'Can You Afford to Retire?' Class Set for Feb. 8th in West Chicago

Can you afford to retire?

Depending on your situation, it's a simple question that you may welcome with a sense of accomplishment or receive with more than a little concern.

That provocative, but urgent, question is also the title of a free one-hour presentation delivered by retirement expert Greg Kurinec of Bentron Financial Group on Wednesday, February 8th at the West Chicago Park District's ARC Center, 201 W. National St.

Starting at 6:30 p.m., Kurinec will guide attendees through several self-evaluation exercises that help reveal their readiness for retirement. Thereafter, attendees will be introduced to 10 critical questions that every retiree must answer before embarking on a successful retirement.

Those in attendance will discuss the basic need for an estate and/or a financial plan. Kurinec will then walk attendees through an estate analysis questionnaire and provide an example of a balance sheet.

To pre-register for the event or if you have questions, please call Mary Lester at 630-231-9474, ext. 111 or visit http://www.we-goparks.org/. (Program code: 411000-01.)

Kurinec began with Bentron, based in Naperville, in 2004. Bentron founder Jim Flanagan has been advising people at or near retirement age for more than 20 years. For the past 15 years his specialties have included counsel on how and when to tap into Social Security benefits. Kurinec began with Bentron, based in Naperville, in 2004.

He has helped people at or near retirement through investment advising, estate planning, risk management and watching out for their overall financial well-being.

A lifelong resident of Orland Park, Kurinec is a graduate of Purdue University's College of Consumer and Family Sciences, having earned degrees in Financial Planning and Counseling, as well as Selling and Sales Management.

In addition to his "Go to Greg" column, which has appeared in the Naperville Patch, Kurinec has served as an expert source and been quoted in publications ranging from Consumer Affairs and Insure.com to FINS Finance and MySuburbanLife.com.

In 2012, after his mother, Jeanne, lost her life to cancer, Greg and his two siblings founded "Jeanne's Journey for Hope" to help other families battle the disease in its many forms. Since then, the foundation has raised more than $50,000 to help families pay hospital and medical bills or as income replacement if the disease has resulted in a loss of employment.

Bentron Financial Group is online at www.bentron.com.