If financial and retirement planning are on your New Year's resolution list, you'll want to attend the The@Work Financial Workshop, presented by Las Positas Community Education and offered at a special discount price to Hacienda employees.

This educational "basic training" course in personal finance is designed to help you save and invest wisely, lower taxes, understand and use your professional benefits, and plan for a financially-independent future. Course objectives are to help you determine your personal financial goals, develop a plan to meet them and understand a variety of investments.

Topics covered will include financial principles, investments, investment strategies, retirement contributions, taking money out of retirement plans, risk management, and estate planning. No specific commercial products or services are offered or discussed.

Giving the workshop is Mark Swartz of Successful Money Management Seminars. He holds a B.A. in economics and business management from the University of Wisconsin and specializes in retirement and estate planning. He speaks frequently on topics of retirement for public school employees, 401K participation, and long-term health care.

The workshop, in four sessions, will be presented on Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Four Points Hotel, 5115 Hopyard Road in Hacienda. The special Hacienda employees discount price is $49 for the entire program of four sessions. It includes a 100-page textbook of financial information pertaining to the topics. Each participant will complete a financial plan for the future by the end of the four sessions.

Hacienda employees can register for the seminar by calling (800) 440-6774.

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