Greetings to our current and prospective Chapter Members and welcome to the American Financial Education Alliance (AFEA) chapter website for Virginia, MN #4810!

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!

Dean Haupt was born and raised in Northern Minnesota’s Iron Range.  After leading branches and divisions for national retailers and accounting firms, he established his own accounting business in 2009.  After seeing the devastation caused by the Great Recession, both with clients and family members, Dean became a licensed retirement adviser.  With over 20 years in the finance industry, his areas of expertise now include estate and retirement planning, wealth transfer, as well as insurance and income planning.

Dean focuses on personal financial planning and wealth preservation for those close to and already in retirement.  He brings a passion for helping people identify, achieve, and protect their retirement lifestyle.  He understands the complexities of the changing financial climate and will always make recommendations that are in the client’s best interests.  He believes that every person should diagnose their current financial health just as they would their personal health.  Through associations like AFEA, he is able to give back to the community through education and help guide Americans to a better retirement.

Dean resides in northern Minnesota, with his former supermodel wife and two dogs.  When he is not working, Dean enjoys spending time with his wife and friends, fishing, hunting, off-roading and working on his remote property.