Understanding Today's Financial Environment
Welcome, we are Alliance Financial Group, a full-service financial and estate planning firm in Mid-Michigan. What makes us different? We build strong, long-term relationships with our client partners. They benefit from our professional relationships with top attorneys, CPA’s, and portfolio managers. We strive to earn the “trusted advisor” status that allows our clients to receive all the information they may need for retirement, college savings, or estate protection decisions all in one place.
Our firm is 100% independent and not owned by, nor affiliated with, any bank, insurance company or mutual fund family. This allows us to offer objective, unbiased advice without any hidden agenda or conflict of interest. Our team has many years of experience in financial services. We help educate you in terms you understand, as well as address your concerns about today’s volatile markets. We look forward to working with you through all stages of life.
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Serving Families & Individuals
We can help take some of the mystery out of preparing for your financial future.
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We Provide Investment Strategies, Income Solutions, and ways to protect your estate from Probate, Inflation, Taxation and Nursing Home Depletion.
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We teach how to overcome the Anxiety of Retirement by providing Security, Consistency, and Predictability to their Retirement Income, no matter what the Stock Market or tax brackets do.
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Perception vs. Reality
Learn how to coordinate your retirement accounts like an orchestra to help maximize your retirement strategy.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Consider Keeping Your Life Insurance When You Retire
Reasons to retain your coverage into your retirement years.
Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
Estate strategies for millennials may sound like less of a concern than retirement, but young adults should prepare now.
Financial Aid for Students 101
Help your college-bound child explore scholarships, grants, and more with this article on paying for higher education.
What to Look for in an Extended-Care Policy
Here’s a list of 8 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of extended-care insurance.
What To Do When Your Income Reaches 7 Figures
Preserve your high net worth with these foundational tips.
The Many Ways to Measure Inflation
Different inflation indexes may tell different stories. Here's what that could mean for you.
A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be important tools that may accomplish a number of estate objectives.
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Wedding Budget Calculator
Estimate total wedding costs and see how different choices affect your overall budget.
Student Loan Payoff Calculator: Extra Payments Can Save You
See how extra payments toward your student loans could shorten your payoff timeline.
How Long Will Your Money Last?
See how long a lump sum of savings could last based on your withdrawal rate and return.
Credit Card Payoff
Find out how long it may take to pay off a credit card balance and what it costs in interest.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Compare how the same contribution grows differently in taxable versus tax-deferred accounts.
My Retirement Savings
See how your current savings rate and contributions may grow into retirement income.
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The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
What to Do When You Lose Your Wallet
Ever lost your wallet? Frustrating. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe.
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial professional about changes in your situation.