Scott Barker provides financial guidance and ongoing investment management to help clients make sound financial decisions so they can lead fulfilling lives while pursuing their financial goals.
Scott serves individuals and small businesses that are looking for a long term relationship to help them navigate the investment markets and economic cycles in order to accomplish their lifelong goals, dreams and visions.
The road to retirement is typically not a smooth ride. This article looks at five potential risks that can slow progress along the way.
A strategy called pension maximization may enable a married pensioner to elect the higher payments of a single-life annuity while also providing for the spouse’s financial future.
In addition to the better-known Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 stock indexes, this article provides an overview of some stock indexes that are commonly used as benchmarks.
This article outlines the Federal Reserve’s three main objectives and provides the meeting schedule of the Federal Open Market Committee.
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Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.