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We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. We have created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most important, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.
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Peter Hussey's Big 12 Standards of Investing:
1. Live simply now, so you can simply live later
2. Never carry credit card debt
3. Keep six months of expenses in the bank - plan for the unplanned
4. Think long term – ten years or more
5. Do not retire too early – work until at least 66
6. Take full advantage of pensions and tax deductible plans
7. Buy dividend paying securities and do not be a trader
8. Keep emotions out of investing and do not procrastinate
9. If you do not understand it – do not own it
10. Hire an Advisor to identify your needs
11. Create lasting wealth and Legacy – do it slowly
12. Don’t let your money own you
Also, Peter is on the radio now!! Please see below for information on Peter's shows:
WHAZ 1330 AM (Capital District), 97.3 FM (Capital District), 94.7 FM (Glens Falls), 104.1 FM (Vermont) and 97.5 FM (Bennington): Every Wednesday from 4:30pm - 5:00pm (replayed on Saturday from 1:30pm - 2:00pm)
WGY 810 AM: Every Saturday morning from 5:30am - 6:00am and Sunday evening from 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Newsletters
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Setting a Retirement Savings Goal
Only 51% of workers or their spouses have tried to estimate the savings they would need to live comfortably in retirement. This article offers a simple worksheet to help calculate a savings target.
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Tax-Loss Harvesting Offers Chance at Silver Lining
Stock market downturns can be rough on a portfolio’s bottom line, but selling losing investments may offer the potential to reduce an investor’s tax liability.
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HOT TOPIC: Rising Oil Prices Could Pose the Latest Threat to the Economy
This article discusses the market dynamics that are impacting oil prices and adding to concerns about broader inflation and economic growth.
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New RMD Rules Give Retirement Savings More Time to Grow
This article explains the rules for required minimum distribution from tax-deferred retirement accounts with an emphasis on the new provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act.
Calculators
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Lifetime Earnings
This calculator is designed to help you attach a dollar figure to your life’s work.
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Cash Flow Analysis
This Cash Flow Analysis form will help you weigh your income vs. your expenses.
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Required Minimum Distributions
Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 73.
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Home Affordability
Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.