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Annuities

An annuity is a financial product offered by insurance companies. When you put your money in an annuity, the insurance company agrees to pay you interest during both the accumulation and payout phases of your contract. All of the interest you earn is tax deferred. Tax deferral helps your annuity grow even faster than a taxable product.

With tax deferral, your annuity grows in three ways: your premium earns interest; your interest earns interest; and the money you would have paid in taxes earns interest. No taxable product gives you those growth opportunities.

Estate Planning

At a person's demise, there are certain problems that, if not planned for, create a burden on those who are left behind. There are financial burdens due to settlement costs, probate fees and death taxes. If the estate is not properly arranged, there can be problems with liquidity and cash flow. Proper estate planning can eliminate or reduce these problems.

Financial Planning

Many financial problems occur in each of our lives. How we face these problems can determine the quality of our lives, and the lives of our loved ones. Some of the financial issues a person can expect to face during his or her lifetime are money management, risk management and accumulation goals. Solving these problems in today's world is not easy and to solve them, one needs to recognize the need for professional assistance to develop a systematic, integrated plan for dealing with these needs.

Retirement Planning

For most of the century, retirement planning in America meant working for a single company until one reached a certain age, then stopping working and spending a few quiet years rocking on the porch. The goal of previous retirement planning was to save enough money to guarantee minimal survival for a relatively brief period of time, however times have changed.

Today, a person can retire early if one has the funds to do so or may choose to work past normal retirement age. Retirement is now often defined by activities such as travel, volunteer work or the pursuit of hobbies. The changed face of retirement with all of its possibilities does not happen automatically--the key is proper planning.