Managing Your Future
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As a full service financial planning firm in Irvine, Ca. We help people plan and achieve their financial goals as well as create appropriate strategies for their future. We will help you plan for your retirement through Investments in a range of financial products and services for individuals and business owners. All of your decisions will be based on detailed information with advice from professionals that you can fully trust. WE show clients strategies deisgned to help them manage wealth, invest for inflation, establish sources of income, with tax advantaged income, invest in 401-k and retirment plans, potentially reduce income taxes, insure for long-term care expenses, insure their family, sell long held assets such as stocks, businesses or investment real estate, or potentially reduce estate tax when passing an estate to loved ones.
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Newsletters
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Bond Yields Are Up, but What Are the Risks?
After years of low yields, bonds are offering higher yields that may be appealing to investors regardless of their risk tolerance. This article provides an overview of bond risks.
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Fixed Annuities: Retirement Income for Now or Later
Purchasing a fixed annuity shifts the risk for future investment returns to the insurance company and could help create a pension-like income stream for retirement.
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Roth 401(k) News: Is It Time to Rethink How You Save for Retirement?
High-income participants will not be allowed to make pre-tax catch-up contributions to a traditional 401(k) or similar plan starting in 2026, but they will be able to contribute to a workplace Roth.
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Managing Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs
This article looks at the two different and mutually exclusive options Medicare beneficiaries have to help control retirement health-care spending: Medigap and Medicare Advantage.
Calculators
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Retirement Portfolio Lifespan
How Long Will Your Funds Last?
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Retirement Plan Early Distribution
Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.
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Impact of Inflation
Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.
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Cost of Retirement
Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.