HELPING YOU MAKE SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS

Welcome to Meadows Financial Group, a comprehensive wealth management company specializing in serving the financial planning and asset management needs of pre-retirees and seniors.

With offices in both Minnesota and Arizona, and clients scattered across the United States, we are uniquely positioned to be providing the year-round service deserved by retired "baby-boomers" on the move, and "snow-bird" seniors that may have had one too many Minnesota winters.

Please contact us to learn about our proven, consistent, and disciplined approach to helping our clients get the most out of their lives by having the peace of mind that their finances are being looked after by people who care.
Calculators

Cost of Retirement

Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.

Estate Taxes

Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.

Taxable Equivalent Yield

Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.

Personal Inflation Rate

Is your personal inflation rate higher or lower than the CPI?

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Newsletters

Ways to Save More

About two out of three American workers are saving for retirement, but less than half are confident that they will save enough money to live comfortably during their retirement years. This article includes suggestions for readers to take small steps that could make a big difference when they are ready to retire.

Giving the Gift of Knowledge

A college education is still a good investment. Consider this statistic: The overall unemployment rate reached as high as 9.9% in 2010, but for workers with a bachelor's degree or higher, it did not exceed 5.1%. But a college education can be expensive. There is a tax-advantaged way to accumulate money for a child's or grandchild's education: a Section 529 plan.

HOT TOPIC: Current Economic Conditions and the Prospect for Inflation

Inflation jumped up to 3.2% in April. That’s still below the 50-year average but it may be little consolation for anyone who has been to a gas station or a grocery store recently.

How Interest Rates Can Influence Financial Decisions

The Federal Reserve has relied on its control of short-term interest rates to influence economic activity. Adjusting interest rates might seem to be an overly simple solution for steering the world's most powerful economy, but few mechanisms can influence behavior more effectively than interest rates.

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