About this Event
Over 30,000 people have come through my classes
Not a campaign. A classroom .
This is the class and it is the same one those 30,000 people have sat through online and in-person. No product pitch. No pressure. Plain teaching about money, from somone who who have been doing this since 2008.
What you will learn
✅The Three Money Buckets — the framework for retirement security, and which bucket your money is sitting in right now.
✅Finding money you have already lost track of — old 401(k)s, forgotten accounts and unclaimed funds, and how to move them somewhere they can work.
✅Annuities, explained plainly — how they create lifetime income, what they actually cost, and who they are right for. Including the parts most agents skip.
✅Cash value life insurance — how a policy can produce tax-free income during your lifetime, not only at death.
✅The Private Pension Strategy — lifetime income from insurance with long-term care benefits built in, so a health event does not unravel the plan.
✅Self-directed IRAs and real estate — how retirement savings can hold real estate, and what the rules actually allow.
🏡The last part of the class covers community real estate — and it is the part attendees tell us they did not expect. We walk through how our own development projects work: Smart homes in Black neighborhoods, homes that answer when you speak. Then we show how the people sitting in that room are positioned around them.
Most of the room comes for retirement income. A meaningful number leave asking about the real estate. This class covers both, in that order, and nothing is sold in either.
Why this class "hits" differently
We are not just teaching it — We are building it. When we walk you through real estate as a retirement asset, we are describing things we build: SmartLiving Communities homes in Atlanta.
The room is the point. 30,000 people have sat in it. That is the only honest proof in this industry — an audience that keeps coming back.
Nothing is sold in the room. Just taught. That has been true across 590 classes.
Who this is for
- Retirees and pre-retirees who want income they cannot outlive
- Anyone who has saved and wants to know what to do next
- People who have been told they are starting too late
- Families who want a plan they can build together
You do not need a certain balance to attend. Bring your significant other, friends, and family.
About your host
Jerry Gordon is the CEO and Founder of The Black Wealth Company and host of The Jerry Show, a community-focused finance talk show and podcast. He is a financial advisor and a community real estate developer, building SmartLiving Communities homes in Atlanta.
We don't just build houses. We invest in our people.
Nothing is sold in the room. Just taught.
In-person classes may be recorded for The Jerry Show. By attending our in-person classes you consent to appearing in that footage. Prefer not to be filmed? Tell a team member before we begin.
This class is educational. Insurance and investment products will be discussed. Nothing herein is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Any investment opportunity is offered solely through official offering documents and only to qualified investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Hotel at The University of Maryland - College Park, 7777 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, United States
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