Understanding Today's Financial Environment
At Howard Investment Services, 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 are investing to address your long-term wealth, help protect your family, or attempt to grow your assets, our personalized service focuses your needs, wants, and goals.Our professionals have years of of experience in financial services. We can help you address your needs of today and for many years to come. We look forward to working with you.
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Working With A Financial Professional
A financial professional is an invaluable resource to help you untangle the complexities of whatever life throws at you.
Who Is Your Trusted Contact?
This investment account question is vital and answered as early as possible.
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
Retirement Strategy After a Job Loss
Job loss can shake both finances and confidence, reassessing your retirement strategy is key to moving forward with clarity.
Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
Looking forward to retirement? It's critical to understand the difference between immediate and deferred annuities.
Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
Having an emergency fund may help alleviate the stress and worry associated with a financial crisis.
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
Life Insurance Myths: Debunked
Whether you have life insurance through your work or are retired it pays to know the truth about life insurance coverage.
What Can You Buy With 529 Distributions?
This article can be a helpful guide when beginning to prepare for education expenses.
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Student Loan Refinance Calculator
Compare your current student loan terms to a potential refinance to see if it makes sense.
Debt-to-Income Ratio Calculator
Calculate your debt-to-income ratio to understand how lenders may view your financial health.
My Retirement Savings
See how your current savings rate and contributions may grow into retirement income.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you may earn over your working years based on your current income.
How Can I Save a Million Dollars?
See what it takes in monthly contributions and time to reach a million-dollar savings goal.
Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
See how switching to bi-weekly mortgage payments could reduce interest and shorten your loan.
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Making Your Tax Bracket Work
Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
Timing Your Retirement
This short video illustrates the importance of understanding sequence of returns risk.
Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Surprise! You’ve Got Money!
Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.