Welcome to Fries Financial Services, a full-service company specializing in retirement planning and estate conservation.
As personal financial professionals, we can:
• Help you clarify and define your goals
• Recommend solutions that fit your needs
• Deliver timely information
• Explain how changing financial conditions affect you
• Monitor your financial progress
Feel free to browse our site. You'll find a variety of articles, calculators, and research reports that we hope will answer your questions or stimulate your interest. If you have any questions, please call us at (979) 846-8395 or e-mail us at service@friesfinancial.com. We will be happy to help. We look forward to talking with you.
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Newsletters
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REITs, Rates, and Income
This article provides an overview of REITs, including how they can offer a consistent income stream and why changing interest rates can affect REIT performance.
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Most Grocery Shoppers Aren’t Fooled by Shrinkflation
You may have noticed products shrinking in size while prices stay the same or increase. This article includes tips for spotting and reducing the impact of this tricky strategy.
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New FAFSA Favors Grandparent College Giving
Changes to the 2024–2025 Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) allow grandparents to help with college expenses without affecting financial aid eligibility based on the FAFSA.
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Managing Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs
This article looks at the two different and mutually exclusive options Medicare beneficiaries have to help control retirement health-care spending: Medigap and Medicare Advantage.
Calculators
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Long-Term Care Self Insurance
Will you be able to afford nursing home care?
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Taxable Equivalent Yield
Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.
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Net Worth
A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.
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Retirement Portfolio Lifespan
How Long Will Your Funds Last?