Huron Valley Rec and Community Ed

This class will teach you a new approach to paying for college, and what strategies you can use to get the lowest cost possible. Topics include: Tips to help you beat the financial aid system Why college selection is critical to maximizing financial aid Strategies you can use to lower your cost, even if you make too much money to qualify for financial aid? Coordinating your resources to ensure you don't miss out on key loans, tax breaks, etc. Instructor: Mike Bink, AAMS

Discover that when someone dies their “stuff” officially becomes their “estate.” Discover that the designation of their assets, debts, heirs, etc., can change or be re-defined after death as part of the “estate.” Leave the workshop assured that if you are left in charge, you will bear no personal responsibility for any “estate” issues. No discounts.

Identifying and avoiding scams and protecting your asset’s from identity theft. Learn to identify scams, how they work, how to avoid being a scam victim, and how best to protect yourself from identity theft.In partnership with Milford attorney and counselor Jack W. Bolling. No discounts.

You've worked hard and saved diligently for retirement. Now comes the fun part: getting to enjoy the retirement you've been envisioning along the way. But before you do that, you need to have a strategy to generate income that can last your entire lifetime. In this course, Mike Bink, AAMS® will teach you: how to develop a plan to maximize your income in retirement, minimize your taxes in retirement, understand social security and the impacts of your decision of when to collect, understand how to invest properly to maximize growth and minimize risk and get organized to simplify your financial life and maximize your savings.

Whether you're retired and looking to make a move or you're helping your parents prepare to downsize, you probably have questions. Selling the family home can be overwhelming. We'll discuss the process, resources to help you, and your unique questions with a Senior Real Estate Specialist.

Properly titling your assets is the key to estate planning. We will define and discuss wills, living wills, trusts, trust funding, estate plans, probates and estate/death taxes. An explanation of how legal fees are determined and strategies to reduce your overall costs significantly, how to protect and leave your assets to your loved ones and how to "stretch" and protect your retirement accounts, will also be covered. No discounts