Life Planning Solutions

Welcome to Life Planning Solutions, where we are dedicated to building, preserving and protecting your financial health.......for a lifetime.

How do we help you to accomplish this overall goal? Our advisory team helps to maximize your financial strength using a goal based, process driven system one important step at a time.

The first step:  We spend time thoroughly getting to know you, your current situation, where you want to be, and above all what goals you have for the future, near term and farther down the road.

The next step:  We complete an in depth review of your financial resources, spending, obligations and assess your overall financial health. We provide a complete inventory of your income, savings and investments, spending and taxes, your insurance protection, wills, trusts, what may be planned for your heirs and establishing your legacy.

Step three:  We perform analysis as needed on your current information from step two and work closely with you to develop a plan to reach your goals for the peace of mind that only comes from a thoughtful, well laid out plan that's actionable.

Finally, we manage your investments through the uncertainties of the market, keeping your goals always in mind.  Our focus becomes growing and preserving your financial prosperity for the long term, so you can navigate life’s expected and unexpected challenges and emergencies with confidence. Your assets are kept with a large, independent custodian for safekeeping and are managed from a low cost and tax efficient perspective.

Inevitably life changes.  In response, your plan is updated as your life circumstances change.  As you reach your goals, we help you identify your next challenges.

As independent fee-only planners, we make you our first and only priority. There are no commissions, referral fees or hidden charges.

Estate Taxes

Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.

Net Worth

A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.

Retirement Portfolio Lifespan

How Long Will Your Funds Last?

Life Insurance

How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

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Balancing Stability and Growth

An investor who is 2 or 3 decades from retirement could decide to be more aggressive in pursuing investment growth than someone approaching retirement. Even though investors address this by transitioning to a more conservative asset allocation, they still need to seek growth while balancing the desire for principal preservation. This article offers some factors to consider.

ETFs for the Conservative Investor

The number of exchange-traded funds has grown rapidly in the last decade. Total ETF assets exceeded $1 trillion in March 2011, an increase of more than $200 million over the previous year. This article explains the potential benefits of ETFs and why some of them might appeal to the risk-averse.

HOT TOPIC: Current Economic Conditions and the Prospect for Inflation

Inflation jumped up to 3.2% in April. That’s still below the 50-year average but it may be little consolation for anyone who has been to a gas station or a grocery store recently.

Pick Up This Split for Long-Term Retirement Income

The number of Americans aged 90 or older almost tripled from 1980 through 2010 and is projected to quadruple by 2050. As people live longer they may need to fund a longer-than-expected retirement. This article discusses how a split-annuity strategy could help provide a long-term income stream.

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