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 insurance ideas—I can help you address your most pressing money questions.
My first priority is your overall financial success. I 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.
My site is filled with educational videos, articles, presentations, and calculators designed to help you learn more about the world of personal finance. As you search my website, send me a note regarding any questions you may have about any particular financial concept or products. I'll get back to you quickly with a thoughtful answer.
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Financial Empowerment for Women
Tips on how women can gain financial confidence.
Maximizing Your Daily Life Expenses
Hour by hour, these 11 tips can help cut daily costs and save more money.
Defining Your Priorities
Achieving a long-term goal, like retirement, starts by taking small actions today.
Succeeding at Business Succession
There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.
How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal.
Smart Wedding Registry Ideas
The start of marriage should be all love–not debt.
Protecting Your Home Against Flood Loss
Protect yourself against the damage that your homeowners policy doesn’t cover.
Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers
Tips on insuring your teen driver.
Keeping Good Records is Good Business
Maintaining good records for your business not only helps to meet your tax and legal obligations, but it can save you money.
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?
Should I Invest in Gold?
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.