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Welcome to Finance For Thought, a financial organization in New York, NY. 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 your goal is preparing for retirement, college savings, or estate strategy, our personalized service focuses on your needs, wants, and financial goals and objectives.
Our professionals have years 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 through all stages of your life.
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Helpful Content
A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
Learn when it may not make sense to file a claim on your home insurance.
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
Weighing the Benefits of Prepaid Debit Cards
It's important to understand the pros and cons when considering a prepaid debit card.
What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
In the face of divorce, making changes to insurance coverage may be overlooked.
Inventorying Your Possessions
Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.
Should You Borrow from Your 401(k)?
Does it make sense to borrow from my 401(k) to pay off debt or to make a major purchase?
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.
Data Thieves from Outer Space
Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun “pulp” comic.
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Student Loan Payoff Calculator: Extra Payments Can Save You
See how extra payments toward your student loans could shorten your payoff timeline.
Emergency Fund Calculator
Find out how large your emergency fund should be based on your monthly expenses.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
Compare the true costs of buying versus leasing a vehicle to find the better fit for you.
Estimate Your RMD
Calculate your required minimum distribution amount based on your account balance and age.
Credit Card Payoff
Find out how long it may take to pay off a credit card balance and what it costs in interest.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
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RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
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.
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We'd like to be one of them.
Preparation is the Key to Retirement
The simplest ideas can sometimes make a massive difference over time. Enjoy this brief video to learn more.
The Wild West of Data Theft
Learn about cyber liability insurance in this entertaining video.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.