Because Money Doesn’t Come With Instructions
Welcome to Sterk Financial Services, a financial planning practice in the Dakota Dunes suburb of Sioux City, Iowa. Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team of experts to help you live your best life. That’s where we come in. You have doctors, attorneys, and tax professionals you rely on to keep your life running smoothly, and we are prepared to do the same for your financial future. Sterk Financial Services has specialized programs to help you manage investments and strategically plan for life changes such as retirement, divorce, job changes, or entering a caregiving role. We can help you preserve and grow your portfolio to help set yourself up for a successful financial future. Our goal is simple – to provide advice and strategies that aligns the money you have with the life that you want to lead.
Our team of professionals has years of experience in strategic financial planning. We are ready to address your needs today and guide you through every phase of life. Let us help you take the complexity and uncertainty out of financial planning, and help create clarity and confidence as you move forward.
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We offer specialized programs that center around managing money and planning for life’s crucial financial events. Your needs & goals. Our advice & strategies.
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Keeping Summer Safe: Pool and Spa Safety Tips
Each year hundreds of children die or are injured in pool accidents. By taking seven steps, you can keep your pool safe.
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
Looking forward to retirement? It's critical to understand the difference between immediate and deferred annuities.
When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
Stop Wasting Money
One way to find money is to examine your current spending habits and eliminate money wasters.
Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
Experiencing negative returns early in retirement can potentially undermine the sustainability of your assets.
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.
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Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
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.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Jane Bond: Decoding Diversification
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, discovering how bonds diversify a portfolio.
Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We’d love to help you prepare.
Surprise! You’ve Got Money!
Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.