Free video conference slated for Thursday, August 12th at 4:00pm EDT
NEW YORK CITY— Rebecca Selkowe, manager of The Actors Fund’s Financial Wellness Program, will offer financial advice for creative professionals in the next edition of Post Break, the free webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA).
Budgeting, investing and other aspects of financial management can be challenging for post-production professionals, especially those in freelance roles. Selkowe leads a program at The Actors Fund that offers classes across a range of financial topics to help industry professionals with fluctuating incomes achieve stability, develop investment plans and set long-term goals. In her Post Break appearance, Selkowe will provide practical personal finance advice to help industry pros thrive in challenging times. Picture editor Carl Marxer will moderate.
The session is scheduled for Thursday, August 12th at 4:00pm EDT. Attendees are encouraged to participate and ask any questions they may have during the session. Following the webinar, attendees will have an opportunity to join small, virtual breakout groups for discussion and networking.
Speaker
Rebecca Selkowe is a New York City-based consumer finance educator, musician, and attorney, host of the Rock Your Money® Jam Sessions podcast, and author of Dominate Your Debt: A Work & Play Book. She specializes in helping individuals, couples, and groups to manage and eliminate debt and create financial stability with multiple, variable, and episodic streams of income. She has developed and facilitated live and online workshops for non-profit organizations, schools, professional associations, small businesses, and individuals worldwide. Selkowe also manages the Financial Wellness Program at The Actors Fund, a national non-profit organization that serves the performing arts and entertainment community.
Moderator
Carl Marxer is a freelance picture editor with clients including Gigantic Pictures, Buttons Studio, Hearst and other independent producers in the New York City area. He has worked for Vice Media, Meredith, and CNN. He recently finished Vamik’s Room, a documentary that profiles five-time Nobel Prize nominee Vamik Volkan, a psychologist specializing in international conflict resolution. The film has been screened at the Montreal Film Festival, New Haven Documentary Film Festival and the Global Health Film Festival.
When: Thursday, August 12th, 2021, 4:00pm EDT
Title: Personal Finance with The Actors Fund
Sound recordings of past Post Break sessions are available here: https://www.postnewyork.org/page/PNYAPodcasts
Past Post Break sessions in video blog format are available here: https://www.postnewyork.org/blogpost/1859636/Post-Break
About Post New York Alliance (PNYA)
The Post New York Alliance (PNYA) is an association of film and television post-production facilities, labor unions and post professionals operating in New York State. The PNYA’s objective is to create jobs by: 1) extending and improving the New York State Tax Incentive Program; 2) advancing the services the New York Post Production industry provides; and 3) creating avenues for a diverse talent pool to enter into The Industry.