Financial Strategies, One Future at a Time
We are on a mission to equip you to realize your vision for a vibrant future. Developing a strategic financial plan crafted around your unique aspirations is just the starting point. Allow us the privilege of doing life with you as you take ownership of your future and write your own story.
We are Favia Group, a team of expert financial advisors just outside the Chicago metro area. Our firm is defined by more than 60 years of collective financial expertise, and we aren’t stopping now. It’s our goal to see you live an empowered life, facing your future unafraid. That’s why our financial planning philosophy is rooted in developing others through continual progress. We simply aren’t satisfied with the status quo. We see the story beyond the numbers in financial planning. From small business owners to baby boomers and millennials, we want to help you achieve the things in life most important to you.
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The Pre-Retirement Checklist
This checklist can give you a quick snapshot of how prepared you are.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
All Muni Bonds Are Not Created Equal
Gaining a better understanding of municipal bonds makes more sense than ever.
Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Newly Married
Marriage changes everything, including your insurance needs.
A Look at Whole Life Insurance
Whole life insurance remains in force as long as you remain current with premiums. Here's how it works.
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
Dog Bites Neighbor. Now What?
Even dogs have bad days. So, what happens when your dog bites a neighbor or passing pedestrian?
The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?
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What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
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.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
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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.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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.
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Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
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.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?