The Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation Will Sponsor a Series of Seminars Highlighting Retirement Industry Expert Advice
(PRWEB) July 18, 2013 -- A seminar offered by the Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation is designed to provide financial information on tax strategies, building your nest egg, and planning for retirement years. It will be held at Cornerstone, an MRC Healthy Living Community, located at 4100 Moores Road on Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. Entitled, “Increasing Your Wealth, Decreasing Your Taxes and Leaving a Legacy,” the seminar is the first in a planned series of seminars geared for those seeking to ensure that both current earnings and savings for the future will meet the goals of retirement.
The first seminar in this quarterly series will feature Dustin Stringer, Stringer Wealth Management, LLC on the topics of surveying, protecting and growing your wealth during retirement. The second seminar scheduled for October will feature a panel of experts who will address making the most of social security, veterans benefits, charitable giving, estate planning and more.
The seminar is a public service effort aimed at raising awareness among working adults of the need to plan for retirement, and the earlier the better. A quarterly survey released June 8 by Charles Schwab found that almost four in 10 Americans (39 percent) are not currently saving for retirement and six in 10 Americans have not adjusted their thinking and planning regarding the age they will retire. Further, a closer look shows a gap exists between planning and reality. Fifty-one percent of 55 to 63 year olds have saved less than $500,000, while at the same time this group commonly states the need for $2 million to live comfortably in retirement.
“Our goal is to provide a series of quarterly seminars to help people determine how to craft a retirement plan and achieve their retirement goals,” said Anne Davis, vice president for philanthropy, Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation.
ABOUT MRC Foundation:
The MRC Foundation raises benevolent care funds which are able to support MRC residents who have outlived their resources through no fault of their own, as well as funding for the support of new developments. MRC currently serves more than 1,500 seniors living in MRC "Healthy Living Communities" throughout Texas. Cornerstone, an MRC Healthy Living Community, provides continuing care including independent living, assisted living, certified memory care, and skilled nursing in Texarkana since 1994. The mission of the MRC Foundation and other MRC affiliate communities is to meet the housing and care needs of our aging population. The organization is committed to providing for the needs of its senior residents, even if they outlive their financial resources.
MRC Communities and the MRC Foundation, all Texas nonprofit corporations, have a covenant affiliate relationship with the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church but do not receive any apportionments (funding) from the TAC. Many local friends in the Texarkana Community provide resources of time, talent and charitable donations to support the mission. MRC Cornerstone, like all MRC communities, welcomes residents of all faiths. The company provides equal housing opportunities to the aging population.
Anne Davis, Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation, http://www.mymrcfoundation.org, +1 972-837-3177, [email protected]
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