Investment Center at Crossroads Bank

Welcome to the Investment Center

If you’re looking for professional guidance and planning for your financial situation, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and Investment Center can provide this service to better help you. We hope you’ll take the time to explore this website to gain a better understanding of Investment Center at Crossroads Bank. We aim to work with our clients to help them achieve their personal and financial goals through a mutual respect. We understand that everyone has different situations, goals, and ideas. It is our mission to discuss that information to better understand our client’s objective. Once we have that information, we can then begin to tailor a strategy to help the client work towards their personal and/or finance goals.

Money management is neither a simple nor easy process. We believe effective money management involves two important tasks: Managing your investments and preserving your wealth. Our goal is to create financial strategies that address these tasks while providing an extraordinary amount of personal service. As Investment Advisor Representatives and Registered Representatives with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. we serve as Personal Financial Coaches for our clients that seek assistance in putting together a comprehensive plan for their financial lives. Investment Center provides relationship based planning based on a mutual respect as we prepare to help you throughout your lifetime as your situation and needs change.

We encourage you to call our office to schedule an appointment or to use the Contact tools on the left-hand menu to ask any question or to help you.

Thank you for your interest in Investment Center and look forward to meeting and talking more with you.

For a Complimentary consultation with one of our advisors, contact the Investment Center to schedule a meeting.   F

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Savings Goals

How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?

Savings Accumulation

Estimate the future value of your current savings.

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.

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Federal Estate Tax Is Much Lower — For Now

The federal estate tax was repealed in 2010, then reinstated by the 2010 Tax Relief Act with new provisions for 2011 and 2012. This article discusses the temporary provisions, the options for estates of 2010 decedents, and potential changes in future years that could subject many more estates to the federal estate tax than under current law.

Preparing to Turn the Corner

What happens to a multiple-owner business when one of them chooses to retire or must leave suddenly for some other reason? Death, disability, divorce, & bankruptcy are just a few of the events that can affect one owner and threaten the future of the business. This article discusses the reasons why it may make sense for a small business to have a buy-sell agreement in place.

Understanding the Appeal of Mutual Funds for High-Income Households

Mutual fund ownership increases directly with household income. In fact, 81% of households with incomes of $200,000 or more own mutual funds. What is it about mutual funds that attracts affluent investors?

Growth, Value, or Both

The average annual return for large-cap value stocks was about 2.1% higher than for large-cap growth stocks, yet growth stocks outperformed value stocks in 13 out of 30 years. This article examines the difference between the two approaches and describes why holding both may help investors take advantage of a variety of market conditions.

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