Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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Helpful Content

A Cheat Sheet for Sending Your Kid to College
Dropping off your son or daughter is loaded with emotions; here are a few tips for a smoother experience.

Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.

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."
A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned
Here are some simple and inexpensive energy-saving tips that may help you save money.
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
Assess Life Insurance Needs
How to help determine life insurance needs to provide for your family after you pass away.
Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
There are four very good reasons to start investing. Do you know what they are?
Investing with Your Heart
For some, the social impact of investing is just as important as the return, perhaps more important.
Inflation - Back to the Future
Even low inflation rates over an extended period of time can impact your finances in retirement.
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What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Understanding the SECURE Act
Explaining the SECURE Act and how the changes affect your retirement strategy.
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.