WOOD & ASSOCIATES Tax and Wealth Management, LLC
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Helpful Content
How Big is Money?
Learn a little about worldwide currency in this fun infographic
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
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.
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.
Types of Stock Market Analysis
Most stock market analysis falls into three broad groups: Fundamental, technical, and sentimental. Here’s a look at each.
Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Young and Single
Even if you’re young and single, you should still consider protecting yourself.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.
How to Make the Tax Code Work for You
When you take the time to learn more about how it works, you may be able to put the tax code to work for you.
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How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
An Arm and a Leg
A visit to the hospital can be painful, for both your body and your wallet. Don’t let it be more painful than it has to be.
A Fruitful Retirement: Social Security Benefit
Taking your Social Security benefits at the right time may help maximize your benefit.
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
Supporting Local Business In a Crisis
Want to ensure your favorite local spots are around after the pandemic? Learn how to support your community in this video.
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?