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Independence Financial Consultants
Is your financial life in order?
Are you on your way to meeting your goals and maintaining your values?
If your answer is anything but yes, maybe you don’t have a sound, sensible financial plan.
Ongoing comprehensive financial planning, tailored to your specific needs, can make the difference between hoping, and knowing that you’re making the right decisions.
Backed by long years of experience, Independence Financial Consultants has the goal of guiding business owners, executives and other professionals to correcting, and more importantly, potentially preventing financial mistakes. To save clients time and money, we coordinate advice with your team of professional advisors, and objectively guide you through the vast array of financial products available. Independence Financial Consultants has the knowledge, resources and dedication to create plans for making your dreams, for today and tomorrow, come true. We never forget it’s your money and your life in the balance!
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For Small Business Owners | For Executives | For Other Professionals |
Working in an increasingly complex economic environment, small business owners must respond to the multiple challenges of running a business, supporting a family and looking to the future. With years of hands-on experience with large, medium and small businesses, Independence Financial Consultants is uniquely positioned to guide business owners through the complexities of business growth and protection, succession and tax planning, cash flow, and employee relationships. | Balancing responsibilities to your firm and family is never easy. To help executives meet the unique challenges they face, Independence Financial Consultants provides guidance on such topics as executive bonuses and compensation, qualified and non-qualified compensation plans, stock options, estate and tax planning, and the many other considerations pertinent to business leaders who aren’t self-employed. | For other career-minded individuals, balancing work and family responsibilities isn’t easy either, particularly in times of economic uncertainty. To help professionals meet the unique challenges they face, Independence Financial Consultants provides guidance on such topics as cash flow and debt management, optimal use of employee benefit plans, job and employer changes, retirement, tax and estate planning. |
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How Compound Interest Works
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Estimate Your RMD
Calculate your required minimum distribution amount based on your account balance and age.
College Savings
See how much you may need to save now to cover future college costs for your child.
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See how long your current savings might last if a disability interrupted your income.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
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Estimate how much home may fit within your budget based on income and expenses.
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The Rule of 72
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The Cycle of Investing
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Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?
Where Is the Market Headed?
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The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
From Boats to Brokers
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