Tracy Jones Financial

Helping Successful People Grow, Preserve, & Simplify Their Wealth

Welcome to Tracy Jones Financial, where you’ll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles, calculators, and research reports. 

We 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. We 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, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

We’re here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial management; to help you learn more about who we are; and to give you fast, easy access to market performance data. We hope you take advantage of this resource and visit us often. Be sure to add our site to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser. We frequently update our information, and we wouldn’t want you to miss any developments in the area of personal finance.

Retirement Portfolio Lifespan

How Long Will Your Funds Last?

Mortgage Acceleration

This calculator can help you determine how soon you can pay off your mortgage.

Home Affordability

Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.

Risk Tolerance

This calculator is designed to help you clarify your comfort level with investment risk.

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Is It Ever OK to Make Early Withdrawals?

There are few ways to sabotage your retirement goals more effectively than tapping your retirement assets before you reach age 59½.

Are Target-Date Funds Off Target?

Target-date funds are not for everyone, so it's important to gather all the facts.

Test Your College Funding Knowledge

If you want to help your children or grandchildren accumulate enough money to afford college, a good first step is to become familiar with 529 plans and the Coverdell Education Savings Account.

HOT TOPIC: Sum of All Fears: Are Risk Aversion and Greed All in the Mind?

Do you change your investment strategy as the markets go up and down, or do you stay the course? As difficult as it may be, staying the course is usually the more advisable approach — but research shows that you may need to defy your brain to do it.

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