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I provide accounting, tax, financial services and investment planning services to individuals and businesses.
Retirement planning, education planning, risk management and so much more. I offer my clients a multi-faceted approach to address their growing financial needs.
Investment and financial services are offered by RLS Financial Services, a registered investment advisory firm..
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Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
Tips for Finding Care for Your Disabled Child
The care of special-needs children continues into their adult years, and may survive the passing of their parents.
Top New Digital Tools for Small Businesses
Apps that help small business owners better manage and grow their business.
Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time
Tax preparation may be the perfect time to give the household budget a check-up.
Password Protection Strategies
Simple steps may help you foil hackers and protect your privacy.
The Average American Budget
Learn about the average American budget in this fun and interactive piece.
Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.
A Primer on Dividends
A company's profits can be reinvested or paid out to the company’s shareholders as “dividends."
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
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Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
Should I Invest in Gold?
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Are Alternative Investments Right for You?
With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.