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
Suddenly Single: 3 Steps to Take Now
Have you found yourself suddenly single? Here are 3 steps to take right now.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
Avoiding Cognitive Decline
Try these activities to keep your brain sharp.
Earnings for All Seasons
Earnings season can move markets. What is it and why is it important?
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Healthcare Costs in Retirement
Without a solid approach, health care expenses may add up quickly and potentially alter your spending.
How Insurance Deductibles Work
Knowing how insurance deductibles work can help you save money and give you peace of mind.
Planning for Special Needs Children
Planning for a special-needs child can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.
Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Young and Single
Even if you’re young and single, you should still consider protecting yourself.
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Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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
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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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?”
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.
Suddenly Single: 3 Steps to Take Now
Have you found yourself suddenly single? Here are 3 steps to take right now.
Jane Bond: Decoding Diversification
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, discovering how bonds diversify a portfolio.
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.