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With something as personal as your finances, it’s important to work with an advisor you trust and with whom you want to work for the long-term. After all, building a financial plan is not a one-time event; it is an ongoing process that requires adjustments as your life or goals change. At Capitol Wealth Strategies, we want to fill this role in your life. We welcome the opportunity to guide you along your financial path. Contact us to take the first step.
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Are You and Your Partner Trapped by the Money Taboo?
Were you raised with the money taboo? Many people are taught from a young age not to speak openly and honestly about money, even with their loved ones. This might not seem like a big deal, but the money taboo has real consequences.
What Generation Z Employees Really Want
Bean-bag chairs, foosball tables, pizza Fridays, and work-where-you-want schedules became the business norm over the past...
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
It’s Time to Have a Talk with Your Parents
One of the strangest developments in the ever-evolving child-parent relationship is reaching the point when an adult child starts dispensing advice to his or her parents. It’s a profound, but natural turning point in the relationship.
Diversification, Patience, and Consistency
Three important factors when it comes to your financial life.
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.
Beyond the Breadwinner: Is Your Household Protected?
Do you think of your spouse or life partner as your “better half”? If so, you know that your relationship is more than just two people meeting halfway. In a life partnership — and in the family that grows from it — the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
Tax-Advantaged Retirement Strategies
Heading into retirement with confidence is easier if your strategy includes steps to help minimize taxes. Even though your income is likely to decline, you still could be subject to high taxes if you’re not careful.
10 Scary Facts About Retirement
While you’re exploring the new opportunities the next phase in your life offers, these shocking facts add a healthy dose of reality to your retirement planning.
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A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.