Financial Wellness Series: Investments & Retirement with Louann Cummings
March 26, 2026 / 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In-Person at Denison University
$50.00
24 seats remaining
Build skills in assessing investments, weighing risk and return, and using time value of money principles to grow your future nest egg.
There are a LOT of decisions to make regarding your short- and long-term life choices, personal financial literacy, and hitting the ground running as an independent, super capable, and strategic player in your financial health destiny. These highly value added and relevant workshops, centered around financial literacy, will provide you with pragmatic, relevant, and enlightening information as you tackle achieving your career and financial health dreams.
Commitment
Level
In-Person, One Night, 2 Hours, Thursday
Measured vs.
Learning
In this session, you’ll get hands-on practice evaluating different investment opportunities, understanding risk–return tradeoffs, making life-cycle investment decisions, and applying time value of money principles. You’ll build confidence in navigating the investment landscape and making informed choices that align with your goals.
By the end, you will be able to create your own investment plan, explain how to get started as an investor, differentiate between saving and investing, and describe the major risk factors that influence rates of return. You’ll also leave with practical tools, including a personal investment questionnaire, a review of retirement account options, and a clear understanding of various investment vehicles such as debt, equity, funds, and crypto.
*Affiliated Universities: Bluffton, Capital, Heidelberg, Kenyon, Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein Wittenberg, Wooster, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Northern.
Earn Your Badge
of Completion
Workshops range from 2-4 hours of contact time, depending on the topic and content. To earn your badge of completion, you must attend the entire session.
Meet Your Instructor
Louann Cummings, Emeritus Professor at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She was recently awarded the distinction of Emeritus professor. Louann received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA from the University of Toledo, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University and is a licensed CPA. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool. Her passion is helping students and colleagues, regardless of their course of study, become exceptional global leaders who truly make a difference.
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Build skills in assessing investments, weighing risk and return, and using time value of money principles to grow your future nest egg.
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