Afdil Finance

Olympians Magdalena Lewy Boulet, Michael Gostigian and Jorge Torres Join The ElliptiGO Project

Jorge Torres trains in Arizona

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

The ElliptiGO Project, a group of elite runners focused on using innovative training tools and techniques to improve performance, today announced that 2008 Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet, three-time Olympian Michael Gostigian, and 2008 Olympic 10,000-meter runner Jorge Torres have become members of the Project. Boulet, Gostigian, and Torres join an already impressive group of runners that includes 15-time All-American and two-time US National Champion Lauren Fleshman, US National Champion Julie Culley, Badwater Ultramarathon Winner Dean Karnazes, 50K US Record Holder Josh Cox, Olympic Trials Qualifier Craig Leon, USATF Runner of the Year for Men 55-59 Brian Pilcher, and three-time World Masters Mountain Running Champion Simon Gutierrez. All ten of these athletes are incorporating the ElliptiGO and other innovative techniques and tools into their training in order to get faster and achieve their goals.

For marathoner Boulet, cross-training on the ElliptiGO fit in perfectly with her training philosophy. “I follow the philosophy my coach Jack Daniels instilled in me over the past ten years of our coaching relationship,” she remarked. “Our goal is to create the least possible stress on my body that produces the maximum physiological benefits, and the ElliptiGO provides an efficient and effective means to do just that. I’m excited to be a part of this rapidly growing team where we can learn from each other’s experiences and develop the best training techniques for innovative tools like the ElliptiGO.”

To join the Project, athletes are required to have an inspiring running-related goal that they want to accomplish in the next two years and want to authentically integrate new training tools and techniques in order to help them achieve their goal. In addition, athletes must be willing to share their training and results with other members of the team. Each athlete will use tools like the ElliptiGO in a slightly different way, so a major benefit to the team members is being able to communicate with each other and learn new ways to incorporate these devices into their own workout regimens.

Some of the Project athletes, like Torres, initially discovered the ElliptiGO when they were injured and used it during their rehabilitation. “As an athlete, it’s tough on you both mentally and physically when you’re not able to train at the level you want to,” stated Torres. “The ElliptiGO gave me a way to train hard while injured, plus it was a really fun way to work out. I was able to use the ElliptiGO throughout my injury to keep up my aerobic endurance and give me the high-intensity, running-like workouts I was used to – just without the painful impact of running. Now that I’m healthy, I still use it to take the load off my joints while building endurance and cardio fitness.”

Rounding out this trio of new members is three-time Olympian Michael Gostigian, who brings a lifetime of competitive experience with him to the Project. After competing for the United States in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in the Modern Pentathlon, Gostigian retired from competition. Last year, at the age of 48, Gostigian decided to attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. “It’s a lofty goal, for sure, but if you train smart and treat your body well, you can perform at the highest level for a lot longer than we used to think possible,” stated Gostigian. “The ElliptiGO is one of the tools I use to keep myself in shape and help me compete against much younger athletes. I think you will see more and more athletes of all ages start to incorporate this new device as they see the results we are able to achieve.”

As a member of the Project, these athletes will have access to the expertise of Integration Advisor Bob Augello. Augello has been working with endurance athletes at all levels for more than 20 years with a particular emphasis on using innovation to improve performance. His role is to advise Project members on how they can best use all the different tools and techniques identified by the Project.

“As I see it, injuries are the single greatest enemy one faces when striving to obtain optimal performance capability, whether during a season or over the course of an entire career,” remarked Augello. “I see integration of the ElliptiGO into training as a means of evading that enemy. It’s the closest thing available to running – it generates a heart rate within 5 beats of what it would be if you were running – but it’s non-impact.”

The Project is currently recruiting elite runners with ambitious goals who are interested in exploring innovative new ways of getting faster and staying healthy. For more information about The ElliptiGO Project, visit the website at http://www.theelliptigoproject.com.

About The ElliptiGO Project

The ElliptiGO Project exists to make runners faster through innovation. It is currently growing membership, adding new innovative running tools, and affiliating with other organizations that share the same goal of improving athletes’ performance through innovation. The Project tests new training techniques through competition, both on the track and on the road, and reports its findings with candor. http://www.theelliptigoproject.com

# # #

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

i-Sight to Host Free Webinar on Detecting Deception During Investigation Interviews

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) April 10, 2012

i-Sight Software has announced that it will host a free webinar outlining how to detect deception during investigation interviews. The webinar, “Detecting Deception: Investigation Interviewing Skills,” will be held on Thursday April 26th at 2pm EDT and will be led by expert investigator, author, instructor and CFE, Don Rabon.

The consequences of missing the mark during investigation interviews can be dire, no matter who is doing them. A poorly conducted interrogation can spark a lawsuit, cause an innocent person to lose a job or go to jail, or put a company into bankruptcy. So it’s important that those who are required to do interviews have the weapons they need to do them well. One of the most important weapons available to an investigator is the ability to detect deception.

“Everybody wants to know how to spot a liar, but the ability to detect deception is an especially important skill for investigators,” says Joe Gerard VP of Sales and Marketing at i-Sight. “We are thrilled to have Don Rabon on board for this webinar and are looking forward to hearing his strategies for getting at the truth. His extensive background in investigations and experience with high-level interrogations make him the ideal expert to share this kind of in-depth knowledge,” says Gerard.

“Once the interviewee begins to talk, the interviewer must be able to detect deception,” says Rabon. “The form of the deception and the specific elements of deception have to be identified.” These are the skills investigators need to conduct effective investigations. “And like any other skill, the more we practice, the better we get,” he says.

During the webinar, Rabon will teach attendees:

How to identify the forms of the deception
How to determine where and how an interviewee is being deceptive
The importance of words and how the language we use changes when we lie
How to tell the difference between what subjects say and what they really mean

To register for the webinar, click here.

About Don Rabon, CFE

Don Rabon, CFE, author, speaker, instructor and former investigative director, has more than 34 years of experience conducting training in interviewing techniques, detecting deception and investigative disclosure analysis. Rabon is the author of many books, including Interviewing and Interrogation 2nd Edition and Fraud Related Interviewing. Rabon is retired from the North Carolina Justice Academy, North Carolina Department of Justice, where he served as Deputy Director.

Rabon has provided instruction and investigative assistance to investigators in 45 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Belgium, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, Trinidad, Barbados and England. He has also trained federal, state, and local criminal justice personnel; NATO counterintelligence personnel; and private sector investigative, audit, and corporate security personnel.

About i-Sight

Based in Ottawa, Canada, i-Sight (http://www.i-sight.com) is a leading provider of web-based investigative case management software. For organizations wrestling with the increasing cost, complexity, risk and volume of internal investigations, i-Sight can improve the efficiency of existing resources through adaptive case management.

i-Sight can free your investigators from secretarial work, allowing them to spend more time investigating. An optimized investigative process built on the i-Sight case management platform gives you the freedom to focus on investigations and identifying trends to reduce future risk. i-Sight customers typically eliminate 25-50% of an investigator’s administrative burden and deliver more polished and consistent investigative reports in minutes instead of days or weeks.

For information and breaking news related to corporate investigations, visit the company blog at http://i-sight.com/ .

For further information, please contact:

Joe Gerard, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

Borough President Diaz, Mercy College And Truman High School Collaborate To Launch Innovative Program: The Bronx Achievement Pact

Bronx, NY (PRWEB) April 06, 2012

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Mercy College in conjunction with Bronx-based Harry S Truman High School are pleased to announce the launch of The Bronx Achievement Pact, an innovative new educational initiative that aims to raise high school graduation rates, enhance college readiness and maximize college enrollment.

“This innovative program has the potential to change the way we prepare our students for college not just here in the Bronx, but across the entire City,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “At my education summit last fall, I called on our education service providers to develop new, innovative ways to improve college-readiness in our borough, and I am thrilled that both Mercy College and Truman High School have answered that call with the Bronx Achievement Pact.”

By leveraging the resources of colleges and universities and collaborating with existing public high schools, the Bronx Achievement Pact is a comprehensive and scalable solution to the education crisis. Educational indicators in the Bronx are the lowest in New York City, with just 59% of Bronx students graduating from high school and only 17% considered “college ready” by the New York State Education Department. The Bronx Achievement Pact will expand opportunities for Bronx students by bridging the gap between high school and college to raise high school graduation rates, improve college readiness and increase college enrollment.

“A quality education is the critical factor in achieving economic success, personal satisfaction and social stability,” said Mercy College President Dr. Kimberly Cline. “The Bronx Achievement Pact will improve educational outcomes for Bronx students and secure a better and more prosperous future for generations of Bronx residents. We are excited to undertake this revolutionary initiative with our committed partners, and we look forward to further collaboration with additional partners as we move ahead.”

The Bronx Achievement Pact uses a comprehensive strategy that integrates successful high school and college experiences:

    Early College Program: Offering students 30 hours of transferable college credits during the regular high school day, with the option of completing an additional 30 credits to earn an Associate’s degree during summers, weekends and school breaks, all at no cost to students or their parents
    College and Career Exploration: Building awareness about all aspects of the college process and various career pathways
    Learning Excellence: Facilitating focused tutoring and mentoring relationships between high school and college students
    Summer Support: Engaging struggling students by sharpening skills in literacy, math and critical thinking and exposing them to college
    Parent and Community Engagement: Providing parents with the knowledge and skills to support their children on the path to and through college

“Student success in school – both in achievement and aspiration – is largely a function of the dedication of the adults guiding the students: the teachers and the parents,” said Mercy College School of Education Dean Alfred S. Posamentier.

“The Mercy College School of Education is dedicated to producing first rate teachers and administrators for the Bronx Achievement Pact, as well as establishing a Parent Center at our Bronx campus that will serve the entire borough and should be a paradigm for the rest of the City.”

Mercy College will partner with Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx to pilot the Bronx Achievement Pact in September 2012. It will expand to include one additional high school in September 2013, and then will continue to expand into 2-5 schools each year until all Bronx high schools with a graduation rate below 70% can join the Bronx Achievement Pact.

“The Bronx Achievement Pact is the bridge that students need to make a successful transition from high school to college,” said Harry S Truman High School Principal, Sana Q. Nasser. “Bronx students will be fortunate enough to have the support that they need to gain acceptance into college, but also to flourish as life-long scholars. Truman High School is honored to be partnered with the Bronx Borough President and Mercy College on such a tremendous opportunity that will benefit many students.”

To support its growth over the next several decades, the Bronx Achievement Pact aims to raise $ 100 million in operating and endowment funds. This funding will allow the initiative to sustain and expand programming, ensuring that all students in our target schools can take advantage of the Bronx Achievement Pact.    

About the Office of Borough President

The Borough President works with the Mayor to prepare the annual executive budget submitted to the City Council, reviews and comments on major land use projects, and proposes sites for City facilities within his jurisdiction. The Borough President also monitors the administration of City services and engages in strategic planning for the economic development of the borough. He appoints a representative to the New York City Board of Education and the New York City Planning Commission. The Borough President also appoints the members of the Community Boards and is the Chairperson of both the Borough Board and the Borough Services Cabinet. Among other distinctions, the Borough President sits on the New York City Off-Track Betting Site Selection Board, and is a trustee of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System. The Borough President’s Office also houses the Borough’s Topographical Bureau, which is responsible for maintaining the borough’s official maps, and assigning street addresses.

About Mercy College

Founded in 1950, Mercy College is a private, not-for-profit higher education institution that offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Liberal Arts. Mercy College offers an engaging and personalized learning experience that includes the College’s revolutionary Personalized Achievement Contract (PACT) program. The Mercy College PACT is the first program of its kind and now serves as a nationally recognized model for mentoring. The PACT program was featured as a “Best Practice” for retention and career services by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

http://www.mercy.edu/ 877-MERCY-GO.

About Truman High School

Harry S Truman High School is committed to excellence by offering a variety of programs that build success in academics, the arts, and athletics. Truman’s administrators, faculty, and staff believe that scholastic success and extracurricular activities will prepare students to become well-rounded and productive adults beyond their high school years. While many large neighborhood schools have been replaced with smaller schools, Truman has remained intact, serving more than 2,200 students. Truman’s success is attributed to its specialized programs and academically rigorous curriculum across the content areas.

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

New Retirement Calculator Recommends Your Best Place to Retire

Madison, CT (PRWEB) October 6, 2009

A favorite pastime for baby boomers nearing retirement is speculating about the best places to retire. But with so many different towns, areas, and types of retirement lifestyles to choose from, finding each person’s best place to retire can be both intimidating and confusing. To help, Topretirements.com, “Find Your Best Place to Retire”, has just released a unique Retirement Ranger calculator at http://www.topretirements.com/retirementranger/ranger_login.html. Visitors just answer the 11 quick questions on this fun and free quiz and presto – they’re emailed a comprehensive list of the best towns, cities, and 55+ developments that fit their retirement preferences.

John Brady, President of “Topretirements – Find Your Best Place to Retire”, commented about the new Retirement Ranger: “We’re excited about the response to our Retirement Ranger. Of course people think it’s a fun way to narrow down their retirement possibilities. But the most interesting reaction is when their profile recommends places to retire they never considered before”.

To develop its instant recommendations the Retirement Ranger relies on the facts in Topretirements.com’s extensive database of over 1000 best retirement towns and active adult communities. The short quiz ask 11 questions on January low temperature preference, interest in a low tax state, type of environment (urban, suburban, college town, coastal, mountains, desert, etc.), culture, state and region, etc. Once submitted, a personalized report of the towns and active adult communities that match their preferences is emailed to them within seconds.

About Topretirements.com

Baby boomers come to Topretirements to find their best places to retire. The site offers detailed, user-generated reviews and lists of the best places to retire in the U.S. and abroad. Visitors will also find practical articles about how to choose a retirement community, a blog, and a popular Discussion Forum where visitors talk about various places to retire. Developers of active adult communities can publish detailed profiles of their communities on the site at no charge.

http://www.Topretirements.com – Find your best place to retire!

For more information:

Contact: John Brady

203 415-4792

###

Attachments

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

World’s Largest Retirement Corporation Inaugurates Online Marketing Presence with RetirementHomes.com

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) April 26, 2006

Mr. Evan Heltay, President and C.E.O. of Target Directories Corp., announced that Holiday Retirement Corp., the world’s largest retirement community operator entered into an agreement to market 303 facilities on Target Directories Corp.’s premier directory – RetirementHomes.com, the highest-trafficked retirement-based directory on the internet.

Holiday Retirement Corp., based in Salem, Oregon, manages over 300 retirement facilities, predominantly in the US, but also in Canada, the UK, and France. It provides retirement options to 35,000 residents and employs 10,000 employees.

Founded in 1971, by William E. (Bill) Colson, Holiday Retirement Corp. has steadily grown into the leading retirement provider in the US, with an increasing presence around the world. It provides senior housing options in Independent Living and Assisted Living.

Larry Wright, Holiday’s Director of Rental Management, realized that his organization required a greater online presence to plan for greater marketing potential in the 21st Century. He, and his staff, performed a thorough study of senior housing directories, and concluded that RetirementHomes.com was the premier online marketing source.

Larry Wright – Director of Rental Management – Holiday Retirement Corp.

“After evaluating many options to promote our retirement communities online, Holiday Retirement Corp. decided to go with RetirementHomes.com. We trust in the online plan created by their team to provide the best marketing for all our 300-plus properties. Combine that with the impressive results and positive feedback from our managers who operate the program and RetirementHomes.com is the best fit.

For a retirement community seeking to generate traffic over the internet, or for the corporation looking for a new measurable tactic to promote their communities, I recommend RetirementHomes.com.”

Evan Heltay – President – RetirementHomes.com

“The participation of Holiday Retirement Corp. on our senior housing directory confirms the position of RetirementHomes.com as the dominant online internet directory. Larry Wright and his hard-working marketing team recognize that RetirementHome.com provides the most effective internet marketing tools. They see great value in our ability to direct targeted traffic to their company, increase residency, and bolster waiting lists. Our users benefit by having top notch communities, like those operated by Holiday Retirement Corp., listed prominently within our directory. Our continued traffic growth confirms that seniors and their families are looking online for retirement solutions. This venture validates our statistics that more internet users access RetirementHomes.com than any other online senior’s resource.”

RetirementHomes.com will provide Holiday Retirement Corp. with prominent placement online along with a comprehensive internet strategy that features extensive linking and increased traffic.

Contact:

Reuben Segelbaum

Vice President of Business Operations, RetirementHomes.com

570 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 303

Toronto, ON M5N 1B7 Canada

Toll-Free: 888-544-9124

Phone: 416-544-9124

Fax: 416-850-9908

http://www.retirementhomes.com

###

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

Friends Life Care Successfully Completes Retirement Transition Workshop

Participant maps out retirement vision plans as a part of the Retirement Transitions Enrichment Workshop

Wayne, PA (PRWEB) July 07, 2011

Friends Life Care recently completed its Retirement Transition Enrichment Workshop, one of a series of workshops that are part of their VigR™ Program that focuses on staving off the effects of chronological aging. The Real Meaning in Retirement Transition workshop offered by Friends Life Care created a new mindset about retirement for attendees. The purpose of the course was to shift participants’ views from retirement as something that just happens to them, to a view of retirement as something that can be consciously designed to be meaningful and energizing. Through a series of carefully selected activities, the attendees explored new perspectives, generated powerful insights, and discovered the exciting potential that awaits them in their retirement years.

The Real Meaning in Retirement Transition workshop was four weeks long and helped attendees assess five critical emotional aspects of retirement. The workshop also pushed attendees to discover their own personal motivation for piloting their way through their retirement years. “One of the most powerful aspects of the course on attendees was seeing evidence that there are many ways to view retirement. It’s not a one-size-fits-all experience,” said Paul Hilt, coordinator of the workshop and retirement coach.

Hilt also offered one-on-one advice to interested attendees. This insight frees attendees to imagine the possibilities. It gives hope that retirement does not have to just be a winding down, but a precious opportunity to expand one’s horizons. The workshop helped attendees find their retirement path, so they spend more time on the path rather than searching for it.

Carol A. Barbour, President of Friends Life Care, anticipated attending the event as an observer and ended up engaging in the activities. Barbour stated, “This highly participatory class was nothing short of amazing participants were actively involved in identifying passions, values, core strengths, developing a retirement transition scenario and blueprint.” One of the participants said it was the best six hours he’d ever spent in a class. Paul Hilt further mentioned, “The participants were amazed at the depth of meaning [one attendee] got from the activity.”

Friends Life Care also presents other enrichment workshops such as Nutrition Myth Busters, Boost Your Resilience, Exercise: A Prescription for Vitality and Improving Sleep for Better Health. All of these workshops are a part of Friends Life Care’s proprietary VigR™ program.

About Friends Life Care:

Friends Life Care offers a unique, affordable alternative or supplement to long-term care insurance and continuing care retirement communities. Designed to help individuals and couples remain at home and independent as they age, customizable membership plans from Friends Life Care help members protect their savings and prepare for the unexpected, while providing innovative options to help increase their vitality and longevity. Unlike long-term-care insurance, the Friends Life Care team of highly credentialed Care Coordinators arranges and supervises all the services you need. Members have no claim forms to file and no reimbursements to wait for. Friends Life Care spares members and their loved ones the enormous stress, cost and uncertainty of locating and managing reliable, qualified care on their own. The emphasis on prevention and attention to the whole person distinguishes Friends Life Care’s philosophy toward independent aging.

Friends Life Care promotes holistic approaches to maintaining healthy, active living through its proprietary program, VigR™ (pronounced vigor)-a proactive research based offering created to help members strengthen and extend their mental and physical health and resilience. Non-members may also take part in some of the VigR program components on a fee-for-service basis.

For more information on the benefits of membership, informational seminars visit http://friendslifecare.org/index.aspx or on Facebook

Contact:

Amy Josef

215-628-8964

ajosef(at)friendslifecare(dot)org

###

Attachments

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

Your Retirement Finances Are “Golden” With Retirement-4-U’s New 20-Year Plan

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 20, 2004

Retirement-4-U, a retirement planning and consulting firm, is happy to announce its new 20-Year Retirement Plan for those planning an early retirement, those on the verge of retiring, or those lucky folks who have just recently retired.

Retirement-4-U already offers plans such as the Retirement Validation Plan, Retirement Modification Plan, a 10-Year Retirement Plan, and a 30-Year Retirement Plan. This new 20-Year Plan fills in the gap between the 10 and 30 year plans. It is designed to predict your financial circumstances over the next 20 years, so that you may enjoy your golden years with peace of mind.

This 20-Year Retirement Plan includes a 20 Year Income Forecast accounting for inflation, withdrawals from interest, Social Security income, 401k, pension, income taxes and variable expenses. The plan also includes suggestions for adjusting or maintaining expenses to best realize your retirement goals and unlimited phone and email support throughout the retirement planning process. Retirement-4-U can map out your financial future so you can get a good idea of how to spend your retirement years.

Retirement-4-U combines personal attention with modern technology, getting to know you through a series of question worksheets sent to you for a period of a few weeks. These worksheets will ask you about your income and assets, your investments, your expenses, and your personal retirement goals.

You can fill out the information worksheets at your own rate, each usually taking about 3 hours. After Retirement-4-U has learned about who you are, what your financial situation is, and what you want for your retirement future, then comes the benefit of their own personally developed system for retirement analysis.

This analysis combines a personalized approach with modern technology, including Retirement-4-U’s own specialized computer software designed to crunch the big numbers, taking into account inflation, multiple employment benefits, pensions, social security and more. Only a combination of a powerful computer program and personal attention given to your own situation and goals can give you a strong, detailed financial plan for the next 20 years of your life.

Retirement-4-U was founded in 2001, born out of the founder’s frustration with the state of existing retirement analysis for early retirement planning. With over 80 years of combined financial planning experience, along with over 50 years combined experience in software development, the people at Retirement-4-U are experts at helping you plan your financial future.

To learn more about Retirement-4-U, visit their website at http://www.retirement-4-u.com

# # #

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

INFRE Certified Retirement Counselor® (CRC®) Accreditation Distinguishes Retirement Planning Professionals

Lubbock, TX (PRWEB) October 24, 2009

InFre Certified Retirement Counselor® program receives national Accreditation. Combine the current economic crisis with the fact that there are 78 million Boomers getting ready to retire over the next 18 years, and the result is a whole new world for retirement planning professionals.

At this critical juncture, earning the newly accredited Certified Retirement Counselor® (CRC®) certification developed by the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) is an effective way advisors can hone their skills and communicate their expertise to the oncoming wave of potential clients.

“As the leader in retirement education for professionals, InFRE is keenly aware of our responsibility in maintaining a role that promotes competency in regard to the retirement planning profession,” says Kevin Seibert, CFP®, CEBS, CRC®, Managing Director at InFRE. “We knew accreditation of the CRC program was a vital building block to offering an industry-wide and consumer-accepted retirement certification.”

In its mission to lead the way in retirement planning education, InFRE designed the Certified Retirement Counselor® process to help retirement professionals understand increasingly complex issues and retirement risks facing retirees, as well as help pre-retirees saving through individual, private employer and government employer retirement plans become more retirement ready. This one-of-a-kind certification also acts as an indicator for consumers searching for a knowledgeable retirement professional that can help them with both their retirement accumulation and distribution planning needs.

As of September 1, 2009 the Certified Retirement Counselor® officially met the certification accreditation standards determined by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Tackling the challenging process of independent certification program accreditation requires the Certified Retirement Counselor® to be structured and administered under rigorous standards relating to governance, responsibility to stakeholders, exam process, and recertification. “Only a few financially-related certifications have achieved NCCA accreditation status because it is difficult to meet the standards,” says Seibert.

The Certified Retirement Counselor® was established by InFRE in 1999 and developed with the Center for Financial Responsibility at Texas Tech University. John Salter, Ph.D., CFP®, AIFA®, Director, Division of Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech University states, “As one of the leading financial planning university programs in the country, we encourage students to earn the Certified Retirement Counselor® because it provides in-depth and focused content in all aspects of retirement, as well as opening new opportunities for careers in the retirement industry.” The Certified Retirement Counselor® is also endorsed by both NAGDCA and NPEA – retirement industry associations that represent hundreds of state and local government retirement plans with millions of employees. “The InFRE Certified Retirement Counselor® is one of the most comprehensive retirement programs available,” says Denise Appleby, CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc. “I know – I have reviewed quite a few.” To date, over 2,000 professionals have met the Certified Retirement Counselor® certification eligibility and testing requirements.

###

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

Couples Struggle with Communication as They Redefine Retirement, New eBook by Leading Retirement Coaches Roberta Taylor and Dorian Mintzer Offers Free Advice

Stop Avoiding Your Retirement Puzzle

Waltham, MA (PRWEB) July 22, 2011

More than seventy-eight million baby boomers are pioneering a new life stage characterized by living and working longer, often called the “third stage” of life. A new free ebook, Stop Avoiding Your Retirement Puzzle: 6 Steps to More Effective Communication, by retirement coaches Roberta Taylor and Dorian Mintzer, provides a wake-up call to couples as they approach this critical, “third stage” of life. Taylor and Mintzer outline a 6-step process to effective communication that helps couples successfully navigate this transition.

Fidelity recently released a Couples Retirement Study which indicates that couples aren’t communicating about these issues. Kathleen A Murphy, president of Personal Investing at Fidelity notes, “Millions of American couples have worked very hard to save for retirement. However, far too many don’t take the time, or have the comfort level, to jointly discuss their plans for the future. “

The steps outlined in the free ebook, “Stop Avoiding Your Retirement Puzzle” enables couples to move forward with this issue. Taylor adds, “When couples are able to communicate effectively and know how to compromise and negotiate, they are less likely to avoid the often difficult and uncomfortable issues related to retirement transition.”

“Unlike other information about redefining retirement on the market today,” notes Mintzer, “we offer couples a road map to getting on the same page when it comes to their ‘what’s next’ vision.”

In this ebook, couples will discover:

–How to start this complex conversation, even when both partners are committed to communicating

–The #1 secret to clear communication so that you avoid playing the “blame game”

–How to hone your skill and discipline at the most difficult part of effective communication — it’s the best way to show your partner that you really want to hear what is being said

–The 4 crucial steps to successfully bringing up difficult issues

–The best way to successfully negotiate different viewpoints or areas of disagreement

–9 key ways to work together as a team to achieve positive outcomes and benefit the relationship

Stop Avoiding Your Retirement Puzzle: 6 Steps to More Effective Communication, is available at http://www.StopAvoidingYourRetirementPuzzle.com

Dorian Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, career/life transition coach, executive coach, teacher and speaker who facilitates workshops and speaks to community and professional groups on topics related to mid-life issues. She is founder of the Boomers and Beyond, a special interest group for interdisciplinary professionals. Roberta K. Taylor, RNCS, M.Ed., is a licensed psychotherapist, life planning coach and consultant, couples relationship coaching specialist and NSA speaker who facilitates workshops and speaks to professional and community organizations on topics related to midlife and retirement transition.

Further information is available at: http://www.CouplesRetirementPuzzle.com or at info [at] couplesretirementpuzzle.com

###

Attachments

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.

RetirementLiving.com Launches Comprehensive Directory of U.S. Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Redding, CT (PRWEB) May 16, 2011

For seniors seeking to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) anywhere in the United States, a new searchable online directory is now available to help. Today the Retirement Living Information Center has just launched a new CCRC Directory section within its popular web site, RetirementLiving.com.

The new CCRC directory enables one to search for a community either by state and city or state and county. It makes it very easy to find a CCRC anywhere in the United States. The search results provide the name of the community, a web link, address, phone number, and whether it is accredited or not.

“It is the most complete CCRC directory on the Internet,” states company president, Tom Wetzel.

The directory contains information on nearly 2,000 U.S. communities. It also identifies about 300 that have been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, known as CARF International.

The new CCRC directory joins a family of other premium services available on RetirementLiving.com that require a nominal membership fee of $ 24.95 — a one-time charge that provides access forever. Membership benefits include access to the company’s famous “Great Places to Retire,” which has in-depth reports on 210 retirement destinations in 33 states, and access to the searchable Active Retirement Community Directory which lists nearly 1,800 active living (age 55-plus) communities.

What is a CCRC: Continuing Care Retirement Communities offer residents a lifestyle continuum, starting with independent living and progressing through assisted living, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, and nursing care, depending on what type of service is ultimately needed.

What is CARF: CARF is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services that operates in 17 countries on five continents. Accreditation by CARF is a sign of quality services and is an important consideration in any decision making process. The value of accreditation goes beyond a competitive distinction for continuing care service providers and provides a framework for continuous quality improvement.

About RLIC: RetirementLiving.com, operated by the Retirement Living Information Center, is an award-winning web site that helps seniors find places to live in retirement. The site also offers an array of valuable information to assist seniors in planning for an enjoyable retirement.

Contact Information:

Tom Wetzel, President

Retirement Living Information Center, Inc.

203-938-0417

Twetzel(at)RetirementLiving(dot)com

###

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.