Wells Fargo Advisors
Comprehensive Financial Planning

The Barrett Group believes that before you make an investment decision, it's important that they understand where you are today and where you want to be in meeting your investment goals. Using a disciplined process, they will design a custom financial plan for you. In particular, they offer:

  • Experience in retirement programs including Self-Directed IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simplified Employee Pensions (SEP), Keogh plans, and IRA rollovers.
  • Coordination of recommendations from your attorney, accountant, and other professional advisors.
  • Education-funding analysis to project college costs and estimate the funds you will need to send your child to college.
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Home Affordability

Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

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Another Year, Another AMT Patch

The 2010 Tax Relief Act adjusted AMT exemption levels for 2010 and 2011 to help prevent an estimated 21 million middle-income taxpayers from being subject to the alternative minimum tax. Will Congress enact another patch for 2012?

What Kind of Investor Are You?

Although most Americans seem to understand that investment involves risk, there is a wide spectrum in how much risk each investor is willing to assume. Among the factors to consider are comfort level, time horizon, and net worth. This article helps investors to consider their appropriate level of risk.

ETFs for the Conservative Investor

The number of exchange-traded funds has grown rapidly in the last decade. Total ETF assets exceeded $1 trillion in March 2011, an increase of more than $200 million over the previous year. This article explains the potential benefits of ETFs and why some of them might appeal to the risk-averse.

Be Ready for a Change in Interest Rates

Fluctuating interest rates can be challenging for bond investors who want to reinvest their principal. When rates are low, they may have to accept lower yields; when rates rise when principal is tied up, they may not be able to benefit. One strategy to help manage reinvestment risk is to build a bond ladder.

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