Blake Martin Financial

I am Blake Martin, a local financial professional in the Pocono Mountains who helps business owners and individuals/families manage their financial future.  I have teamed up with an independent broker dealer.  By being independent, I have the freedom to structure my business in a manner that best serves my clients. I utilize a broker-dealer who provides services that include processing investment business, marketing assistance, practice management, and education. In addition, my broker-dealer holds responsibility for regulatory compliance and adherence to securities laws.

In a profession based on objective advice, true independence offers many choices intended to benefit you, the client. Your choice, of me as an independent financial professional, is the first step in getting unbiased recommendations and impartial guidance based directly on your needs and goals.

 
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Evaluating Life Insurance Needs

It's a good idea for people to evaluate their life insurance coverage to help ensure it keeps pace with their needs. Not only do major life events affect the amount of coverage that may be needed, but inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the death benefit and a greater benefit may be needed to cover estate taxes and other debts.

New Opportunity Under the Federal Gift Tax

The 2010 Tax Relief Act raised the lifetime gift-tax exclusion to $5 million. This means it could be a good time to make the most of tax-free gift transfers. If so, it's important to understand the annual and lifetime gift exemption limits, as well as which gifts might not be subject to them.

Why You Want to Know How Much Your Business is Worth

An up-to-date valuation may seem like an unnecessary expense for a small business, but it could prove to be invaluable to achieving long-term goals. Knowing the current value of a business can affect how an owner might approach everything from retirement to estate conservation to a succession strategy.

Another Economic Stimulus

Temporary incentives could affect businesses of all sizes. Although Congress was unable to tackle the controversial issue of future income tax rates before the 2010 midterms, it quietly passed a little-noticed tax package, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2009 (H.R. 5297), that may benefit small businesses and even individual taxpayers.

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January 28, 2012 @ 07:29 AM

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