Understanding Today's Financial Environment
Our Firm services California professors, teachers, and their loved ones in making the best of their personal financial future. Our commitment to you is to stand by you while helping you reach your individual goals, fiscally and otherwise.
Here at Santa Barbara Coastal Advisors, we are dedicated to solving the issues that educators face while financially preparing for today, tomorrow, and many years to come. We look forward to working with you through all stages of your life. Take some time to check out the resources on our site, We think you will find them very informative!
Helpful Content
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Year-End Charitable Gifting and You
This article may help you maximize the benefits of your donation for your chosen charity.
Personal Finance Calendar
Use this handy calendar to remember the year’s most important financial dates.
Recognizing the Challenges of Custodial Care
The goal for most, when planning for retirement, is to ensure financial independence and never run out of money.
What’s Your Financial Planning Sign
Discover your financial planning sign.
How the Federal Reserve Works
Each day, the Fed is behind the scenes supporting the economy and providing services to the U.S. financial system.
Ideas to Redirect Your Spending Fast
In her virtual manifesto on the spending fast, “My Year of No Shopping,” author Ann Patchett discovered that, “The unspoken question of shopping is ‘What do I need?’ What I needed was less.”
Whole Life Insurance Can Be an Asset For Balance
Learn how you can create a balance between growth and stability with whole life insurance.
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
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How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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The Long Run: Women and Retirement
For women, retirement strategy is a long race. It’s helpful to know the route.
Making Your Tax Bracket Work
Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.