We Help Our Clients Retire With Dignity
Palmer Financial, LLC is a family-owned investment management firm serving families in Erie, PA. Our clients are hardworking Americans who have serious questions about how to achieve a comfortable retirement in today’s complex financial world.
We know that the money you have saved represents decades of saving, sacrifice, and prudent financial choices. Our goal is to help you get to that next financial level with dignity, confidence, and without excessive risk.
Helpful Content
Why You Need an Estate Strategy
Do you have an estate strategy? You should.
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
Building Your Legacy
A four-step framework for building a personal legacy.
Get Paid for Going Green
Those looking into environmentally minded home modifications may get a boost from Uncle Sam’s tax incentives.
Building Your Legacy
A four-step framework for building a personal legacy.
The Best Apps in Travel
Technology tips to make your next trip even better.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
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Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
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Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
A New Way to Look at Your Bucket List
That big list of dreams and goals isn't the only way to look at your bucket list.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
Should You Tap Retirement Savings to Fund College?
There are three things to consider before dipping into retirement savings to pay for college.