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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 Business Cycle
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
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This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
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Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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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.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
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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 Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Choosing a Mortgage
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