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
What’s Your Investment IQ?
You make decisions for your portfolio, but how much do you really know about the products you buy? Try this quiz
Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
Estate strategies for millennials may sound like less of a concern than retirement, but young adults should prepare now.
Succeeding at Business Succession
There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.
How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
Knowing the rules may help you decide when to start benefits.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
To Catch a Thief
Having your identity stolen may result in financial loss plus the cost of trying to restore your good name.
The History of Retirement
Do you know where the idea of “retirement” comes from?
The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee
Few contemplate the complex journey that brought their coffee from farm to kitchen table.
Protection Against Uninsured Drivers
You’re hit by an uninsured driver. Now what? Are you protected against financial losses?
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Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.
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 Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Jane Bond: Decoding Diversification
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, discovering how bonds diversify a portfolio.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?