STRS Ohio’s 2016 Retiree Series Seminars

Since 1980, Donald W. Owens has helped clients attain their long-term financial goals as president of Financial Security Group in Hamilton, Ohio. As an experienced financial consultant, Donald W. Owens has an in-depth understanding of federal and state retirement systems, including the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio.

Founded in 1920, STRS Ohio serves approximately 485,000 active and retired Ohio public educators and administrators and manages investment assets exceeding $76 billion. To help its members learn about their benefits and prepare for retirement, STRS Ohio offers counseling, webinars, and seminars, including those in the organization’s Retiree Series.

Each year, Retiree Series seminars focus on one topic related to retirement income and savings. In 2016, STRS Ohio’s Member Education staff and knowledgeable guest speakers are delivering in-depth presentations on estate planning. The three-hour program examines wills and trusts, financial powers of attorney, estate taxes, and Medicaid planning, among other topics.

There are a number of upcoming Retiree Series seminars scheduled in cities throughout Ohio. Members can register up to six weeks prior to a seminar by logging on to their personal STRS Ohio online account or by calling the organization’s toll-free number. For more information, including seminar dates and locations, visit www.strsoh.org.

What Is the Financial Services Certified Professional Designation?

Donald W. Owens serves as president and chief financial consultant of Financial Security Group in Hamilton, Ohio. In October of 2016, Donald W. Owens received the Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) designation from the American College of Financial Services, the largest nonprofit educational institution dedicated to financial services in the United States.

Through the FSCP program, financial service professionals can hone their technical and advising skills and gain insight to succeed in their field. Students hoping to work in the financial industry as well as seasoned agents and advisors can participate in FSCP courses, which take place both live and via webinars.

To receive an FSCP designation, candidates must complete the ethical advisor course and certification course in addition to five elective courses and a final exam. Courses topics include product solutions, ethical standards, practice management, and financial, estate, and retirement planning. FSCP designation recipients are better equipped to comprehend consumer needs in a way that leads to client loyalty.

Butler County Challenger Baseball's Walk N' Roll Event

Donald W. Owens is the president and chief financial consultant of Financial Security Group in Hamilton, Ohio. An active supporter of various charitable organizations, Donald W. Owens has been a major sponsor of Butler County Challenger Baseball League for Disabled Youth.

Butler County Challenger Baseball, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, encourages people with developmental disabilities from age 5 through adulthood to participate in baseball and make new friends in the process. Challenger Baseball was founded in 1988, with its first season beginning in 1989 at Fairfield Waterworks Park. The league originally consisted of four teams with members from Hamilton, West Chester, Fairfield, and Oxford. By 2011, Challenger Baseball consisted of 11 youth teams as well as two adult teams, and by 2014 the league had finished construction on their own complex, which includes two baseball diamonds as well as a concession stand and storage area.

On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Challenger Baseball will host their annual Walk N’ Roll event at the Fairfield High School Track in Fairfield, Ohio. Participants are encouraged to dress up in superhero-themed attire for the walk, which will benefit the Challenger Baseball league and will include a pre-walk Zumba warm up and a live music performance after the event. All participants will receive pizza and water during the event, and participants over the age of 11 will receive a special T-shirt if registered by May 15th, while early registrants between the ages of 4 and 10 will receive a special superhero-themed surprise.

About Donald W Owens Ohio

Donald W. Owens, president and chief financial consultant of Financial Security Group in Hamilton, Ohio, has been a major sponsor of multiple local Ohio charities as well as national foundations. One charity to which Donald W. Owens has contributed is the Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, for Children.

CASA for Children is an organization supported by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association that provides court-appointed volunteer advocacy to abused or neglected children. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to represent children who have been removed from their family homes in the interest of their safety and well being. However, because more than 600,000 children in the United States are placed in foster care, CASA volunteers are only assigned to the most difficult cases.

Each year, a National CASA/GAL Conference is held for the benefit of CASA for Children. The 2016 National CASA/GAL Conference will be held at the Gaylord Resort in National Harbor, Maryland from June 4-7. The online conference registration fee is $550, with an early-bird discount rate of $460 for those who sign up within the first weeks of online registration.

The conference honors certain individuals and programs that the National CASA Association believes to provide outstanding service to abused and neglected children with Awards of Excellence. The organization’s Awards of Excellence include the G. F. Bettineski Child Advocate of the Year, National CASA Association Board Member of the Year, and Kappa Alpha Theta CASA Program Director of the Year.