BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL 
BP MARKOWITZ TO WELCOME BABY BOOMERS TO RETIREMENT--YES, RETIREMENT!--FAIR AT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL,
BETWEEN COURT & ADAMS STREETS (DOWNTOWN
On Thursday, October 30, 2008, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host a free Baby Boomer Retirement Fair at Borough Hall, with representatives on hand to answer questions on everything from Medicare, Social Security and reverse mortgages to money management, foreclosures and planning for the future in these uncertain financial times. Hard to believe, but the earliest baby boomers, defined as anyone born between 1946 and 1964, are beginning to retire.
Exhibitors and workshops available to help boomers navigate this new phase of their lives will include New York City Department for the Aging; Social Security Administration; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; SCORE; Grimaldi & Yeung, LLP; Henry Street Settlement; Parodneck Foundation; Mass Mutual Financial Group; Brooklyn Public Library; MetLife Bank, N.A.; AARP Foundation Bill Payer Program; Citibank; Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults (JPAC) and more.
Register online at www.retirementfair.eventbrite.com
or
call Ingrid at 718-802-3868 for questions
In partnership with the New York City Department for the Aging
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Tentative Workshop Schedule
5:50 to 6:00 PM
Free Counseling for Businesses or Volunteer at SCORE
Herb Winkler, SCORE, Couselors to America's Business
6:00 to 6:15 PM
Comparing Medicare Prescription Plans & Medicare Advantage Plans
What's New for 2009?
Frank Winter- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
6:15 to 6:30 PM
Social Security and Retirement
Loretta Chillemi - Social Security Administration
6: 30 to 6:45 PM
Planning for Long-term Care, Taxes, and Medicaid Issues
Judith Grimaldi & Pauline Yeung, Grimaldi & Yeung, LLP
6:45 to 6:50 PM
Break
6:50 to 7:05 PM
Reverse Mortgages, Foreclosure, & Health Costs in Today's Economy
William E. Smith- MetLife Bank, N.A.
7:05 to 7:20 PM
Foreclosure Intervention and Senior Home Repair Programs
Sotirios Assimacopoulos- Parodneck Foundation
7:20 to 7:30 PM
Break
7:30 to 7:45 PM
Ensuring your Financial Home (Protecting Your Assets)
Frank D. Palmeri & Jim McTighe- Mass Mutual Financial Group
7:45 to 8:00 PM
Steps to Retirement (Day to Day Money Management)
Jeffrey A. Moss- Citibank