Welcome to Porter Financial Strategies
financial planning for your future is what we take pride in. Chris Porter has been planning for his clients' needs for over 25 years. Whether it’s for your child’s future educational goals, your retirement or to leave a family legacy, Chris is here for you and your family’s financial objectives. Feel free to click on “Services” to see what we have to offer here at PFS.
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Helpful Content
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Gap Insurance for Leased Cars
If you’re thinking of leasing a new car, then you shouldn’t forget about gap insurance.
Tax Reform: Before and After
What did the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act change? Here's a quick snapshot.
Insurance Needs Assessment: Married With Children
When you’re married and have children, insurance needs will be different.
How Insurance Deductibles Work
Knowing how insurance deductibles work can help you save money and give you peace of mind.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
Alternative investments are going mainstream for accredited investors. It’s critical to sort through the complexity.
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Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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 Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
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The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.