The Military Families Learning Network (MFLN) provides engaged online communities and educational resources for military family service professionals. The MFLN focuses on identifying and sharing best practices, research-based information and materials. An upcoming webinar on December 1st will review key personal finance issues from 2015, such as data hacking and identity theft, and preview important changes for 2016 related to taxes, investments, healthcare and more. The MFLN also maintains an extensive archive of past webinars on various personal finance topics relevant to military families.

1. The
Military
Families
Learning
Network
serves
military
family
service
professionals
through
engaged
online
communities
which
identify
and
make
use
of
the
highest
quality,
best
practices,
research
and
evidence-­‐
based
information,
educational
and
curriculum
materials,
and
programming
activities
and
efforts.
MFLN
Personal
Finance
Twi$er:
@MFLNPF
blogs.extension.org/militaryfamilies
extension.org/militaryfamilies
h;p://bit.ly/PFwebinars
Strengthening and building financial management capability and
education of Personal Financial Management Program Managers
Upcoming
MFLN
Personal
Finance
Webinar
ONLINE
COMMUNITIES
Ø Dr.
MarGe
Gillen,
Principal
InvesGgator,
mgillen@ufl.edu
Ø Dr.
Barbara
O’Neill,
Outreach
Coordinator:
oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu
Ø Molly
Herndon,
Social
Media
Specialist:
mollyh2@extension.org
Ø Jerry
Buchko,
PracGGoner
Consultant:
jerry.buchko@gmail.com
CONNECT
WITH
US
U.S DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE
Ø 2015
Personal
Finance
Year
in
Review
Tuesday,
Dec.
1,
2015,
11
a.m.-­‐12:30
p.m.
ET
learn.extension.org/events/2160
During
this
90-­‐minute
webinar
,
Dr.
Barbara
O’Neill
will
discuss
“hot
button”
personal
@inance
issues
in
2015
that
will
continue
to
be
of
interest
to
consumers
and
@inancial
practitioners
in
2016.
Some
key
topics
include
increasing
rates
of
personal
data
hacking
and
tax
refund
identity
theft,
changes
in
credit
scoring,
stock
market
volatility,
and
continued
implementation
of
the
Affordable
Care
Act.
The
webinar
will
conclude
with
a
discussion
of
strategies
to
reduce
federal
and/or
state
income
taxes
while
there
is
still
time
and
preview
2016
changes
in
income
tax,
estate
tax,
Social
Security,
and
other
government
regulations.

2. Military
Families
Learning
Network
Archived
Personal
Finance
Webinars
Ø Retire Ready: Financial Planning for Later
Life
learn.extension.org/events/530
Ø Thrift Savings Plans: Retirement Planning
for Military Families
learn.extension.org/events/563
Ø Income Tax Return Filing Issues for
Members of the Armed Forces
learn.extension.org/events/588
Ø Basic Money Management
learn.extension.org/events/612
Ø Long Term Planning
learn.extension.org/events/749
Ø Financial Frauds & Scams
learn.extension.org/events/740
Ø Investing For Your Future 1: Basic
Concepts & Investment Products
learn.extension.org/events/931
Ø Investing For Your Future 2: Mutual Funds
& Tax-Deferred Investments
learn.extension.org/events/932
Ø Financial Statements and Record-Keeping
learn.extension.org/events/976
Ø Financial Ratio and SWOT Analysis
learn.extension.org/events/977
Ø Paying for Post-Secondary Education
Expenses: Part 1
learn.extension.org/events/1020
Ø Paying for Education Expenses & the GI
Bill: Part 2
learn.extension.org/events/1033
Ø Credit Basics & Debt Repayment
Strategies
learn.extension.org/events/1021
Ø Living on the Financial Edge
learn.extension.org/events/1124
Ø Estate Planning & Military Families: 1
learn.extension.org/events/1141
Ø Estate Planning & Military Families: 2
learn.extension.org/events/1191
Ø Behavioral Economics
learn.extension.org/events/1015
Ø How Are You Doing? A Financial Check-Up
learn.extension.org/events/1316
Ø Life Insurance: What PFMP Staff Need to
Know
learn.extension.org/events/1304
Ø Secrets of Smart Car Buying
learn.extension.org/events/1327
Ø Using Twitter, Games & Videos in Personal
Finance
learn.extension.org/events/1329
Ø Savings Strategies for Non-Savers
learn.extension.org/events/1426
Ø Common Consumer Frauds & How to Avoid
Them
learn.extension.org/events/1500
Ø Military Home Buying & Selling
learn.extension.org/events/1501
Ø 20 Steps to 7 Figures
learn.extension.org/events/1502
Ø Mental Health & Financial Management
learn.extension.org/events/1557
Ø Heuristics, Anchoring & Narrowing Choice
learn.extension.org/events/1555
Ø The Culture of Personal Finance
learn.extension.org/events/1556
Ø What Young Adults Need to Know About
Money
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø Small Steps to Health and Wealth
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø Cliffs Notes from the Journal of Financial
Counseling & Planning
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø Financial Planning for the Second Half of Life
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø How to Help Military and Veterans Families:
For Financial Professionals
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø How to Read a Mutual Fund Prospectus
learn.extension.org/events/1558
Ø Current Personal Finance Issues for
Financial Practitioners
learn.extension.org/events/1714
Ø Year End Tax-Planning Strategies
learn.extension.org/events/1675
Ø Developing a Personal Asset Allocation
Strategy
https://learn.extension.org/events/1715
Ø Calculating What to Save for Retirement
learn.extension.org/events/1716
Ø Investing with Small Dollar Amounts
learn.extension.org/events/1717
Ø Entrepreneurship Essentials for Service
Members & Military Spouses
learn.extension.org/events/2018
Ø The Ins & Outs of Target Date Funds and
the TSP Lifecycle Funds
learn.extension.org/events/2030
Ø Motivating Clients to Develop Positive
Financial Behaviors
learn.extension.org/events/2011
Ø Financial Therapy Insights for Counseling
& Education
learn.extension.org/events/2019
Ø Financial Coaching
learn.extension.org/events/2012
Ø Predatory Lending Practices & How to
Avoid Them
learn.extension.org/events/2113
Ø Estate Planning & Advanced Directives
learn.extension.org/events/2149
Ø Military Family Financial Transitions:
Changes to Incomes, Benefits & Money
Management
learn.extension.org/events/2163
Ø Student Loans: What Financial
Practitioners Need to Know
learn.extension.org/events/2161
Ø 2015 Personal Finance Year in Review
learn.extension.org/events/2160
All
webinars
are
pre-­‐approved
for
Con3nuing
Educa3on
Units.
Visit
the
links
for
more
informa3on.