WOBURN, Mass. – EasCorp and its ALM subsidiary, ALM First will host their ALM and Investment Academies in April and November to update credit union officials on the latest trends in risk management and bond markets. The Investment Academies, featuring both basic and advanced training levels, will take place on April 3-5, 2002, at Babson College's Center for Executive Education, Wellesley, Mass. and on Nov. 6-8, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Antonio. The academies provide classroom instruction and formal structure to the risk management learning process. The Basic Investment Academy students, including elected officials and staff professionals, learn the fundamentals of the ALM process. They also receive a formal introduction to bond markets and the infrastructure necessary for managing investment activities. In the Advanced Academy, instructors focus on more sophisticated risk modeling techniques, investment products and strategies to meet the needs of more seasoned financial professionals.