Longboat Key Financial Group

Michael H. Smith, CSA

Welcome to our Web site, where you'll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles, calculators, and research reports.

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 insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most importantly, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

We're here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial 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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Calculators

Personal Inflation Rate

Is your personal inflation rate higher or lower than the CPI?

Home Affordability

Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.

Lifetime Earnings

This calculator is designed to help you attach a dollar figure to your life’s work.

Mortgage Acceleration

This calculator can help you determine how soon you can pay off your mortgage.

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Newsletters

Note to Self: Check Beneficiary Designations

Outdated beneficiary forms have the potential to cause needless grief and hardship for surviving loved ones who are your intended heirs.

Fixed Annuities May Offer Stability

A source of guaranteed income may help remove some of the uncertainty associated with retiring when the financial markets are fluctuating.

Defend Your Retirement from Inflation

Over long periods, inflation can pose a significant threat to quality of life for retirees, primarily because it reduces the purchasing power of their retirement incomes.

It's Time to Get Real

During times of market volatility, it can be easy for investors to lose sight of two seemingly immovable obstacles standing in the way of their long-term investment goals: taxes and inflation.

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