Welcome to Giesting Financial! Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.
Our mission is to help you get your financial house in order so you can focus on “True Wealth” – things money can’t buy and death can’t take away.
In today’s complex, time-starved world, it can be challenging to design a successful retirement strategy on your own. With good intentions, most people purchase a variety of products and services over the years, but rarely coordinate and balance their assets to navigate toward a successful retirement.
We are retirement specialists taking the leadership role in building comprehensive, customized solutions for your retirement needs. We enable your wealth to continue growing, protect it along the way, and, finally, transfer it to loved ones or charities at the end of life.
Giesting Financial has earned the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Reader's Choice Award, voted Best Investment Broker in Franklin and Ripley Counties.
Helpful Content
Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
Variable Universal Life Insurance
This is permanent insurance in which the policyholder directs how premiums are invested.
Healthcare Costs in Retirement
Without a solid approach, health-care expenses may add up quickly and potentially alter your spending.
Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
Healthy Body Healthy Pocketbook
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help you reduce health-related expenses—and avoid time in the recovery room.
Important Birthdays Over 50
Starting at age 50, several birthdays and “half-birthdays” have implications regarding your retirement income.
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What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets, and subtracting your liabilities.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimates how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimates how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, and estate management documents and tactics.
Tax Management Strategies
Provides an understanding of taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly, and when you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Get the Score on Your Credit
Your credit score is a vital part of your financial health. Understand how it works.
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Deferring taxes can be a powerful decision. It’s one reason 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs are so popular.
Your Personal Recovery
As the economy gathers momentum, many are waiting for their personal finances to gather momentum, too.
The Cycle of Investing
Investing should be easy, just buy low and sell high. But most have trouble following that advice.
Do You Feel Lucky?
Recent changes in estate tax laws could affect the strategy you have in place.