Benchmark Wealth Management, LLC

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Welcome to our Web site, where you'll find a wealth of information about our capabilities and how we can help you reach your financial goals. In addition, our site offers a wide variety of useful information, including calculators, articles, a portfolio tracker, and more.

We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that become available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation.

We created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most importantly, we hope you see the value of working with us to pursue your financial goals.

We're here to help educate you about the basic concepts of investment planning, to help you learn more about who we are, and to give you fast, easy access to market performance and data.

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Learning Center
  • Articles

    Articles

    Educate yourself on a variety of financial topics.

  • Calculators

    Calculators

    A host of financial tools to assist you.

  • Newsletters

    Newsletters

    Timely Newsletters to help you stay current.

  • E-Seminars

    E-Seminars

    Animated presentations to help you learn and decide.

  • iMoney

    iMoney

    Ideas to help simplify everyday finances.

  • Glossary

    Glossary

    Financial terms from A to Z.

  • Tax Library

    Tax Library

    Manage your taxes and prepare for the upcoming tax season.

Calculators

Car Affordability

How much can you afford to pay for a car?

Disability Income Insurance

How much Disability Income Insurance do you need?

Net Worth

A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.

Lease Interest

What's the interest rate on the lease you're considering?

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Newsletters

ETFs for the Conservative Investor

The number of exchange-traded funds has grown rapidly in the last decade. Total ETF assets exceeded $1 trillion in March 2011, an increase of more than $200 million over the previous year. This article explains the potential benefits of ETFs and why some of them might appeal to the risk-averse.

HOT TOPIC: Current Economic Conditions and the Prospect for Inflation

Inflation jumped up to 3.2% in April. That’s still below the 50-year average but it may be little consolation for anyone who has been to a gas station or a grocery store recently.

Insurance for Two Could Benefit Your Heirs

Survivorship life insurance offers a way to help a couple's heirs pay estate taxes, probate costs, and other final expenses — and could be especially important after 2012 when the federal estate tax is scheduled to be significantly higher. Even if the estate tax doesn't apply to an estate, the insurance proceeds could benefit heirs or a favorite charity.

Be Ready for a Change in Interest Rates

Fluctuating interest rates can be challenging for bond investors who want to reinvest their principal. When rates are low, they may have to accept lower yields; when rates rise when principal is tied up, they may not be able to benefit. One strategy to help manage reinvestment risk is to build a bond ladder.

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Market Watch

January 27, 2012 @ 07:31 PM

Dow Jones Industrials 12,660.46- 74.17
Nasdaq Composite 2,816.55+ 11.27
S&P 500 1,316.33- 2.10

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