The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Dr. Lydia Thering and Ms. Joan Hedrick Lecture Series will begin its fall speaker series with award-winning financial journalist Robert Powell on Thursday, October 3, at 6 p.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.

Free and open to the community, Powell will share information about financial literacy for all ages. A question-and-answer and meet-and-greet sessions will follow the presentation.

A retirement and personal finance expert, Powell is renowned for his contributions in various esteemed publications. With a comprehensive understanding of retirement planning and investment management, he serves as the editor and publisher of Retirement Daily and the host of Decoding Retirement on Yahoo Finance!

Powell was a journalist fellow for the Columbia Journalism/Columbia Aging Center in 2022, and he won the Radio Television Digital News Association and the National Endowment for Financial Education Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Award in 2021. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute’s (IWI) Retirement Management Journal and hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI.

Powell is also a partner in Plan4Life as well as the co-founder of finStream.tv, a streaming channel focused on short-form personal financial education videos, and co-founder of Parting Glass Productions, currently involved in co-producing a film in Ireland, demonstrating his passion for storytelling through diverse mediums.

Additional information and registration, which is required, is available online. The Yellowjacket Union is located at 1605 Catlin Ave. in Superior.

The Dr. Lydia C. Thering and Ms. Joan L. Hedrick lecture series is sponsored by: The UW-Superior Alumni & Friends Foundation, Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being and the Center for Continuing Education.

The endowed Dr. Lydia C. Thering and Ms. Joan L. Hedrick Fund for Academic Enrichment and Excellence at the UW-Superior Foundation provides funding for this distinguished lecture series which emphasizes health, well-being and community relevant topics for the university community and greater Twin Ports region. Dr. Thering and Ms. Hedrick both gained Faculty Emeritus status upon retirement from UW-Superior for their dedication to education and commitment to health and well-being.