home ownership to basic investment concepts and more.
Using the FRS to Plan for Your Retirement | April 1, 10–11:30 a.m.
Hosted by myFRS
This 90-minute retirement planning workshop provides an overview of the FRS and helps you understand the nuts and bolts of planning for your retirement.
Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones | April 2, 10–11:30 a.m.
Hosted by myFRS
This 90-minute estate and insurance planning workshop is designed to assist you in understanding the importance of protecting yourself and your entire family. The workshop will answer questions on how FRS and Social Security benefits affect your survivors, why you should have a will, living will, power of attorney and other essential estate documents.
Take the First Step to Investing | April 5, 12–1 p.m.
Hosted by Fidelity
This workshop is designed for participants who are currently enrolled in their plan and are now looking for help creating an appropriate investment mix through asset allocation and diversification.
Make the most of your retirement benefits | April 11, 12–12:45 p.m.
Hosted by Fidelity
This 45 minute session will talk about how the 403(b) fits into the overall University of Florida retirement system, what are the benefits of participating and how to get signed up!
Home Ownership Series Part 1: Get Ready to Purchase a Home | April 16, 12–1 p.m.
Hosted by UF/IFAS
Are you financially ready to buy a home? Join UF/IFAS Duval County Extension Agent Natasha Parks as she covers the amount you need to save, how to boost your credit score and how to budget for home ownership.
Basic Investment Concepts
Hosted by UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension Agent Lisa Leslie and Okaloosa and Walton Counties Extension Agent Jill Breslawski
This webinar will cover foundational investment concepts. Our discussion will include time horizon, risk and asset allocation. We will not provide investment advice, but we will discuss how to compare financial professionals and services.
Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning
Hosted by Fidelity
This workshop is for individuals who are starting to plan for retirement and want to learn about the key considerations for building an income plan.
Home Ownership Series Part 2: Financing Your Home Purchase
Hosted by UF/IFAS Washington and Holmes Counties Extension Agent Judy Corbus, and Jackson County Extension Agent Terri Keith
Conventional or FHA loan? Fixed-rate or adjustable-rate? Join us as we explore different mortgage options and programs available for first-time homebuyers.
Mindfulness and Money
Hosted by UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Agent Samantha Kennedy and Duval County Extension Agent Samara Purvis
Stress around finances and one’s relationship with money is one of the largest contributing factors to our cognitive and emotional well-being. Join us to learn about financial self-care and what it means to have a clear understanding of how we earn, spend, give, save and manage our finances.
Home Ownership Series Part 3: Steps to Home Ownership | April 30, 12–1 p.m.
Hosted by UF/IFAS
Interested in buying a home? Join UF/IFAS Volusia County Extension Agent Lisa Hamilton as she walks you through the steps to home ownership, including tips for working with lenders, realtors and other professionals to close on your home purchase.
Explore additional live and on-demand webinars on our Financial Literacy Workshop Series webpage and find more financial resources available to UF faculty and staff on the Get Prepared webpage.