Doug Atkins of Eagle Financial Designs
Let a sound financial plan improve the quality of your life.
The future of accumulating wealth, preserving it for retirement and having a family heritage to pass on, has taken a different look in the past generation. The uncertainty of social security, changing tax codes, frequent job changes and stock market volatility have all contributed to this outlook. Today it is vital to find a trusted source of financial advice, create a plan and implement it.
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Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Choosing a Retirement Plan that Fits Your Business
To choose a plan, it’s important to ask yourself four key questions.
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
The Best Apps in Travel
Technology tips to make your next trip even better.
The Big Picture– Cracking Open a Six Pack
Knowing your risks is essential when making investment decisions and exit decisions.
Millennials and Savings
How much could you save now and in the long-term?
An Overview of Renter’s Insurance
Don’t overlook the need for renter’s insurance if you rent your home.
9 Facts About Social Security
There are things about Social Security that might surprise you.
Retirement Is a Beginning
Key questions to answer when you are considering retirement.
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Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
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.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Don’t Myth Out on Whole Life
Whole life insurance can help protect what matters most: your family, your assets, and your legacy.
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
The Wild West of Data Theft
Learn about cyber liability insurance in this entertaining video.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Video: A Time to be Thankful
This Thanksgiving, replace internal fears with external gratitude.