My Unique Process
Five integrated stages. To fully realize your vision, you need a few simple things: Inspiration. Clarity. Direction. Action.
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I'm here to help you dream, plan, focus and achieve in ways you might never have imagined. My role is to put you in the spotlight - and to help you live as only you can.
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A wide range and variety of tools and resources that enable your story to be rich and fulfilling.
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The Story of YourLifeStage
Welcome to YourLifeStage, a dynamic, empowering process designed around you and your story. YourLifeStage reflects my passion for creating unique relationships with each and every client. This carefully scripted process makes you the star as you move through the various stages of your life. The result is a pure and ever-changing expression of you - your goals, needs, dreams and desires - as you confidently live your life story.
I've always found great satisfaction in helping people live the lives they want to live. My desire is that YourLifeStage will not only contribute to your financial success, but also positively impact all facets of your life.
I look forward to creating a one-of-a-kind experience with you.
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Retirement Plan Detectives
A couple become Retirement Plan Detectives, searching records from old employers.
Your Shifting Risk Tolerance
Time and market performance may subtly and slowly imbalance your portfolio.
What Is a 1035 Exchange?
1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.
How to Help Protect Against a Financial Emergency
Without even realizing it, most people are familiar with protection-first thinking. If you remember travelling on an airplane in a not too distant past, you would recall this important point in the safety demonstrations “In the event of sudden decompression, secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.”
How Interest Rates Affect Everything
This is a good infographic to use, and reuse, whenever the benchmark interest rate goes up.
Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
Financial Fixes: Beware of Market Bubbles
Don't crash and burn in a market bubble, here are some ideas on how to build a solid investment portfolio.
LGBTQ Proud
LGBTQ people are subject to unique stresses that affect how they feel about their financial future.
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Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Check out this video to begin separating fact from fiction.
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Retiring in a Post-Pandemic World
Imagine your ideal post-pandemic retirement with this animated video.