Bringing the financial pieces of your life together.™
Welcome to Mindful Financials, LLC, specializing in bringing the financial pieces of your life together.
As personal financial professionals, Tricia Metcalf can:
- Help you clarify and define your goals
- Recommend strategies that fit your needs
- Deliver timely information
- Explain how changing financial conditions affect you
- Monitor your financial progress
- Make investing less complicated
Our website is an information resource designed to help you learn more about personal finance. Click around and you'll find a variety of financial tools. There are financial calculators that can help you get a clearer picture of where you stand and where you're headed. There is a research library and newsletter articles on a wide range of financial topics. You can even request a quote for an insurance or investment product. And check back often, because we're constantly adding new material. If you have a specific question or want more information, click on Contact Us, drop us an e-mail message to Tricia Metcalf at TMetcalf@MindfulFinancials.com, or call us at 413-572-0944 or 800-498-6144. We're ready to help.
Newsletters
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Cash Balance Plans Help Some Business Owners Supersize Retirement Savings
These plans have generous contribution limits that increase with age, which may allow high-income business owners to catch up on retirement savings and significantly reduce their taxable incomes.
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Beneficiary Designations: Who Gets the Money?
It’s a good idea to regularly review beneficiary designations to be sure they are complete and reflect current wishes.
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HOT TOPIC: Trade Update: The Supreme Court Stepped In, but Many Tariffs Stand
This article explains the types of tariffs that are still in play and their potential impact on U.S. consumers and businesses.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Extends Tax Breaks for Small Businesses
Here are three important tax provisions from the OBBBA that should provide certainty and stability for small businesses.
Calculators
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LTCI Cost of Waiting
Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.
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Retirement Plan Early Distribution
Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.
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Taxable Equivalent Yield
Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.
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Impact of Inflation
Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.