THE BEST OF THE BEST! Planning Conference Set The Federated Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is host- ing a conference on personal planning March 22 at the Max M. Fisher Building. The 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. lun- cheon will feature seminars on investing, estate planning, long- term health care, hospice care issues, organ donations and ways to contribute to the com- munity while ensuring the strength of personal assets and income. Frederic L. Bloch, managing director of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. investment advisors, will deliver the keynote address over lunch. He will discuss "Be- tween a Rock and a Hard Place — Investing in Today's Low Rate, High Tax Enviroment," which will focus on investment planning strategies. For information about the conference, contact Sandy Brod at the Federated Endowment Fund office, 642-4260. Free Advice On Investing The Bloomfield Township Pub- lic Library will host Michael De- Lap, CPA, stockbroker, and registered investment advisor, in a program 7:30 p.m. March 8 which will teach how to eval- uate risk and look for value in securities and mutual funds During the program, titled "Value Investing for Safety and Great Return," DeLap will dis- cuss the differences between junk bonds and treasury bonds, along with the specific risks that investors expose themselves to when purchasing them. He will also advise investors how to de- termine the value of an invest- ment by measuring risk against return, an approach that will maximize portfolio return. The Bloomfield Township Li- brary is at 1099 Lone Pine Road at Telegraph. The phone num- ber is 642-5800. MoneyGram Now Includes Israel MoneyGram from American Express has been expanded to Israel. The expansion allows people to wire money from Money- Gram locations around the world to American Express Travel Offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, usually within 10 min- utes. The office also will allow peo- ple in Israel to send money MONEYGRAM page 36 "The Teams ly from left: Dan Majewski, Lindsay Gross, Mark Bachaiov, Diane Lokar, Eric D. King, Jeff Eisenshtadt Top Guns! The Cream of the Crop! The Best there is! That's what this mortgage banking team is all about. They live and breathe to provide top- notch performance and unsurpassed customer service for their clients and Realtors. Why? Because its in their blood and they have a passion for what they do. And what "they do" is with the best customer service and at the best interest rates in town. So if you are purchasing a new home or refinancing contact any one of "the Best of the Best" at Rock Financial. Ask about... Step 1: Apply for your mortgage. Step 2: Lock in today's low rate. Step 3: Receive a speedy approval.* Step 4: Take up to 90 days to find and close on your new home with your rate already secured! Mortgag tr011 Rock Financial (810) 540-6666 30600 Telegraph Rd., Fourth Floor, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 The Mortgage Bank Over 1 Billion Closed in 1993 Rock Financial is an Inc. 500 fastest growing company Michigan Locations: BINGHAM FARMS • CANTON .ROCHESTER Ohio Locations: CLEVELAND .COLUMBUS Rock Financial is a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Approved Lender OPPORTUNITY *Mortgagelst Commitments are subject to a bonafide fee appraisal of the property and any other condition(s) Rock Financial deems necessary in the underwriting of the loan. ZA! MEMBER