Senior Guardians of America

Welcome! Our firm practices in many areas of estate planning. This website was designed to save you time and money by walking you through the basics of 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.

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Helpful Content

Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together?

Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together?

Loss of income from disability has the potential to cause financial hardship. Disability insurance can help.

How to Make the Tax Code Work for You

How to Make the Tax Code Work for You

When you take the time to learn more about how it works, you may be able to put the tax code to work for you.

Planning for Special Needs Children

Planning for Special Needs Children

Planning for a special-needs child can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.

What the New Tax Bill Means for You

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

Retirement Traps to Avoid

Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.

Death is No Excuse

The federal government requires deceased individuals to file a final income tax return.

What Do Your Taxes Pay For?

Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance

Purchasing homeowners insurance is critical for protecting your home.

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Long-Term-Care Needs

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

Social Security Taxes

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

What's My Potential Estate Tax?

This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.

Tax Freedom Day

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

Disability Income

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

What Is My Current Net Worth?

Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.

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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

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

Principles of Preserving Wealth

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

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.

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The Other Sure Thing

Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

18 Years Worth of Days

The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?

Tuning Your Social Security Benefit

When should you take your Social Security benefit?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.

Retirement Redefined

Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.

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Articles

What the New Tax Bill Means for You

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

Retirement Traps to Avoid

Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.

Death is No Excuse

The federal government requires deceased individuals to file a final income tax return.

What Do Your Taxes Pay For?

Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance

Purchasing homeowners insurance is critical for protecting your home.

View all articles

Calculators

Long-Term-Care Needs

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

Social Security Taxes

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

What's My Potential Estate Tax?

This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.

Tax Freedom Day

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

Disability Income

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

What Is My Current Net Worth?

Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.

View all calculators

Presentations

Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

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

Principles of Preserving Wealth

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

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.

View all presentations

Videos

The Other Sure Thing

Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

18 Years Worth of Days

The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?

Tuning Your Social Security Benefit

When should you take your Social Security benefit?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.

Retirement Redefined

Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.

View all videos