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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This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
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Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
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Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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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.
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Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
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You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
The Business Cycle
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