Online Programming for All Libraries: Business Archive

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Archive of Previous OPAL Events About Business, Finance, Investing, and Retirement

"Session 1: Foundations" presented by Paul Santos on November 22, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 9:57)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (9.1 MB; runtime: 9:57)
- Slides only

"Session 2: Your First Checking Account" presented by Paul Santos on November 22, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 22:30)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (20.6 MB; runtime: 22:30)
- Slides only

"Session 3: Saving for College" presented by Paul Santos on November 22, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 15:54)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (14.5 MB; runtime: 15:54)
- Slides only

"Session 4: Paying for College and Managing Your Money" presented by Paul Santos on November 22, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 18:12)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (16.6 MB; runtime: 18:12)
- Slides only

"Session 5: Your First Credit Card" presented by Paul Santos on November 23, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 10:16)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (9.4 MB; runtime: 10:16)
- Slides only

"Session 6: Money Strategies -- Your First Job" presented by Paul Santos on November 23, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 11:05)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (10.1 MB; runtime: 11:05)
- Slides only

"Session 7: What is Investing?" presented by Paul Santos on November 23, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 15:09)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (13.8 MB; runtime: 15:09)
- Slides only

"Session 8: Creating and Monitoring Your Investment Portfolio" presented by Paul Santos on November 23, 2010.
- Streaming audio with slides (runtime: 10:03)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (9.2 MB; runtime: 10:03)
- Slides only

Smart Investing At Your Library: Risk and Reward presented by Paul Santos from the Alliance Library System on September 25, 2008.
- Streaming audio with slides (playback time: 50 mins.)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (15.8 MB; playback time: 50 mins.)
- Presentation slides about Risk and Reward

Smart Investing At Your Library: Retirement Planning, Decade by Decade presented by Paul Santos from the Alliance Library System on September 18, 2008.
- Streaming audio with slides (playback time: 48 mins.)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (14.8 MB; playback time: 48 mins.)
- Presentation slides about Retirement Planning, Decade by Decade

Smart Investing At Your Library: Rules for Retirement presented by Paul Santos from the Alliance Library System on September 11, 2008.
- Streaming audio with slides (playback time: 52 mins.)
- Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (16.2 MB; playback time: 52 mins.)
- Presentation slides about the Rules for Retirement