Independent Financial Planning & Retirement Services
My goal is to educate my clients about the basic concepts of personal financial management and to guide them through their important financial and investing decisions. I hope you will take advantage of this resource and visit my webiste often. Be sure to add this site to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser. I provide frequent updates and I would not want you to miss any developments in the area of personal finance.
Newsletters
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Mutual Funds: What’s in Your Portfolio?
Mutual funds offer a convenient way to invest across a wide range of market activity. This article provides an overview of different types of mutual funds in order of typical risk.
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Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2024
This article presents the IRS’ cost-of-living adjustments for 2024 that affect contribution limits for retirement plans and various tax deduction, exclusion, exemption, and threshold amounts.
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Time to Bulk Up Your Emergency Fund
A financial crisis can strike when least expected, so it’s important to have a sufficient emergency fund. This article offers some suggestions to help increase a fund before it’s needed.
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New Medicare Rules Tackle Prescription Drug Prices
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included provisions intended to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare enrollees and slow drug spending by the federal government.
Calculators
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Required Minimum Distributions
Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 73.
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Net Worth
A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.
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Credit Card Debt
How Long Will It Take to Pay my Balance?