Southern Trust Financial Planning is a registered investment advisory firm located in Sarasota, Florida. Southern Trust Financial Planning specializes in providing objective financial planning and investment management with the goal of helping clients grow and protect their assets through all of life's stages.
Marc S. Wolff
James P. Cooper
Paul S. Harris
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IRA Withdrawals that Escape the 10% Tax Penalty
The list of IRA withdrawals that may be taken without incurring a 10% early penalty has grown.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
What is the Value of Your Business?
Ascertaining the value of your business is important for a variety of reasons.
How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
Password Protection Strategies
Simple steps may help you foil hackers and protect your privacy.
Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Strategies for Second Marriages
Second marriages are a trigger event to revisit any existing estate strategies.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
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Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Women and Retirement
Women must be ready to spend, on average, more years in retirement than men.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.