Understanding Today's Financial Environment
Welcome to Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, an independent practice in Carlsbad, Ca. We understand that individuals face unique challenges as they prepare for retirement. Welcome to objectivity, transparency & vigilance. With depth, focus, and a big-picture perspective, we help you manage your investments. Our expert team helps you keep your wealth growing and guarded—today, tomorrow, and onto the next generation.
We can help take the mystery out of preparing for today and tomorrow. Whether your goal is preparing for retirement, college savings, or estate strategy, our personalized service focuses on your needs, wants, and financial goals and objectives.
Our professionals have years of experience in financial services. We can help you address your needs of today and for many years to come. We look forward to working with you through all stages of your life.
Investment Management
Our independence lets us choose from a wide array of investment options—and they’re selected because we believe they're right for you.
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We believe fees and taxes are among the most detrimental influences on wealth accumulation.
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We partner with you to responsibly, creatively, and efficiently build your wealth.
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A Decision Not Made Is Still a Decision
Investors who put off important investment decisions may face potential consequence to their future financial security.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
The Business Cycle
Understanding the economy's cycles can help put current business conditions in better perspective.
Budgeting After a Divorce
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
Important Birthdays Over 50
Here's a look at several birthdays and “half-birthdays” that have implications regarding your retirement income.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Caring for Aging Parents
As our nation ages, many Americans are turning their attention to caring for aging parents.
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What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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16 Wall Street Cliches in 60 Seconds
Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Let's see if you can keep up.
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.