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MIT Human Resources

Confident Investing in Any Market
Paul Gunning, Planning and Guidance Consultant Fidelity Investments
Tue Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, W20, 20 Chimneys

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This workshop helps you build an investment mix, evaluate your investment options and monitor your portfolio to help moderate risk and address fear during market activity.
Contact: Paul Gunning, Retirement Counselor, Fidelity Investments, 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com

MIT Retirement Plans Overview
Ellen Cushman, MIT Retirement Counselor
Thu Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, W20-491, Student Ctr

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This workshop is designed for employees who want a review of the MIT Basic Retirement Plan, the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan, and Retiree Health and Welfare benefits and how they work.
Contact: Ellen Cushman, ecushman@mit.edu

Quarterly Market Update
Fred Kelley, Regional Consultant Fidelity Investments
Fri Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, W20-491, Student Ctr

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This workshop covers the forces influencing the financial markets and the U.S. economy; the factors affecting the performance of domestic and international equity markets; and what drives changes in bond-market interest rates and valuations.
Contact: Paul Gunning, Fidelity Investments, 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com
Cosponsor: Fidelity Investments

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
Phil Breeding, Regional Brokerage Consultant, Fidelity Investments
Wed Jan 25, 12-01:30pm, E51, Wong Auditorium

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This seminar focuses on stock trading by using popular chart types, technical approaches, and current indicators for gauging market trends and momentum.
Contact: Paul Gunning, Fidelity Investments, 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com
Cosponsor: Fidelity Investments

lynda.com - Getting the Most Out of It
Mark Wiklund
Thu Jan 19, 11-12:00am, Stata 32-124

Single session event
Prereq: None

Are you interested in learning how to better manage training in lynda.com, for yourself or for your area?

lynda.com provides MIT students, faculty, and staff with over 1,200 online technology training courses on topics such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, web publishing, Drupal, design, and video.

This non-credit presentation, led by Mark Wiklund, IS&T Training Manager and Jennifer Jortner, Customer Concierge of lynda.com, will discuss the lynda.com catalog of classes and focus on new features in lynda.com that can help learners track their training, bookmark courses, and generate certificates of completion.
Contact: Mark Wiklund, W92-228, x3-0686, mwiklund@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology


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