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Build confidence in your financial decisions — at no cost!
Make sense of your money and plan for what comes next with a free four-week workshop from NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education.
Most of the decisions that shape a family’s financial future don’t happen in a bank office. They happen at the kitchen table: comparing car loan offers, figuring out how to save for a child’s education, deciding when to start retirement planning. This workshop was designed for those moments.
Over four weeks of live, interactive Zoom sessions with financial advisor Chase Hickok, you’ll learn how markets, borrowing, saving and retirement fit together, and you’ll leave with a decision-making approach you can apply the next time money is on the line. There’s no tuition and no finance background needed. Enrollment is capped at 24 so every participant has room to ask questions and get answers.
Managing money doesn’t require complicated jargon or difficult math. The workshop stays focused on the decisions many people face over the course of a lifetime.
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You don’t need a background in finance to participate. This workshop is open to anyone interested in building practical financial knowledge and becoming more confident when making financial decisions.
Zero tuition. No financial background required.Four Tuesday evenings. One instructor who has guided families through these exact decisions. Register today and start planning with more confidence, for yourself and for the people who count on you.
Register Now — It’s Free
There is no tuition cost to participate. NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education is offering this workshop at no cost to make practical financial education more accessible to the community.
Four weekly live Zoom sessions (Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m.) with no more than 24 participants, where you can ask questions, work through activities and engage directly with the instructor.
Self-paced learning materials and resources through Moodle to reinforce what you learn between sessions.
Optional virtual office hours with the instructor on March 2 for help with course activities and questions.
Attend all four live sessions and you’re eligible for an official certificate of completion from NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education.
Managing your finances doesn’t have to mean understanding complicated financial jargon or doing difficult math. This workshop focuses on practical concepts and decisions that many people face throughout their lives.Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to:
The goal isn’t to turn you into a financial expert. It’s to make you a more informed decision-maker for yourself and the people who depend on you.
Markets, inflation and financial concepts
Build a foundation for understanding how markets and inflation can affect your finances and purchasing power over time.
Planning for higher education expenses
Work through a practical approach to developing an education savings strategy based on your family’s goals and timeline.
Preparing for the future
Explore retirement planning options, tax-efficient planning structures and investment options as part of your overall financial picture.
Borrowing, loans and interest rates
Put what you’ve learned into practice by comparing real-world borrowing scenarios, including car loan offers, APRs, interest rates and down payment options.
You don’t need a finance background to participate. If you handle money for yourself or a household, this workshop was made with you in mind.
It may be especially useful if you are:
Chase Hickok is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in North Carolina, where she works with individuals and families on investment management, tax efficiency, retirement and legacy planning.Before entering financial advising, Chase worked as a management consultant and private equity professional, partnering with executives and investors on complex strategic and financial decisions. She earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her MBA from the University of Michigan.In the classroom, she pairs that analytical background with hands-on examples so financial concepts become easier to understand and easier to use in everyday decisions.
NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education connects people with learning that supports personal, professional and community growth. Our programs pair experienced instructors with flexible ways to learn. Offering this workshop at no cost reflects a commitment to making useful, high-quality financial education available across the community.
Four Tuesday evenings. One instructor who has guided families through these exact decisions. Free tuition. Only 24 seats. Sign up today and start planning with more confidence, for yourself and for the people who count on you.
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