Greetings to our current and prospective Chapter Members and welcome to the American Financial Education Alliance (AFEA) chapter website for Farmington Hills, MI #4386!

As an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) NonProfit Organization, our mission is to empower Americans to take control of their finances by providing local communities with objective financial education. It is our pleasure to educate our local communities and share how AFEA works to provide all Americans the education and experience they need to enhance their financial understanding and management.

AFEA specializes in providing high-level financial education classes and events at establishments of all types:

Libraries  ♦  Universities, Colleges, Junior Colleges  ♦  Businesses  ♦  Nonprofit and Fundraising Organizations

Class offerings include:

A Guide to 401k Rollovers  ♦ The ABCD’s of Medicare ♦  Advanced Estate Planning ♦ An Introduction to Annuities  ♦ Business Continuation Planning ♦ College Planning ♦ The Essentials of Estate Planning  ♦ Financial Planning Basics ♦ Investing for Women ♦ IRAs, Annuities, and Other Sources of Retirement Income  ♦ Living a Tax-Free Retirement ♦ Most Common Financial Mistakes ♦ Myths and Facts About Annuities ♦ Planning for Long-Term Care  ♦ Retirement Basics ♦ Retirement Income Planning ♦ Roth IRA Conversions ♦ Safe Money Principles of Retirement Planning ♦ Social Security Benefit Options  ♦ Special Needs Planning ♦ Understanding Your IRA ♦ Understanding Your Roth IRA ♦ Variable Annuities ♦ Women and Money ♦ Your Employee-Sponsored Retirement Plan

We invite you to attend our local workshops and become an active member by participating in our educational events throughout the community.

Thank you for visiting your local Chapter’s website; we look forward to seeing you in a class soon!

For 37 years Ron has been helping families and small business owners with comprehensive financial management.

Ron is a noted financial speaker and has presented retirement planning seminars for various organizations in the Detroit area including: General Motors, Chrysler Corp., The Archdiocese of Detroit to name a few.

Ron grew up in Detroit and is a proud product of the Detroit Public School system.  He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972 and received a Master’s Degree from Wayne State University in 1976.

Ron currently holds the Series 65 designation. He is also licensed and qualified in Accident and Health, Life insurance and Variable Annuities through the state of Michigan. He earned his CFP® designation in June, 1988.

Ron and his wife, Laura, have been married for 43 years and have two sons and two very sweet granddaughters.

Community Involvement

• Past President of the University of Michigan Alumni Club of Greater Northville
• Member Board of Directors University of Michigan Alumni Club of Greater Northville
• Volunteer work for UM Mott’s Children’s Hospital
• Former member Board of Directors for the Warren, Michigan YMCA