Financial & Insurance Consultants

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Welcome to Financial & Insurance Consultants Web site, where you’ll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles, calculators, and research reports.

Financial & Insurance Consultants was established in Katy in 1986 as a way to help individuals and companies wade through the complex Financial World.

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We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. We have created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation.  Most important, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

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Crescendo Business Services conducts independent research to find the best in client satisfaction Wealth Managers. This award is given to just 7% of all professionals within a specific industry and market area. Only wealth managers with five years of experience in the financial services industry were considered. Wealth Managers do not pay a fee to be included in the research or the final list. Next each wealth manager was reviewed for regulatory actions, civil judicial actions and customer complaints as reported by FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and other regulatory agencies. For additional information regarding the criteria and methodology used to determine these rankings please visit www.fivestarprofessional.com/fiveStarAssets/pdfs/GenericResearchWM.pdf

Third-party rankings and recognitions are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation.

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Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

Loan Payoff

How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?

Long-Term Care Self Insurance

Will you be able to afford nursing home care?

LTCI Cost of Waiting

Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.

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There’s Still Time to Catch Up

Worker confidence in affording a comfortable retirement fell to a record low in 2011, but investors aged 50 and older may be able to make up for lost time by maximizing contributions to retirement plans and taking advantage of catch-up contribution limits. The accompanying chart shows the potential difference in accumulation by taking advantage of catch-up contributions.

Another Year, Another AMT Patch

The 2010 Tax Relief Act adjusted AMT exemption levels for 2010 and 2011 to help prevent an estimated 21 million middle-income taxpayers from being subject to the alternative minimum tax. Will Congress enact another patch for 2012?

New Opportunity Under the Federal Gift Tax

The 2010 Tax Relief Act raised the lifetime gift-tax exclusion to $5 million. This means it could be a good time to make the most of tax-free gift transfers. If so, it's important to understand the annual and lifetime gift exemption limits, as well as which gifts might not be subject to them.

Tax-Efficient Investments for the Tax-Averse

Raising taxes is one of many ideas that have been proposed to help reduce mounting federal budget deficits. Readers who are concerned about the prospect of higher taxes in the future may want to consider the tax advantages associated with municipal bonds and tax-exempt mutual funds.

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