The Institute for Financial Education

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/13489/logo.jpg" alt="The Institute for Financial Education" height="216" width="131" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Promoting strong economic benefits through business and education initiatives.</b> <br> <br>122 Route 111, P.O. Box 728 <br>Smithtown, NY 11787 <br>Phone: 631-979-6161 <br>FAX: 631-979-6147 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email:  </td><td> <a href="mailto:info@theIFE.org"> info@theIFE.org</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p><font face="Verdana">The Institute for Financial Education is a specialty school that offeres generic, non-product oriented, topic specific seminars, workshops and courses designed for the general public and other financial professionals as well. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Topics are customized to fit the needs of the audience, which may be comprised of business professionals, middle- to upper-management personnel, executive teams and other affinity groups. Competent, qualified instructors lead guided discussions focused on a variety of financial matters. Such topics include, but are not limited to:</font></p> <p> <font face="Verdana"><font color="#648ac4">•</font> taxes</font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><font color="#648ac4">•</font> investments</font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> insurance<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> educational needs<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> retirement<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> financing<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> estate planning<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> business planning<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> asset management<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> technology<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> sales training<br /> <font face="Verdana"><font face="Arial"> </font><font color="#648ac4"><font face="Verdana">•</font></font> management consulting</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br /> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA5_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA5_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA5_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=139" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Loan Payoff</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=140" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Home Affordability</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=141" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mortgage Refinancing</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=142" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mortgage Acceleration</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator can help you determine how soon you can pay off your mortgage.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA5_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1248" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Understanding the Credit Crunch</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The financial markets went into a tailspin after a handful of subprime mortgages went into default and central banks had to jump in to help. 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