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Your Financial Future
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
Whether you’re facing retirement—or looking to better understand certain investment ideas—we can help you address your most pressing money questions.
Our first priority is your overall financial success. We want to learn more about your personal situation, identify your dreams and goals, and understand your tolerance for risk. Long-term relationships that encourage open and honest communication have been the cornerstone of my foundation of success.
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Is Term Life Insurance for You?
Term insurance is the simplest form of life insurance. Here's how it works.
Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk
Social media may be a modern imperative for businesses looking to grow and build their brand, but it also introduces risk.
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
At what point can you call a personal vehicle commercial?
The Pre-Retirement Checklist
This checklist can give you a quick snapshot of how prepared you are.
Inflation - Back to the Future
Even low inflation rates over an extended period of time can impact your finances in retirement.
Is a Variable Annuity Right for Me?
Pundits go on and on about how “terrible” or “wonderful” annuities are, but they never talk about whether annuities are right.
The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Building wealth requires protection from the forces of wealth destruction.
How Retirement Spending Changes With Time
It can be difficult for clients to imagine how much they’ll spend in retirement. This short, insightful article is useful for jumpstarting a conversation about retirement spending, spending habits, and potential medical costs.
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Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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When Markets React
When markets shift, experienced investors stick to their strategy.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Don't Buy The Hype
There are a lot of misconceptions about Social Security. Here’s the truth about three of them.
A New Way to Look at Your Bucket List
Bucket lists don’t have to be for tomorrow.
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?