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The key to a successful business is a solid business plan. This is true for individuals as well. A good financial plan should address issues of estate transfer, income taxes, investment allocation and selection, insurance needs, retirement, and perhaps even college funding. What are your investment objectives?
Young Investors - Setting financial goals when you're still paying off student loans can be a frustrating scenario -- especially when you don't know how long you may be working that first job. We can help you navigate daunting investment waters, show you where you should be financially, and advise you how to get there. Taking on new responsibilities, like investing, can be a rewarding experience on many levels.
The Growing Family - Having a healthy and happy family is a goal we all strive to achieve. Keeping your family's financial health stable is an important part of that goal. It's also a continuous process that involves keeping your priorities in check and staying current on how your money can best work for you. Managing cash flow can be a real challenge at this stage of life - children are college age, you're getting older and health care needs may be changing - it can all add up. In addition, retirement isn't that far off and may also be a top concern. We can help you assess the pitfalls and opportunities of this changing landscape.
Empty Nesters - There is no normal pattern of life, as we all know. As the head of a single parent family, you face a different set of challenges. Raising a child on your own is never easy; it's especially tough in this day and age. The demands on your time and money seem never-ending. But your goals for your children's future are as ambitious as ever. Having a long-term investment program in place, and a means to pay for college education, remain a top goal. So what do you have to do to make it happen? We can help answer the tough questions.
Retirees - A secure and happy retirement doesn't just happen. For most of us, it takes a tremendous amount of planning and preparation - from the time you first enter the workforce. Retirement is not to be taken lightly. It's certainly well-deserved; after years of hardwork, perhaps sacrifice, you've earned the right to enjoy yourself. You might be thinking about estate planning at this point in your life, and how to best live off the assets and principal you've accrued from your years of shrewd investing. We can help guide you through this important and exciting time of life.
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Financial Planning isn’t just about
Investing Your Money; It’s about People, too.
The California Bar Foundation has published some useful information regarding the rights and laws pertaining to Children, Teenagers, and Seniors. The following are links to these informative publications:
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Kids and the Law: An A-to-Z Guide for Parents Last updated in 2007
Kids and the Law is a close-up look at laws that define children's rights and responsibilities. Topics covered include alcohol, cars and traffic laws, civil laws and lawsuits, criminal law, curfew laws, drugs, emancipation, fighting and violence, gangs, graffiti, guns and other weapons, juvenile court, parents' rights and responsibilities, dealing with the police, privacy, school rules, sex, smoking, stealing, truancy, and vandalism. This is a helpful resource for parents, teachers, counselors, youth program coordinators, and others who supervise, care for, and teach California's children.
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When You Become 18: A Survival Guide for Teenager Last updated in 2008
When You Become 18 provides young adults with valuable information to help them navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood. The guide touches up such topics as reaching the age of maturity, alcohol and drugs, money matters, working and taxes, sex and the law, marriage and partnerships, domestic violence, crimes, guns and other weapons, hate crimes, civil laws and lawsuits, surfing the Internet, identity protection, and consumer protection.
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Seniors & the Law: A Guide for Maturing Californians - Last updated in 2009
Seniors & the Law offers an overview of important issues facing senior citizens, including finances and debt, social security and insurance, housing and caregiving, employment, health care, elder abuse/elder fraud, grandparents' rights, divorce and remarriage, and estate planning and legal services. This guide provides valuable information for seniors, their adult children, and their caregivers.
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