Understanding Risk
Understanding You First
How did you get to where you are? Where would you like to go? What keeps you up at night? What makes you happy? How do you describe success? How do you make choices? What are your biggest challenges?
To best serve you, we must first understand you. We strive to understand you holistically, as a human being. Finances represent just one aspect of your greater self and that greater self is not a number. At Financial Dimension, we believe that until we understand you, nothing we do will make any cents.
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Jane Bond: Scaling the Ladder
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, uncovering the mystery of bond laddering.
Get Paid for Going Green
Those looking into environmentally minded home modifications may get a boost from Uncle Sam’s tax incentives.
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Getting a Head Start on College Savings
A few strategies that may help you prepare for the cost of higher education.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.
A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
Learn when it may not make sense to file a claim on your home insurance.
Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
A change in your mindset during retirement may drive changes to your portfolio.
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Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
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.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Where Is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, “What’s next for the financial markets?”
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial advisor about changes in your situation.
Your DNA Test
If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate