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Welcome, we’re Financial Strategies, a financial planning and wealth management firm in Longview, WA. We understand that every family faces unique challenges. Whether your goal is preparing for retirement, planning for the efficient transfer of your estate, or figuring out where you are at on your financial journey, we are here to help.
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At Financial Strategies, it is our mission to create positive outcomes in the lives of those around us.
Helpful Content
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be important tools that may accomplish a number of estate objectives.
What's My 2026 Tax Bracket?
Check out this handy reference of updated ranges from the IRS in case your designated bracket has changed.
When to Self-Insure
Choosing to bear the financial burden of an adverse event is called self-insuring. Do you know what that entails?
Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money
Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.
Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
Having an emergency fund may help alleviate the stress and worry associated with a financial crisis.
Diversification, Patience, and Consistency
Three important factors when it comes to your financial life.
Does Your Credit Score Affect Your Insurance Rates?
Your credit score may influence how much you pay for auto and home insurance.
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
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Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Compare different mortgage term lengths side by side to find the option that fits your budget.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
Estimate how much life insurance coverage may be appropriate for your situation.
How Long Will Your Money Last?
See how long a lump sum of savings could last based on your withdrawal rate and return.
What Is My Net Worth?
Get a snapshot of your overall financial picture by calculating your total net worth.
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Finding the Balance
The sandwich generation faces unique challenges. For many, meeting needs is a matter of finding a balance.
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?
Saving for College 101
Here's a crash course on saving for college.
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.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?