UNC Asheville to Offer Financial Investing Classes
in Asheville and Hendersonville

UNC Asheville’s Special Academic Programs will offer a continuing education class in financial investing at locations in Asheville and Hendersonville. "Educating Investors Through the 21st Century" is open to all interested students.

The Asheville class will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays June 8-29 at UNC Asheville’s Owen Conference Center. The Hendersonville class will meet from 6-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays June 14-24 at the N.C. Cooperative Extension-Henderson County Center.

The course will offer practical approaches to financial planning. Topics will include the basic principles of successful investing, investment options and monitoring wealth. Instructor Joseph Kiely has taught college-level investment courses for more than 12 years. He runs his own consulting services and writes a weekly financial column for the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Cost is $95 per person or $145 per couple. The fee includes a textbook. Deadline to register for the Asheville class is June 7; deadline to register for the Hendersonville class is June 11.

For more information or to register, call UNC Asheville’s Special Academic Programs Office at 828/251-6558 or e-mail spac@unca.edu. A registration form can be downloaded online.

Media Contacts:

• Special Academic Programs, 828/251-6558
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526