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Tax Planning – The Time to Plan is Now Tax planning is not deferring taxes in an IRA. We’ve all heard the old adage, “People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” In the case of your IRA or qualified plan, last minute contributions could be setting you up to actually pay more taxes. If you’e pondering the thought of a last minute contribution, just ask yourself these questions… 1. Do you want to live a similar lifestyle in retirement as you have today? 2. Do you think taxes will go up or down in the future? 3. What tax bracket will you be inRead More →

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Asset Allocation MixRisk – Taxation – Accessibility Establishing an appropriate asset allocation mix might sound confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. If you live in or have visited a big city, you’ve probably run into street vendors—people who sell everything from hot dogs to umbrellas in carts—on the streets and sidewalks. Many of these entrepreneurs sell completely unrelated products, such as coffee and ice cream. At first glance, this approach seems a bit odd, but it turns out to be quite clever. When the weather is cold, it’s easier to sell hot cups of coffee. When the weather is hot, it’s easier to sellRead More →

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Retirement Income Options Protect and Maximize Your Cash-Flow Retirement income options are available to anyone who chooses to seek knowledge and plan ahead. Your options for how you distribute your retirement income are mostly up to you. It all starts with where you choose to store your money. We can’t control government rules such as taxes, but we can control how we save for the future, which will have a tremendous impact when distribute the income. Assuming that you have accumulated a nest egg for retirement, you will then have choices for the distribution of that income. Traditional retirement planning suggests that you defer taxes forRead More →

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7 Tips for Financial Wellness Financial Wellness – Good health, not wealth should be at the core of your decisions about money. As any wise person will tell you — and many have, from the Roman poet Virgil to Gandhi — health is wealth. The irony is that the converse is also true — a growing body of research suggests that financial problems actually can lead to health problems. Financial stress has been shown to cause anxiety, migraines, sleep disorders and other physical ailments including high blood pressure and heart disease.1 And it’s not a rare occurrence. A 2012 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA)Read More →

Your Greatest Asset

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Your Greatest Asset

Your ability to earn an income is your greatest asset. If that income is interrupted… even for a brief period… What would happen to your lifestyle?

Most people understand the need to insure themselves from theft, fire and the risk of death… But too often they are leaving an even greater risk totally unprotected, the risk of disability.Read More →

market risk

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Overcoming  Market Risk and Volatility Are You Comfortable with Risk? Market risk and volatility can sometimes cause a phobia or even worse… Are you comfortable with risk? Perhaps you have developed risk-a-phobia to investing, or the reluctancy to invest in yourself because of market losses and fear. There is a cure, and we have the prescription for retirement to help you overcome the fear and volatility of the unknown. Permanent life insurance and annuities provide the perfect combination to help you guarantee that what you want to happen will happen. With these tried and true financial products, you can rest assured knowing that you and your familyRead More →