Granby business owner serving on blue-ribbon panel during Financial Literacy Forum on May 6

Granby business owner Andre Jett is serving on a blue-ribbon panel of financial experts during "Achieving Financial Security: A Community Forum" on Saturday, May 6 from 8 am to 2:30 pm. The event is being organized by the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP) and The First Cathedral, 1151 Blue Hills Avenue in Bloomfield. The Forum will begin with a general session that is especially relevant for people age 50 and up, followed by breakout sessions for various age groups from age 18 and up.
Admission is free and open to the public. Dress is casual. The facility is handicapped-accessible.

Jett is a property casualty and life insurance general agent for Allstate Insurance Company. He owns a full service insurance firm, the Jett Agency, in Granby. He is an educator at heart and prides himself on his ability to help people understand their situations to the point where the insurance that they buy makes sense to them. He is a Wesleyan University graduate, with wisdom in business developed over more than 25 years of experience working in premium firms including OptumHealth, Travelers, Acxius Strategic Consulting, The Hartford and Accenture.

Topics to be covered during the Forum include preparing for retirement; getting income in retirement; signing up for Social Security; using Medicare benefits; helping elderly parents; making sure that your family will be okay if you need care or pass away; organizing your estate to efficiently pass to heirs; and much more. Advance registration is recommended by calling Thresa Collins at 860.243.6520 x 190, emailing
tcollins@firstcathedral.org or visiting www.societyoffsp.org/afs.

The Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP) is a nationwide not-for-profit association based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. SFSP has 120 members across Connecticut.