Pioneer Financial Center

Helping you plan for your future

Welcome to our Web site -- an information resource designed to help you learn more about personal finance. Click around and you'll find a variety of financial tools. There are financial calculators that can help you get a clearer picture of where you stand and where you're headed. There is a research library and newsletter articles on a wide range of financial topics. You can even request a quote for an insurance or investment product. And check back often, because we're constantly adding new material.

Today's investment climate offers unprecedented opportunities. At Pioneer Financial Center, our mission is to help clients take advantage of those opportunities by providing them with three key tools:

  1. A clear understanding of their financial goals
  2. A well-defined roadmap for achieving those goals
  3. Ongoing advice to help adjust their roadmap when their needs change

Our services cover all areas of financial management, from investment and retirement planning to risk management and estate conservation. We specialize in helping our clients develop a comprehensive, cohesive financial strategy that fits their unique needs and enables them to meet both short- and long-term objectives.  For help with your financial management, or for more information on Pioneer Financial Center, please contact us today.

 
Calculators

Capital Gains Taxes

Estimate short-term and long-term federal capital gains taxes

Estate Taxes

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

Federal Income Tax

This calculator can help you estimate your annual federal income tax liability.

Savings Accumulation

Estimate the future value of your current savings.

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Newsletters

HOT TOPIC: American Manufacturing: Rebound or Renaissance?

During the last decade, U.S. manufacturing lost millions of jobs to foreign competition. The sector appears to be coming back strong, adding almost half a million jobs since 2010 as productivity rises. This article examines the conditions that originally caused the exodus of U.S. industrial production and those that may bode well for its future.

Evaluating Life Insurance Needs

It's a good idea for people to evaluate their life insurance coverage to help ensure it keeps pace with their needs. Not only do major life events affect the amount of coverage that may be needed, but inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the death benefit and a greater benefit may be needed to cover estate taxes and other debts.

What Do Price/Earnings Ratios Really Have to Offer?

It's not hard to find the price/earnings ratios of publicly traded companies or even the market as a whole reported in the news. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to understand what the numbers mean without the ability to make meaningful comparisons.

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.

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