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

Lifetime Earnings

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

College Funding

Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.

Life Insurance

How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

Retirement Portfolio Lifespan

How Long Will Your Funds Last?

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Newsletters

Don't Let a Disability Cripple Your Family's Finances

One way to help protect against the financial ruin that a disability can bring is through disability income insurance.

HOT TOPIC: The Personal Saving Rate: What It Doesn't Mean to You

The term "personal saving rate" can be misleading. It doesn't define "saving" in the same way that most people do. What should the personal saving rate mean to you?

Beware the Better-Than-Average Effect

Economists have found that, on average, people tend to believe that their own lives are improving at a faster rate than most everyone else's.

HOT TOPIC: What's Ahead for 2010?

Economists expect the economy to grow by a respectable 3% in 2010, but they don't hold out much hope for the employment situation. What else can investors and consumers expect from the coming year?

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