KLG Financial Solutions
Financial Planning • Insurance • Tax Preparation • Investments
Welcome! KLG Financial Solutions is an independent financial firm that offers a multi-faceted approach to help meet client’s growing financial needs. Our mission is to help clients develop and maintain a comprehensive financial strategy that may fit their unique situation. Karen's services cover all areas of financial management including income tax planning, retirement planning, investment strategies, risk management and estate preservation.
We established this website for current and prospective clients. If you are already our client, you will find access to your account information as well as a variety of educational resources and calculators. If you are considering using KLG Financial Solutions for your financial services, you will find information that explains who we are and how we can help you.
Please visit the site often as the content is constantly changing. For help with your financial services or for more information, please contact us today!
Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM . Insurance services offered through an Avantax affiliated insurance agency.
Helpful Content
Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
When selecting a fixed-rate mortgage, a borrower has to determine how many years to finance the loan.
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.
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.
Teen Drinking and Your Liability
Drinking may be a “rite of passage” for teens, but when it occurs in your home you may be held responsible for their actions.
Understanding Long-Term Care
Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.
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Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
A New Way to Look at Your Bucket List
That big list of dreams and goals isn't the only way to look at your bucket list.
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.
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?