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ENVISION
yOUR rETIREMENT
Let us help you envision all your future possibilities and turn them into a reality.
EDUCATE
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So you can make the best financial choices that benefit YOU and YOUR goals.
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Meet Your Instructors
Michael Oxford
Landon Randall
Austin Fetch
Michael Oxford, Landon Randall, and Austin Fetch have collectively been in the financial services industry for over 50 years. After the stock market crash of 2000 and 2008, they realized that there was a need for people in their community to be better informed with regard to their financial futures. It was then that they decided to teach adult financial classes as a means to help educate people in the community on how to plan for a successful retirement.
Out of this initiative, Western Maricopa Adult Education (WMAED) was born. Since inception, WMAED has held workshops in 4 west valley college campuses, and has helped to educate over 5000 people.
In 2023, the “Dare to Retire®” movement was born after witnessing people who had put their dreams and passions for retirement on hold for far too long. People who had worked and saved for years, but without proper education and planning, didn’t have the courage to take the leap into retirement when they could have. It was then that Western Maricopa Adult Education became Dare to Retire® U.
With a variety of workshops such as: Retirement Income Planning, Social Security Maximization, Taxes in Retirement, and Trusts, Wills & Taxes, their goal is to help families nearing retirement, or in early retirement, make informed decisions, improve their retirement experience, and help them to realize their retirement dreams.
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ENVISION – EDUCATE – ENABLE – EMPOWER
MAXIMIZING SOCIAL SECURITY
MAXIMIZING SOCIAL SECURITY
One of the most important decisions you will make before you retire is when and how to claim Social Security benefits.
TRUSTS, WILLS, AND TAXES
TRUSTS, WILLS, AND TAXES
Protect you and your loved ones from losing your hard-earned assets to the government, attorneys, the IRS, and in-laws.
TAXES IN RETIREMENT
TAXES IN RETIREMENT
Learn strategies that can help you reduce or eliminate taxes in retirement.
MEDICARE
101
MEDICARE 101
Our Medicare 101 workshop helps you to navigate the complex Medicare insurance process.
ENVISION
Maximizing Social Security
This course will address the following topics:
- When your benefits may begin, & how the age you apply will affect the amount you receive.
- How to maximize Social Security benefits and minimize the taxes you pay on them.
- Five important factors to consider when deciding when to apply for benefits.
- How the wrong Social Security decisions can impact your life savings.
- Can you fix your Social Security selection if you made a mistake?
- How your current employment will affect benefits.
- How spousal, survivor, and divorced-spouse benefits work.
- What to do if you have other income from pensions or IRAs, too.
- When it makes sense to delay benefits - and when it does not.
- How to create a "do-it-yourself" personal pension.
- How cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) impact benefits.
- Investment strategies that could potentially help generate income in retirement.
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We are currently in the process of building out our calendar of courses for 2025! Check back soon for new dates, or feel free to reach out to our team directly at (623) 696-7176.
EDUCATE
Trusts, Wills, & Taxes
This course will address the following topics:
- Advantages & disadvantages of Wills and Living Trusts.
- Should my trust be Revocable or Irrevocable?
- How can I protect my home & life savings in the event of a nursing home admission?
- How can I leave an inheritance to a special needs child?
- Ways to help protect your heirs from lawsuits, creditors, divorce, and remarriage.
- How can I leave an inheritance to my child with divorce and/or creditor protection?
- Why putting property in children's names may be a mistake.
- Essential estate planning documents you should have right now .
- The true importance of a power of attorney and why some documents fall short.
- The disadvantage of a trust being beneficiary on retirement accounts.
- Ways to help reduce or eliminate taxes, avoid probate, and pass things to your heirs quickly & privately.
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We are currently in the process of building out our calendar of courses for 2025! Check back soon for new dates, or feel free to reach out to our team directly at (623) 696-7176
ENABLE
Taxes in Retirement
This course will address the following topics:
- Understanding the official new tax reform rules & their impact on your retirement.
- Common misunderstandings regarding taxes in retirement.
- How the rules have changed for an entire generation of retiring Baby Boomers.
- Tax implications of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).
- Determining which account(s) to begin withdrawals for retirement income.
- How Social Security income is taxed and ways for you to potentially keep more.
- Tools & strategies available to help develop a tax-efficient retirement strategy.
- Strategies to help minimize taxes in retirement.
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Check back soon for new dates, or feel free to reach out to our team directly at (623) 696-7176.
EMPOWER
Medicare 101
This course will address the following topics:
- When and how do I enroll in Medicare?
- How do I know what Medicare plans to choose?
- Why do I have to have a drug plan?
- What is the difference between Medicare Supplement and a Medicare Advantage Plan?
- What does Original Medicare really mean?
- What are the penalties if I don't enroll?
SEATS ARE LIMITED
RESERVE YOURS TODAY
ATTENDANCE REQUIRES PRE-REGISTRATION
CHECK BACK SOON!
We are currently in the process of building out our calendar of courses for 2025! Check back soon for new dates, or feel free to reach out to our team directly at (623) 696-7176.
FREE RETIREMENT RESOURCES
Income
Learn more about creating income streams in retirement.
Taxes & Estate Planning
Learn ways to reduce or eliminate taxes and pass more to your heirs or beneficiaries.
"An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest."
~ benjamin Franklin
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
iS THERE A TUITION OR COST?
No. Our courses are offered and provided free of charge.
ARE THE COURSES LIVE OR VIRTUAL?
All of our courses offered are live, interactive courses held at one of our local universities or community colleges and designed for adults in or near retirement.
WILL THE COURSES BE RECORDED FOR VIEWING LATER?
At this time, the courses are not recorded for future use or viewing.
WILL THERE BY ANY HIGH PRESSURE SALES PITCHES?
Dare to Retire® U courses are strictly educational. Specific topics such as 401(k)s, IRA, brokerage accounts, income, taxes, health care, estate planning, etc. will be covered, but sales pitches of specific financial products will not be given.
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