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!
*These services are offered by Karen Geiling through her affiliation with H.D. Vest Investment ServicesSM and H.D. Vest Advisory ServicesSM.
Helpful Content
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Emotional biases can adversely impact financial decision making. Here’s a few to be mindful of.
Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.
5 Benefits of Working in Retirement
Here are 5 reason why you may consider working through retirement.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
A Look at Diversification
Diversification is an investment principle designed to manage risk, but it can't prevent against a loss.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
To Catch a Thief
Having your identity stolen may result in financial loss plus the cost of trying to restore your good name.
Budgeting After a Divorce
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.
The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee
Few contemplate the complex journey that brought their coffee from farm to kitchen table.
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Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
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5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
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.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall Street, the stock market has a long and storied history.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We’d love to help you prepare.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?