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There is a calm that comes from working with professionals who are passionate about trying to make a positive difference in your life. We hope your visit to this website will help highlight the opportunities and potential rewards that are possible when you take a proactive approach to your financial future. You can be in control of your money.
Shira Ridge is a financial services and investment management firm, creating sound solutions that are personalized, strategic and realistic. By having a customized financial strategy and a team to manage your lifetime wealth strategy, we work with you collaboratively to help take the worry out of your finances so that you can focus on what matters the most to you—today and in the future.
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Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
Longer, healthier living can put greater stress on retirement assets; the bucket approach may be one answer.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers are right in our own back yards. This may be particularly true of investing.
Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together?
Loss of income from disability has the potential to cause significant financial hardship. Disability insurance can help.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
Knowing the rules may help you decide when to start benefits.
A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability, along with average and marginal tax rates.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimates your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
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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.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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Women and Retirement
Women are great at multi-tasking. But many drop the ball when preparing for retirement.
What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
Interest Rates: How Low Can They Go?
The question used to be how low can interest rates go. Now it's how long can rates remain at their historic low levels?
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: right now.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime, and those we love may suffer if we are not prepared.