Coastal Carolina University is sponsoring "Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement," a course on money management. Conducted through Coastal's School of Continuing Studies, the course will be held on the following dates and locations:

- Thursdays - May, 2, 9 and 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Webster University in Myrtle Beach; and

- Saturdays - May 4, 11 and 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Coastal's University Hall.

Fee for each session is $59 for two people.

The course is designed to prepare individuals for a financially secure retirement. Participants will learn how to increase investment returns and maximize retirement income. The course will offer strategies on how to protect assets from inflation, estate and income taxes, and long-term health care expenses.

The instructors for the course are David Monkton, CFP, and Sam Head, registered investment advisers affiliates with Washington Square Securities, Inc.

For more information, call 349-2665 or visit www.coastal.edu/learn on the Internet.