Senior Guardians of America

Welcome! Our firm practices in many areas of estate planning. This site was designed to save you time and money by walking you through the basics of retirement, estate planning and the associated tax issues.

Services Offered:

Estate Planning
Catastrophic Illness Planning
Insurance Services
Tax Reduction & Elimination Planning
Asset Protection Planning
Probate & Legal Issues
Financial Representative

Start with our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to familiarize yourself with a few basic concepts of Estate and Retirement Planning. If you have a little more time, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the various educational sections of our site. We believe this information will be most helpful to you, as well as your loved ones, in understanding the various dimensions of estate planning. For more detailed information about your specific situation, please feel free to contact us.

Helpful Content

Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?

Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?

Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.

Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk

Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk

Social media may be a modern imperative for businesses looking to grow and build their brand, but it also introduces risk.

Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance

Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance

Purchasing homeowners insurance is critical for protecting your home.

Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

Six overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.

The ABC’s of Auto Insurance

What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?

Understanding Long-Term Care

Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.

What the New Tax Bill Means for You

What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?

Eight Mistakes That Can Upend Your Retirement

There are common mistakes you can avoid when saving for retirement.

What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy

Here’s a list of 10 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of long-term-care insurance.

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Long-Term-Care Needs

Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.

Assess Your Life Insurance Needs

This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.

Disability Income

This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.

Social Security Taxes

Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.

Tax Freedom Day

Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.

Capital Gains Tax Estimator

Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.

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Tax Management Strategies

Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.

Protecting Those Who Matter Most

The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.

Principles of Preserving Wealth

How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.

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Don't Buy The Hype

There are a lot of misconceptions about Social Security. Here’s the truth about three of them.

Tuning Your Social Security Benefit

When should you take your Social Security benefit?

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Your DNA Test

If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.

RE: Retirement

How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?

Preparing For the Ultimate Vacation

Make your retirement as exciting as your next vacation.

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Articles

Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

Six overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.

The ABC’s of Auto Insurance

What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?

Understanding Long-Term Care

Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.

What the New Tax Bill Means for You

What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?

Eight Mistakes That Can Upend Your Retirement

There are common mistakes you can avoid when saving for retirement.

What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy

Here’s a list of 10 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of long-term-care insurance.

View all articles

Calculators

Long-Term-Care Needs

Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.

Assess Your Life Insurance Needs

This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.

Disability Income

This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.

Social Security Taxes

Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.

Tax Freedom Day

Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.

Capital Gains Tax Estimator

Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.

View all calculators

Presentations

Tax Management Strategies

Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.

Protecting Those Who Matter Most

The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.

Principles of Preserving Wealth

How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.

View all presentations

Videos

Don't Buy The Hype

There are a lot of misconceptions about Social Security. Here’s the truth about three of them.

Tuning Your Social Security Benefit

When should you take your Social Security benefit?

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Your DNA Test

If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.

RE: Retirement

How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?

Preparing For the Ultimate Vacation

Make your retirement as exciting as your next vacation.

View all videos