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Our Mission: At Estate Strategies Inc., a Holmes Group Company, our mission is to help create, manage and sustain financial well-being, value and security for our clients. With over 65 years of combined experience in the financial and legacy planning field, we provide custom strategies to individuals, families, professionals and business owners.
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When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
Money Draining Food Myths
These food myths will really put a drain on your wallet.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
How to Read Your Credit Report
Solve a mystery while learning how important your credit report is with this story-driven interactive.
Financial Aid for Students 101
Help your college-bound child explore scholarships, grants, and more with this article on paying for higher education.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Traditional vs. Roth IRA
One or the other? Perhaps both traditional and Roth IRAs can play a part in your retirement plans.
Saving on Fitness Center Membership Costs
There are ways to improve your physical fitness without denting your fiscal fitness.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
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.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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A Fruitful Retirement: Social Security Benefit
Taking your Social Security benefits at the right time may help maximize your benefit.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
16 Wall Street Cliches in 60 Seconds
Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Let's see if you can keep up.
How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.