Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
Welcome, I’m Tom Masi, a Financial Professional in Charleston, South Carolina. At our firm, we understand that individuals face unique challenges as they prepare for retirement. We can help take the mystery out of preparing for today and tomorrow. Whether you goal is saving for retirement, college savings, or estate strategy, our personalized service focuses your needs, wants, and financial goals and objectives.
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Helpful Content
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
What Is a Stretch IRA?
If you have a traditional IRA, you may have the opportunity to extend its tax-deferred status across multiple generations.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
Teen Drinking and Your Liability
Drinking may be a “rite of passage” for teens, but when it occurs in your home you may be held responsible for their actions.
Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
The uncertainties we face in retirement can erode our sense of confidence.
Insuring Your Business With a Buy/Sell Agreement
It may help your business be better prepared in the event of the death of a principal or key employee.
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Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We’d love to help you prepare.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
A Fruitful Retirement: Social Security Benefit
Taking your Social Security benefits at the right time may help maximize your benefit.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.