Black Diamond Planners is a fee-only financial planning and investment firm.
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Our driving focus is to help our clients meet and exceed their lifetime goals. We do this by helping them create and maintain a comprehensive wealth management strategy. This effort includes making sure that our clients have an up-to-date investment strategy, financial plan, insurance plan, tax plan, and estate plan.
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Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Buying vs. Leasing a Car
Whatever your relationship with your car, it may eventually come time for a new one. Familiarize yourself with your options.
Good Health is Good Business
Good employee health can be great for the company’s bottom line.
Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
There are four very good reasons to start investing. Do you know what they are?
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Planning for the Expected
You can plan ahead to protect yourself and your family against the financial consequences of deteriorating health.
The Anatomy of a Supplemental Health Plan
Here’s a guide to explain all the parts of Medicare.
Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
Countering Counterfeit Currency
Combating counterfeiting remains core to preserving the integrity of the nation’s money.
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Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.