At Naperville Park District: 'Can You Afford to Retire?' Class Set for November 8th

Posted October 11, 2017 11:00 pm

By Matt Baron

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 a retirement expert on Wednesday, November 8th at the Naperville Park District's Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 Jackson Ave. The presentation will take place in Room 205 of the center.

Starting at 6 p.m., Jim Flanagan of Bentron Financial Group 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. Flanagan will then walk attendees through an estate analysis questionnaire and provide an example of a balance sheet.

Registration is required, and space is limited. To register for this free program, visit www.napervilleparks.org or call the Naperville Park District at 630-848-5000 and mention course #19403.

The founder of Downers Grove-based Bentron Financial Group, 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.

Bentron Financial Group is online at www.bentron.com, and can be reached at 630-505-8375.

In 2005, Flanagan joined the Oak Park/River Forest Township Senior Services Committee, for which he has served as chairman since 2008. In 2010, he founded the Celebrating Seniors Coalition, a not-for-profit organization that, among other services, helps seniors with emergency needs and raises public awareness of issues affecting seniors in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park.

For more information, visit www.CelebratingSeniors.net.

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