BANNON, OHANESIAN & LECOURS, INC.

43433 S. Main St. Suite 104 Hartford, CT 06110 Phone (860) 521-4751 Fax (860) 521-4755

Contact: Sharon McQuillan Phone: (860) 521-4751

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. EDT, December 9, 2005

 

 Local FINANCIAL PLANNER completes the “stretch IRA” TRAINING course

    Ronald G. Lecours, CFP has recently completed the Advanced IRA Rollover & Distribution Course in Florida. The course includes information on all tax-deferred retirement plans and the tax rules governing these plans. The course also takes into account the new reduced income and capital gains tax rates from the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

    Much of the course material focused on the new “STRETCH IRA”   Where IRA distributions and beneficiaries are arranged to provide income often lasting for many years after the owner of the IRA dies.  “The Stretch IRA can make for some rich beneficiaries” says Lecours.

    Lecours is a partner, principal, and representative of Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours, Inc, providing investment and advisory services. He is also a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. 

    His client niche is focused on the employees, retirees and other people related to Northeast Utilities, and it has been that way for some 15 years! He has helped hundred of NU employees understand their regular retirement options, and the occasional "special offers" that are sometimes made available. As a result of this work, He has come to specialize in the unique rules, investment management, distributions, and estate planning considerations for IRAs.

     Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours, Inc. (BOL) was founded in 1988 as a full-service independent broker/dealer and Registered Investment Advisor. Located in West Hartford, CT The firm provides financial services for large corporations, small businesses, non-profit entities and offers private wealth management to high net worth individuals.  Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours has approximately $500 million in assets under management. The firm holds the licenses of approximately 45 advisors and conducts advisory services in over 30 states.

News and other information about BOL are available at http://www.BOL-Investments.com  
for more information contact:  Sharon McQuillan (860-521-4751) Email SMcQuillan@BOL-investments.com