Do you still hold on to the part of the American Dream that saysyou can do more than just “get by,” you can also get ahead? Do youbelieve that the recovery will mean more than just “getting back tonormal?” That it will also bring financial opportunity for thosewho know how to recognize and act on the possibilities?

You can get financialadvice to support your belief in the American Dream in anupcoming free webinar “The New Affluence: Achieving FinancialSecurity in a Changed Economy.” Sponsored by The Savings Bank LifeInsurance Company of Massachusetts (SBLI), the June 17 event, from12:30 to 1 p.m., EST will feature financial expert and respectedauthor Jonathan Pond.

Pond, who has been featured on PBS and National Public Radio,will provide financialguidance on how to avoid monetary problems you may have facedin the past, and will discuss strategies to make your financialfuture more safe, simple and predictable. Participants will alsohave a chance to interact directly with Pond through a livequestion and answer session.

The webinar will help participants learn to redefine what itmeans to be financially comfortable. Instead of “affluence” being alifestyle that someone else says you should have, Pond’s lessonswill teach you to define it as attaining a lifestyle that is rightfor you and your family. Topics discussed in the webinar willinclude:

* Your investments

* Your day-to-day financial life

* Your home and family

* Your retirement

Participants will learn:

* How to achieve a life of abundance – on your own terms.

* How to choose safe strategies to protect your financialfuture.

* How to simplify your financial life and avoid the complex infavor of the straightforward.

* How to create predictability over uncertainty.

* How to use life insurance to protect your home and familywhile building your nest egg

* How to create your own pension plan.

“The rules in today’s economy have changed drastically,” Pondsays. “We are beginning to redefine what it means to be financiallycomfortable. New approaches are needed to protect our currentfinances as we plan for stability in the future.”

Known as “America’s Financial Planner,” Pond pioneered bringinglow-cost personalized money guidance to Americans. He’s appeared onnetwork and cable television, including CNN and NBC’s TodayShow.

To register for the webinar, visit www.sbli.com.

Additional resources offered by SBLI and Jonathan Pond areavailable at the Learning Center at www.sbli.com. Visitors can alsosubscribe to SBLI’s “No-Nonsense Newsletter” which features marketnews and a regular “Smart Money Tips” section. Jonathan Pond is apaid spokesperson and long-time policyholder of SBLI.

SBLI and The No Nonsense Life Insurance Company are registeredtrademarks of The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company ofMassachusetts, which is no way affiliated with SBLI USA Mutual LifeInsurance Company, Inc. NAIC # 70435. SBLI products may not beavailable in all states.

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