By Steve Gilliam, University Relations
UNCG's Gerontology Program will host a course Jan. 25-28 for individuals seeking the registered financial gerontologist designation.
The program’s subject matter, financial gerontology, is a new specialty that has developed in recent years with the onset of retirement age for millions of baby-boomers. Practitioners in the field focus on the financial challenges of aging, from the complexities of paying for health care to managing cash flow.
Sessions will be held in Elliott University Center and the course is being conducted by the American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG), the American Society on Aging and Widener University. Registration is through the institute’s website, www.aifg.org, and the cost is $1,500.
In addition to UNCG’s host role, Dr. Jan Wassel, director of the UNCG Gerontology Program, will be on the teaching faculty. UNCG’s Gerontology Program is the state’s only graduate program in the subject. Among its offerings is the new dual degree program leading to an MBA and an MS in gerontology. A reception to celebrate the new graduate program will be held Jan. 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Phillips Room of EUC.
Topics include long-term care finance, families and aging, the new science of wealth span planning, financial longevity, biology and psychology of aging, and gerontology and the new Medicare. The class is designed for financial planners, CPAs, elder law attorneys, bank officers, retirement counselors, money managers, insurance and long-term care providers, Medicare advisors, gerontologists and anyone involved in elder care.
Other speakers include Dr. Neal Cutler, dean of AIFG; sociologist Dr. David Eckert of the University of Kansas; Marshall Kapp, professor of law and medicine at Southern Illinois University; John Migliaccio, AIFG president; and Howard Passman, financial practitioner and a specialist in long-term care finance.
