Gary D. Meeks, RICP®
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Helpful Content
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Replacing Your Medicare Card
Learn how to replace your lost, stolen, or damaged Medicare card in this helpful article.
You Are Not Alone it Just Feels That Way
Let’s start getting your financial priorities and attitudes in sync with model behaviors.
The Most Overlooked Item of Any Home Improvement
The item most homeowners forget on their home improvement project checklist is insurance.
Insurance Needs of Small Business Owners
The dreams of small business owners and the business plans that outline the strategy to fulfill those dreams rarely include the insurance protections that business owners will need. Yet, having adequate protection can...
Financial Hacks for Millennials: Ways to Use Your Tax Refund
There are two certainties in life: death and taxes, or so it’s been said. While the thought of filing taxes may not fill you with delight, for many Americans, receiving a tax refund could be the mini financial windfall they need to get back on track with financial goals that may have gone awry during the year.
Income Protection for Millennials
Income protection insurance can replace earnings during a disability and recovery.
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What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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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.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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Surprise! You’ve Got Money!
Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
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.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.