Jim Kekeris President Kekeris Financial Group
Providing Financial Peace of Mind Through Personal and Private Full-Service Planning
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges come opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
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Helpful Content
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
Forecast
This short video helps explain why markets can be as unpredictable as the weather.
Consider These 3 Things Before Driving Off the Lot
Here are 3 quick tips to keep in mind when buying or leasing your next vehicle.
Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
A change in your mindset during retirement may drive changes to your portfolio.
When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
At what point can you call a personal vehicle commercial?
Choosing a Business Structure
Entrepreneurs all face the same question, “Which business structure should I adopt?”
9 Facts About Social Security
There are things about Social Security that might surprise you.
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
How Boomers and Millennials Differ
The YOLO Economy is a focus on experiences over material possessions, prompting Boomers to consider a similar mindset.
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Federal Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Estimate your potential federal capital gains tax liability on the sale of an asset.
Debt vs. Investment
Weigh the potential outcomes of paying off debt versus directing those dollars elsewhere.
Historical Inflation
See how the purchasing power of a dollar has changed over time due to inflation.
Credit Card Payoff
Find out how long it may take to pay off a credit card balance and what it costs in interest.
IRA Income
Estimate the potential monthly income your IRA balance could generate in retirement.
Student Loan Refinance Calculator
Compare your current student loan terms to a potential refinance to see if it makes sense.
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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Dreaming Up an Active Retirement
When you retire, how will you treat your next chapter?
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
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.