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By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU® and Michael DiazIf you’re nearing retirement, you may be concerned about your ability to maintain the lifestyle you’ve worked so hard to build. It’s one thing to retire, but...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU® and Michael DiazAfter a three-year rally, the financial markets have been down for seven straight days, marking their worst slide since the pandemic decline in March of 2020. (1) Monday’s...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU® and Michael DiazIt’s not an easy decision to find a professional you can trust to help you navigate your financial worries and hopes. Whatever it was that propelled you to consider asking...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU® and Michael DiazMany will try to say that the dramatic rise of inflation is transitory, but in the same sentence they will say it’s projected to last until 2023! I guess it depends on your...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazThe unprecedented uncertainty of the past year and a half has been the cause of increased stress for many people—on both a local and global scale. Corporations and individuals...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazAs many are aware, Congress has proposed changes to the tax code to cover the cost of the new spending bills. Our partner from Delegated Planning, Carrie Jones, has created assembled...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazEstate planning is especially important for business owners, executives with a keen interest in the business, and those with assets to pass on. Making your wishes known through a will...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLUAfter a year of more downs than ups, we are happy to share some good news! We are proud to announce that our very own Michael Diaz has made the 2021 Investopedia 100 List of the Most Influential...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazIt can be hard enough to manage your finances when your circumstances are relatively simple, let alone when you have extra challenges due to your career. When you need help, how do you...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLUThe ClientFor 40 years we have been working with John, a contractor with unique challenges as a business owner. He successfully built not one, but two contracting businesses. The first business was with...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazAt the inspired first spark of an idea to start a new venture, I’m assuming most people don’t think about what it will look like to eventually transition out of the...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU & Michael DiazYou’re a small business owner, and everything falls on you. You’re the captain of your own ship, and you love it even though it includes long nights, weekends, and holidays....

We are happy to announce PeterAlexander’s Michael Diaz and his lovely wife Abby welcomed their first child to the world recently! Monroe Catherine Diaz was born February 2, 2021 at 2:46PM, 8 lbs 12 oz, and 19.5” long. Mommy...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLU and Michael DiazWould you hand over your house keys to a stranger? That’s often what it feels like to work with a financial advisor. Not only do you need to find someone you can trust with your...

By Rick Hellberg, ChFC®, CLUElection day has come and gone, and while media outlets have called the election for Joe Biden, we are still waiting for official results. But regardless of your preferred candidate, you are probably...