Parsec Financial Longevity Forum
A robust library of educational content provided by local experts on various aspects of aging well such as wills and estates, long-term care, nutrition, financial advice, planning for your legacy and more.
Learn how the time/money paradox near or at retirement shifts the priority of financial planning to behavioral finance to help ensure financial security and personal well-being.
Strategies to Survive the Elder Abuse Epidemic
Heather Whitaker Goldstein, Van Winkle Law Firm
Learn what elder abuse is, why it occurs and what people can do to protect themselves from it (along with tips for victims on how to report it and recover from it).
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly About Medicare
John Wingerter, The Council on Aging of Buncombe County
Learn more about Medicare including its coverage details, enrollment information, limitations and other “watch outs.”
How to Create a Retirement Paycheck
Rick Manske, Parsec Financial
Learn how to use Parsec’s “three-bucket strategy” to create a new type of paycheck in retirement.
Lifestyle Medicine: Longevity and the Health Span
Dr. Brian Asbill
Learn how Dr. Asbill believes our current medical system is failing us, how lifestyle medicine can cure us and the system, and his experience with lifestyle medicine with patients in Asheville.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Betsy Mayes, UNC Asheville and Larry Harris, Parsec Financial
Learn more about continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) including the different types and how to determine which one is the best fit for you.
Proactive Aging
Amy Fowler, WNC Geriatric Care Management
Learn how to stay engaged in your healthcare decisions by planning ahead and thinking about the types of help you would want and if a care manager is a good fit for you.
2019 Estate Planning and Trustee Update
Roger James, Parsec Financial
Learn about the seven key estate planning documents that you need, how a trusteeship works and important 2019 estate and gift tax laws.
Understanding Your 1040
Brad Burlingham, Parsec Financial
Learn about opportunities and cautionary areas related to different line items on your 1040 including wages, interest and dividends, IRA’s and pensions. Also learn what to deduct (and what not to!).
Success into Significance: Turning Your Life Into Your Legacy
Sheryl Aikman, CFWNC
Learn about various ways to pay it forward to create your own legacy, such as setting up a donor-advised fund or contributing via your IRA.