ATLANTA — Members are certainly asking more questions about their investments and retirement plans as credit unions nationwide schedule more financial education seminars.

The $149 million Hawthorne Credit Union is targeting women with its free Oct. 21 women and investing seminar. Representatives from $1.8 billion Redwood CU will co-host an "Investment & Retirement: Where Do I Start" session on Oct.21 with a Smith Barney adviser.

Suzie Cook, vice president of marketing at $629 million DuPont Community CU, told NewsVirginia.com today that enrollment in financial education classes has gone from 25% to 50% over the past three months. Many are asking what does the stock market flux mean to them, she said.

Some are moving their money out of "risky investment" into safer deposits, Dale Dalbey, CEO of $189 million Mutual Savings CU, said in a Oct. 10 Birmingham Business Journal article. The CU has seen a small increase in deposits and expects to see more in the upcoming months, Dalbey told the publication.

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