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You can never underestimate the value of financial independence. The freedom and flexibility to make choices makes you feel empowered. As Independent Advisors, we have a wider variety of options and can guide you through decisions without having to cater to proprietary needs. Whether you are coming in to talk about Investments, Retirement Planning, 401k Rollovers, IRA Funding, Life Insurance, Estate Planning or Long Term Care, we can present various products to help guide you along the way. Contact us to learn how we can serve you best.
Helpful Content
The Pre-Retirement Checklist
This checklist can give you a quick snapshot of how prepared you are.
The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee
Few contemplate the complex journey that brought their coffee from farm to kitchen table.
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
Planning for the Expected
You can plan ahead to protect yourself and your family against the financial consequences of deteriorating health.
Social Security: The Elephant in the Room
Some people wonder if Social Security will remain financially sound enough to pay the benefits they are owed.
Assess Life Insurance Needs
How to help determine life insurance needs to provide for your family after you pass away.
The Anatomy of an Index
The S&P 500 represents a large portion of the value of the U.S. equity market, it may be worth understanding.
Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
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
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Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
16 Wall Street Cliches in 60 Seconds
Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Let's see if you can keep up.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?