Googins & Anton -Middleton Wisconsin / Madison investment managers - Offer Financial Advice Blog

MADISON, Wis. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Louise Googins is a Registered Investment Advisor and has been helping people with their money since 1978. In 1982, she helped found and incorporate the company now known as Googins & Anton, Inc.

The company has always taken its mission of helping people achieve financial independence very seriously.

Louise holds licenses and designations (request our ADV - part II and Schedules), which allow her to manage investments and insurance, and concentrate on in-depth planning. She is a Certified Financial Planner (1985) and President of Googins & Anton, Inc. She is past president of Madison South Rotary, REBOS House, a halfway house for those recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, and Benedictine Life Foundation.

Louise has conducted numerous seminars on financial planning and made many appearances on public and commercial radio and television. Her financial advice blog offers insight on investment strategy including these topics:

» How to Avoid or Lower Investment Tax

What's included in what will be taxed if your adjusted gross income is over $ 200,000 or $ 250,000? A lot - dividends, rents, taxable interest and taxable income from annuities, royalties, capital gains, REITS, and master limited partnershi..

» Have an Estate Plan?

Everyone has an estate plan - in Wisconsin anyway. If you die leaving no instructions about whom gets your assets, the state has decided for you. It follows a pattern and it may be exactly what you want but one should check. Assets do pass ..

» How Come Money Supply M2 doesn't Change?

Fiscal policy refers to government rules affecting our money and monetary policy relates to the policies of the Federal Reserve. Ken Fisher had interesting commentary on Federal Reserves' policies in recent Forbes Magazine. Quantitative Eas..

» Tax Freedom Day

Did you know Tax Freedom Day was March 7 in 1940? That's the day the worker stopped working for the government and began earning money for himself. But, guess what! Tax Freedom Day was April 17th in 2012 and taxes paid to the government wer..

» The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Trust the government to name something the opposite of what it is.  77% of workers are expected to see a tax hike in 2012 as a result of this "Relief Act." How? the return of the 2% tax on the workers' portion of FICA Tax.  Appro..

» Separate Politics & Investing

Even though it seems logical, it does not profit connecting the political day-to-day activity with making money in the stock market. The average investor does not make money day-to-day; he makes it over time and is thrilled to get to retire..

» Year-end Charitable Contributions

Donor Advised Funds will work great!  You do need to have charitable intent of course!  If you have money you would give to charities yet this year but you are tired of making donations and receiving repeat mail asking for more, s..

» Prayer, Communism, Freedom

Prayer, Communism, Freedom We've heard a lot about freedom these past weeks.  Some people seem to believe freedom is more taxes, more spreading of "the wealth", more health care, more abortions, more rules, and you add in  your id..

» New Income Tax Changes in 2013

Income taxes can go up for you in many ways in 2013.  The propaganda spouted acts as if only the RICH will pay more, BUT, IN REALITY, all   people who pay current income taxes will pay more next year if the tax rates revert to pri..

» Simple Retirement Plans

Turns out they are quite simple. If you are self employed and do or do not have employees but want to have a retirement plan that allows you to deduct money from your income taxes, look at a Simple Plan. It does not have expensive administr..

Googins and Anton is an independent investment management company in the Greater Madison Wisconsin / Middleton area with over 50 years of combined financial advice, planning and wealth management experience. We work with doctors, attorneys, professors, CPAs, business owners, teachers, managers, retirerees, organizations, (to name a few) - in the greater Madison, Wisconsin area for more than 30 years. We have many clients who live in other states and many happily retired clients.

We've built our reputation on genuine care and concern for the success of EACH client. We’re small on purpose: it allows us to manage clients’ portfolios one investor at a time, and we’re not affiliated with banks or insurance companies; we’re independent which means your goals and agenda are our only concern.

Comfortable retirements, second homes, assets to use for children’s college educations and weddings - are the goals we help our clients achieve every day.

Whether your assets are in cash, stocks and bonds, collateralized securities, mutual funds, reits, fixed or equity-index annuities, variable annuities, life insurance, government bonds, certificates of deposit, or real estate, we’ll work together to manage your portfolio to achieve individual aspirations.

Email or Call us for a complimentary discussion: (608) 836-3229

Googins and Anton is an investment management company with over 50 years of combined financial advice and wealth management experience in the greater Madison, Wisconsin area

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