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Understanding Social Security - The process, options, and key decisions

Laura Chmar, Neighbor

This class is open to the public though an RSVP is required as the class room size is limited.  Please RSVP here http://tinyurl.com/ldtfwm4

The class discusses:


  • 5 factors to consider when deciding when to apply for benefits

  • Why you should always check your earnings record for accuracy

  • How to coordinate benefits with your spouse

  • How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits

  • How to coordinate Social Security with your other sources of retirement income

    • The class is facilitated by Mark Chmar.  Mark has spent a decade as an investment advisor representative, serving both individual clients and other financial advisors.  Passionate about objective, fee-only investment counsel, Mark applies a diverse spectrum of capital management solutions designed to weather inevitable market shocks.

    Prior to entering the investment profession, Mark was a colonel in the Air Force, serving 25 years as an aviator in both the F-4 Phantom and the C-130 Hercules.   His formal investing education includes PhD studies in Decision Systems and Finance and Investments at The George Washington University.  Additionally, he spent a year at Harvard University as a Research Fellow, and for an additional year was an MIT Seminar XXI Fellow (Foreign Politics, International Relations, & the National Interest).

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