Frank S. Dodich

Provider of Accounting, Tax and Financial Services

My objective is to serve you with quality accounting, tax and wealth care management services.  These services enable you to potentialy attain financial goals, keep promises you have made to yourself and loved ones and to retire with dignity and independence.
My training and experience allows me to deliver solutions to these promises from a tax-advantaged perspective. I am independent of proproprietary products and maintain objectivity in advising you on investment, tax and estate planning issues.
I will provide tax-advantaged wealth management solutions by helping you to reason through decisions and mitigate the risk of emotionally-charged decisions in your financial lives. This will enable them you to keep promises to your spouse, children and other loved ones.
On this site you’ll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles, calculators, and research reports. I hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. 
I have created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most important, I hope you see the value of working with a skilled professional to pursue your financial goals.
I'm here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial management; to help you learn more about who I am; and to give you fast, easy access to market performance data. I hope you take advantage of this resource and visit often. Be sure to add this site to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser. I frequently update the information, and wouldn’t want you to miss any developments in the area of personal finance.
Calculators

College Funding

Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.

Taxable Equivalent Yield

Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

Net Worth

A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.

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Newsletters

Leaving Your Home Out of the Retirement Equation

Plummeting home prices and increased borrowing cut U.S. home equity by more than 60% during the Great Recession — and housing prices have not yet recovered. This article considers the potential drawbacks of depending on home equity to help fund retirement.

There’s Still Time to Catch Up

Worker confidence in affording a comfortable retirement fell to a record low in 2011, but investors aged 50 and older may be able to make up for lost time by maximizing contributions to retirement plans and taking advantage of catch-up contribution limits. The accompanying chart shows the potential difference in accumulation by taking advantage of catch-up contributions.

Lessons from a Perilous Year

In retrospect, 2011 was a formidable year for catastrophes. Small businesses can be hit hard when extreme weather or a natural disaster causes damage or forces a temporary closure. This article considers the importance of adequate insurance protection and ways to help reduce uninsured losses.

The Dynamics That Can Drive Inflation

High unemployment and slow wage growth seem to have kept consumer spending and core inflation from growing very rapidly in the first half of 2011. This article reminds investors to keep the potential risk of inflation in mind, because even modest price increases compounded over time can erode the purchasing power of the assets in their portfolios.

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