AARP Alaska: Financial Fitness Fair

Saturday, September 7th - 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Loussac Library

3600 Denali Street

Anchorage, AK 99503  

Over half of Americans ages 50+ worry they don’t have enough saved for retirement. Learn what you can do to prepare at our financial fitness fair.

Join AARP Alaska for a financial fitness fair in Anchorage, featuring informative sessions about topics like Medicare, fraud prevention, legal documents for caregivers, and retirement planning. Plus, the Arctic Shred Truck will be available on-site for secure document shredding services. Click here to register!

Date: Saturday, September 7th
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503
Special Feature: Arctic Shred Truck on site from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Register for one or more sessions and free shredding services! CLICK HERE

Information booths from:

• AARP Alaska
• Alaska Division of Banking and Securities
• Alaska Legal Services
• FBI
• Medicare Information Office
• State of Alaska Retirement

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your financial fitness and prepare for a secure future. See you there!

Get information from one of the many booths or attend a presentation:                   

10:15 a.m. Retiring? What you need to know about Medicare
Jeanne Larson, the Alaska Medicare Information office to learn what you need to know about Medicare before you retire. When do you need to sign up? How much money will you get from Social Security? Get the answers to these questions and more.

11:30 a.m. Top 5 Scams in Alaska - How to Protect Yourself
The FBI will talk about what scams are currently happening in Alaska and what you can do to protect your savings. Learn how to proactively spot scams, get guidance from our fraud specialists and find out how you can help others from being scammed.

12:45 p.m. Caregivers: What You Need to Know About Wills, Trusts, and Power of Attorney
Caregivers, join AARP Alaska and Alaska Legal Services to learn what you need to know about legal documents before you have to make financial, medical and other legal decisions for your loved one. Get a checklist of the items caregivers and all adults should complete.

2 p.m. Fraud Bingo!
Join the State of Alaska’s Division of Banking and Securities for a fun foray into fraud fighting, playing BINGO for prizes!

 3:00 p.m. Retiring? An Overview of Retirement Preparation from a Specialist 
Karen Jordan, a retired pension consultant, will present on information on what you need to know before you retire: How much money do you need to retire? When do you need to sign up for Medicare? How much money will you get from Social Security? When should you retire? Get the answers to these questions and more.

Arctic Shred will provide shredding services for registered attendees throughout the event; we ask attendees to please limit to two boxes of material per person.

Register for one or more sessions and free shredding services! CLICK HERE