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Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle

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In-person (within 1 hr of Downers Grove, IL) or Virtual (Zoom)
Location of Your Choice

An intimate, client-driven workshop designed for your community. You choose the date, provide a list of 10–20 guests, and I’ll bring the guidance (and the pizza).


Who Should Attend:

Adults who want practical, honest conversations about money — women in transition, parents, couples, friends, and families navigating disability or other life changes.


What You’ll Get:

A relaxed, educational experience featuring a Thrivent-approved workshop of your choice, interactive Q&A, and time to talk money in a supportive, judgment-free space. Snacks included; your guests are welcome to BYOB.


Group Size:

Minimum 5 confirmed attendees.


How to Book:

Contact me to coordinate scheduling and provide your guest list. I’ll send all email invitations and manage RSVPs.


Availability:

Offered once per month (or by appointment), in-person within one hour of Downers Grove or virtually.


Important Note:

These are Thrivent-approved educational workshops. No products will be sold during the sessions.

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities: Part 2

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Virtual (hosted by Arc of IL)

Secure Their Future. Empower Their Life.

Join us for practical educational sessions designed to help families thoughtfully plan for the care, financial stability, and quality of life of loved ones with disabilities. Gain strategies for transition planning, and building a care team and support network.

Who Should Attend:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities—anyone ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support.

Build a secure future for your loved one with disabilities—plan benefits, care, and financial support with confidence.

Session 1: (June 9) 

• Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits.

• Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives.

Session 2: (July 14)

• Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance.


Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (noon session)

Virtual Event (hosted by Synapse House)

BUILD A SECURE FUTURE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WITH DISABILITIES - PLAN BENEFITS, CARE, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH CONFIDENCE.

  • Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits
  • Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
  • Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities - anyone

ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (evening session)

Virtual Event (hosted by Synapse House)


BUILD A SECURE FUTURE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WITH DISABILITIES - PLAN BENEFITS, CARE, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH CONFIDENCE.

  • Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits
  • Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
  • Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives

Who Should Attend:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities - anyone ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support

Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle

Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle

In-person (within 1 hr of Downers Grove, IL) or Virtual (Zoom)
Location of Your Choice

email

102346

Register

An intimate, client-driven workshop designed for your community. You choose the date, provide a list of 10–20 guests, and I’ll bring the guidance (and the pizza).


Who Should Attend:

Adults who want practical, honest conversations about money — women in transition, parents, couples, friends, and families navigating disability or other life changes.


What You’ll Get:

A relaxed, educational experience featuring a Thrivent-approved workshop of your choice, interactive Q&A, and time to talk money in a supportive, judgment-free space. Snacks included; your guests are welcome to BYOB.


Group Size:

Minimum 5 confirmed attendees.


How to Book:

Contact me to coordinate scheduling and provide your guest list. I’ll send all email invitations and manage RSVPs.


Availability:

Offered once per month (or by appointment), in-person within one hour of Downers Grove or virtually.


Important Note:

These are Thrivent-approved educational workshops. No products will be sold during the sessions.

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities: Part 2

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities: Part 2

Virtual (hosted by Arc of IL)

link

105068

Register

Secure Their Future. Empower Their Life.

Join us for practical educational sessions designed to help families thoughtfully plan for the care, financial stability, and quality of life of loved ones with disabilities. Gain strategies for transition planning, and building a care team and support network.

Who Should Attend:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities—anyone ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support.

Build a secure future for your loved one with disabilities—plan benefits, care, and financial support with confidence.

Session 1: (June 9) 

• Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits.

• Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives.

Session 2: (July 14)

• Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance.


Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (noon session)

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (noon session)

Virtual Event (hosted by Synapse House)

link

105265

Register

BUILD A SECURE FUTURE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WITH DISABILITIES - PLAN BENEFITS, CARE, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH CONFIDENCE.

  • Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits
  • Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
  • Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities - anyone

ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (evening session)

Planning for a Loved One with Disabilities (evening session)

Virtual Event (hosted by Synapse House)

link

104566

Register


BUILD A SECURE FUTURE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WITH DISABILITIES - PLAN BENEFITS, CARE, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH CONFIDENCE.

  • Learn how to protect eligibility for government benefits
  • Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
  • Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney, advance directives

Who Should Attend:

Parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers of individuals with disabilities - anyone ready to take charge, make informed decisions, and build a future rooted in dignity, independence, and lasting support

No products will be sold.

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