Your Financial Future
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
Whether you’re facing retirement—or looking to better understand certain investment ideas—John H Bryan can help you address your most pressing money questions.
Our first priority is your overall financial success. We want to learn more about your personal situation, identify your dreams and goals, and understand your tolerance for risk. Long-term relationships that encourage open and honest communication have been the cornerstone of my foundation of success.
Our site is filled with educational videos, articles, presentations, and calculators designed to help you learn more about the world of personal finance. As you search my website, send me a note regarding any questions you may have about any particular investment concepts or products. We'll get back to you quickly with a thoughtful answer.
Helpful Content
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
Travel, Without the Baggage
Tips to avoid checking in luggage on your next vacation.
Inventorying Your Possessions
Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
The History of Retirement
Do you know where the idea of “retirement” comes from?
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
Understanding Long-Term Care
Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.
Test Your Life Insurance Knowledge
How much do you know about one of the most important tools you have to help protect your and your family’s financial future?
What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
In the face of divorce, making changes to insurance coverage may be overlooked.
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Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.