Welcome to Advanced Financial Concepts, a full-service financial services organization focusing on retirement planning , income distribution and estate conservation strategies.
Advanced Financial Concepts can:
- Help you clarify and define your goals
- Recommend strategies which fit your individual needs
- Explain how changing financial conditions affect you
- Help make sure your financial goals and objectives stay on track
- Help make investment planning easier
- Coordinate objectives with your CPA and Attorney
Feel free to browse our site. You'll find a variety of articles, calculators, and research reports we hope will raise questions and peak your interest.
If you have any questions or want to schedule a complimentary meeting to discuss your specific questions, you can e-mail me at rich.casolari@ceterawealth.com or reach my on my cell (312) 504-0757. I look forward to speaking with you.
Newsletters
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Time to Bulk Up Your Emergency Fund
A financial crisis can strike when least expected, so it’s important to have a sufficient emergency fund. This article offers some suggestions to help increase a fund before it’s needed.
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SECURE 2.0 Makes It Easier to Give and Receive
The SECURE 2.0 Act modified the rules for qualified charitable distributions to allow funding a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust from an IRA.
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Do You Have These Key Estate Planning Documents?
This article provides an overview of four estate planning documents that almost everyone should have: a durable power of attorney, a medical directive, a will, and a letter of instruction.
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Roth 401(k) News: Is It Time to Rethink How You Save for Retirement?
High-income participants will not be allowed to make pre-tax catch-up contributions to a traditional 401(k) or similar plan starting in 2026, but they will be able to contribute to a workplace Roth.
Calculators
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Cash Flow Analysis
This Cash Flow Analysis form will help you weigh your income vs. your expenses.
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Estate Taxes
Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.
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Net Worth
A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.