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You have goals for your financial future and we have a long history of providing the kind of objective, professional, and uncompromising advice that seeks to help you get there. But we also believe in helping you enjoy yourself along the way. And if you don’t know where “there” is, we can help with that too.
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Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Variable Universal Life Insurance
Variable Universal Life is permanent insurance in which the policyholder directs how premiums are invested.
Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes
What's your vision of retirement?
Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
When selecting a fixed-rate mortgage, a borrower has to determine how many years to finance the loan.
Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
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Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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18 Years’ Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years, with many lasting even longer. Will you fill your post-retirement days with purpose?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Retiring in a Post-Pandemic World
Imagine your ideal post-pandemic retirement with this animated video.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.