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I am Branden Rubasky, CFP®, a financial advisor in Torrance, California. My team and I work with a limited number of families in the South Bay to help them identify and achieve their financial goals and objectives. We will help you prepare for tomorrow by encouraging you to focus on what you can control today. Whether your goal is saving for retirement, college or something else important to you, our personalized service focuses on your specific situation.
Our team members have years of experience in financial planning. We look forward to building a long and successful financial planning relationship with you. Please call me directly at (310) 375-4847 or (310) 373-7351 .
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Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.
18 Years’ Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years, with many lasting even longer. Will you fill your post-retirement days with purpose?
Dreaming Up an Active Retirement
When you retire, how will you treat your next chapter?
Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.
16 Wall Street Cliches in 60 Seconds
Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Let's see if you can keep up.
What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.