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Resources for Basic 5-Part Seminar Series

Seminar 1: Goal Setting and Financial Planning

  • YouTube video
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Handout (docx)

Seminar 2: Key Investment Concepts

  • YouTube video
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Handout (docx)

Seminar 3: Retirement Savings Vehicles

  • YouTube video
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Handout (doc)

Seminar 4: Common Investment Types

  • YouTube video
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Handout (docx)

Seminar Five: Managing Your Money During Retirement

  • YouTube video
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Handout (doc)

Additional Resources

  • Trusted Websites
  • Topics of Interest
    • The Gift of Compound Interest
    • The 4% Rule for Retirees
    • Savings? Is it Guaranteed?
    • The Glitter of Gold
    • Why Invest in Bonds?
    • Are Americans Saving Enough?
  • Participating Libraries
  • “Reads” to Riches
  • Resources for Librarians
    • Resources for Basic 5-Part Seminar Series
    • Specialized Seminars Slides and Handouts

Common Cents for Colorado: assembling the resources of our public libraries to improve lives and livelihoods through financial literacy education.

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