On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Thermal Belt Friendship Council will host a financial planning seminar and brown bag luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Roseland Community Center on Peake Street in Tryon. Roland Stadelmann, RFC, will be the presenter. Topics to be covered will be:

• Ways to increase retirement income

• Ideas on how to earn more interest on your savings

• How to reduce or eliminate taxation on Social Security

• Facts about changes to Medicare and Medicaid

• The new 2014 Health Care Law

• Current financial and economic forecast

Stadelmann, a native of Switzerland, is the president, CEO and owner of Foothills Financial Group, Inc., located in Landrum. He has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years and is a registered financial consultant. He is a specialist in advising retirees, and those about to retire, about ways in which to protect their assets and insure that their money lasts. He is a member of the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants.

Afterwards, there will be a question and answer period. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Lynnea Stadelmann at 457-2426.

– article submitted by Lynnea Stadelmann