Independent Advice
We help our clients move towards clarity and confidence in their financial future.
Planning Expertise
We use a comprehensive process based on your needs and goals to craft a custom financial plan to meet your objectives.
Multi-Generational Team
We are a team of professional fiduciaries whose main objective is serving you and your legacy.
A Compass Towards Your Financial Future
We are a firm of professionals who truly care about your family, finances, and your long-term prosperity. We stand with our clients to aid them in reaching their personal, professional, familial, and financial goals.
Our clients often come to us as they are preparing for or going through a transition. These situations can include retirement, changing jobs, preparing for a new opportunity, or laying the groundwork of imparting some financial security onto their descendants. We listen, plan for, and educate our clients; with the singular purpose of guiding them towards achieving their financial goals.
Contact UsWhat's Your Risk Number?
At Wagner Advisory Group, we use Riskalyze, an online tool based on Nobel Prize-winning research that gives you your personal risk number. Knowing your risk numbers helps us guide you toward a portfolio you can hold fast to when the road gets rough or when permanent loss stares you in the face.
Helpful Content
Counteracting Capital Gains with Tax-Loss Harvesting
You may have heard the phrase "tax-loss harvesting." A financial professional may be able to provide some guidance.
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.
Where Is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, "What's next for the financial markets?"
The Business Cycle
Understanding the economy's cycles can help put current business conditions in better perspective.
You Would Rather Be...
Are you a thrill seeker, or content to relax in the backyard? Use this flowchart to find out more about your risk tolerance.
Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
Knowing the rules may help you decide when to start benefits.
The Great Debate Continues: Active vs. Passive
In investments, one great debate asks the question, “Active or Passive Investing: Which Is Better?”
What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.
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What Rate Would I Need to Earn on My Savings?
Work backwards from your savings goal to find the rate of return you'd need to get there.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
Estimate how much life insurance coverage may be appropriate for your situation.
How Long Will Your Money Last?
See how long a lump sum of savings could last based on your withdrawal rate and return.
Federal Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Estimate your potential federal capital gains tax liability on the sale of an asset.
Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
See how switching to bi-weekly mortgage payments could reduce interest and shorten your loan.
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Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
Making Your Tax Bracket Work
Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?
Forecast
This short video helps explain why markets can be as unpredictable as the weather.
Preparation is the Key to Retirement
The simplest ideas can sometimes make a massive difference over time. Enjoy this brief video to learn more.
From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall St., the stock market has a long and storied history.
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.