Wellness Wednesday Financial Education series, the programs of free financial education seminars, continues Dec. 15, this time focusing on retirement preparation.

Called Transitioning Successfully into Retirement, this seminar is for all, whether you plan to retire in 30 days, or 30 years.

Topics covered include:

  • Ensuring a successful transition into retirement
  • Managing cash flow and expenses
  • Health care in retirement

This session will be conducted live, free of charge and offers you the opportunity to ask questions of qualified financial counselors.

There are three, 60-minute sessions at noon, 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Pacific).

Register here, or email EIINITIATIVE.VBACO@va.gov for more information. Wellness Wednesday seminars are offered free of charge to transitioning service members, Veterans, spouses, families and caregivers. The seminars are sponsored by VA in partnership with Prudential Financial Services.

Previous seminars in the series have covered taking control of your taxes, homebuying, managing employment change, paying for college, budgeting, emergency savings funds and tips for a healthy financial life. The seminars have earned consistently high marks from participants.

Participants also have access to the Financial Wellness Center, a digital portal focused on learning, with more than 100 short educational articles and interactive tools that include financial self-assessment, budgeting and student loan assistance and counseling.

In addition to the Wellness Wednesday Financial Education series, please check out VA’s many financial resources that can help you and your family manage, secure and protect your financial health and well-being.

For more information, please contact pathwaysmilitary@prudential.com, or call 1-844-592-8993.

These links are provided only for informational purposes. VA neither endorses nor officially sanctions the products, services, nor Prudential, nor has it performed due diligence concerning such products or institution.

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