Northwest Financial Choices

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/13837/Logo%20Pic~001.jpg" alt="Northwest Financial Choices" height="150" width="174" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Information Choices Solutions</b> <br> <br>10900 NE 4th St, Suite 2300 <br>Bellevue, WA 98004 <br>Phone: 425-990-1541 <br>FAX: 425-458-5838 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email: <br> <a href="mailto:info@nwfinancialchoices.com"> info@nwfinancialchoices.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Welcome to Northwest Financial Choices.  Our goal is to assist you with tax and financial services appropriate to your situation, including your dreams, concerns, and objectives.  This website is a tool to assist you with gathering and assessing information.  Here you'll find financial calculators, a research library, and newsletter articles on a wide range of financial topics.  And check back often, because we're constantly adding new  material.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our staff can provide assistance and solutions designed for your individual situation.  In many cases, we can help evaluate service and product offerings you may be considering.  We are committed to helping you understand the financial choices you have and choosing among them.  If you have a specific question or want more information, click on contact us, drop us an e-mail at <a href="mailto:info@nwfinancialchoices.com">info@nwfinancialchoices.com</a> or call us at 425-990-1541.  We're ready to help.</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=697" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Capital Gains Taxes</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate short-term and long-term federal capital gains taxes</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=130" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Savings Goals</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=124" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Expectancy</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Knowing your likely life expectancy is an important factor in making long-term financial plans.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=699" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">LTCI Cost of Waiting</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1270" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">A Retirement Plan for One</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Although most large companies are moving away from traditional defined-benefit plans, a solo defined-benefit plan may be an attractive pension option of you are a sole proprietor or if you are self-employed.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1245" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Join the Millionaire Club</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The burden of funding retirement now rests squarely on the shoulders of workers, many of whom are finding that they may need much more than $1 million to provide a comfortable retirement lifestyle. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1232" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Dow Know-How</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The Dow has been on a tear for many months, recently breaking 14,000. This article looks at the Dow and explains this benchmark.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1408" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Surviving the Estate Tax with Survivorship Life</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> People who never imagined they would have enough assets to trigger estate taxes could be in for a surprise. One way to help plan for this possibility is by purchasing a survivorship life insurance policy. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=news_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Newsletters>>></font></b></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width="225" valign="top"> <div class="flashBrandingElement" style="margin:3px 0 12px 4px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> AC_FL_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','215','height','130','src','/graphics/f06_stats','movie','/graphics/f06_stats','quality','high','wmode','transparent','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'); </script> <noscript> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="215" height="130"> <param name="movie" value="/graphics/f06_stats.swf" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="/graphics/f06_stats.swf" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="215" height="130" /> </object> </noscript> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="225" height="32" valign="bottom"> <img src="/graphics/A/TA11_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TA11_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <b>July 05, 2008 @ 11:31 AM</b><br><br></font> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>11,288.54</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 73.03</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,245.38</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 6.08</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,262.90</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 1.38</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TNX" target="mondo"><strong>10 Year Treasury Note</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 3.97</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.01</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><form action="http://partners.marketcenter.com/fiserv/quotes/quote.action?symbol=" method="get" target="mondo"> <td align="center" colspan="3"><br><input type="text" size="6" maxlength="6" name="s" value=""> <input type=submit value="Get Quote"></td></form></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <br>[ <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="markets.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Markets</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="charts.cfm" target="mondo"><font color="#000000">Charts</font></a> | <a style="text-decoration:none; 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