Greetings to our current and prospective Chapter Members and welcome to the American Financial Education Alliance (AFEA) chapter website for Akron, OH #4830!

As an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) NonProfit Organization, our mission is to empower Americans to take control of their finances by providing local communities with objective financial education. It is our pleasure to educate our local communities and share how AFEA works to provide all Americans the education and experience they need to enhance their financial understanding and management.

AFEA specializes in providing high-level financial education classes and events at establishments of all types:

Libraries  ♦  Universities, Colleges, Junior Colleges  ♦  Businesses  ♦  Nonprofit and Fundraising Organizations

Class offerings include:

A Guide to 401k Rollovers  ♦ The ABCD’s of Medicare ♦  Advanced Estate Planning ♦ An Introduction to Annuities  ♦ Business Continuation Planning ♦ College Planning ♦ The Essentials of Estate Planning  ♦ Financial Planning Basics ♦ Investing for Women ♦ IRAs, Annuities, and Other Sources of Retirement Income  ♦ Living a Tax-Free Retirement ♦ Most Common Financial Mistakes ♦ Myths and Facts About Annuities ♦ Planning for Long-Term Care  ♦ Retirement Basics ♦ Retirement Income Planning ♦ Roth IRA Conversions ♦ Safe Money Principles of Retirement Planning ♦ Social Security Benefit Options  ♦ Special Needs Planning ♦ Understanding Your IRA ♦ Understanding Your Roth IRA ♦ Variable Annuities ♦ Women and Money ♦ Your Employee-Sponsored Retirement Plan

We invite you to attend our local workshops and become an active member by participating in our educational events throughout the community.

Thank you for visiting your local Chapter’s website; we look forward to seeing you in a class soon!

Dr. David Romans is the Director of Business Analytics for Affinity Advisory Network in Canton, OH where he works with people across the US in a variety of training and support capacities. He has had the privilege of directly educating over 12,000 people regarding the essentials of Estate Planning in the last 12 years. He works with a talented group of multi-disciplinary professionals who specialize in Social Security benefits, Medicare and Medicaid, Legal Services, Tax Analysis and Preparation, Insurance, Market-Based solutions, Investments, Financial Services, etc… to create and implement effective retirement solutions that are customized to each of his client’s needs and wants. David is also a VA-accredited claims agent and has helped veterans receive millions of dollars of benefits they so richly deserve.

David previously worked in the Energy Industry for one of the most prestigious R&D Facilities in the world where he was responsible for developing novel power generation technologies. He then spent several years training surgeons and medical personnel on the efficacy of computer-guided surgery techniques. He now utilizes his problem-solving capabilities to help people retire how and when they want to.

When he’s not working with people to help them attain their retirement goals, he spends his time developing algorithmic trading strategies, mining, and anodizing. One of his favorite quotes relevant to estate planning is “A problem well stated is a problem half solved” by one of America’s greatest inventors, Charles. F. Kettering, also a Buckeye. David is blessed with a wonderful wife and three kids that he loves without measure.