General Financial Services, Inc.
Your Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Partner for Greater Success
Our commitment is to help you work towards achieving all your financial goals and to provide you with a “worry free” retirement. At General Financial Services, Inc., we we have a commitment to excellence in everything we do. We consider it an honor and a privilege to help our clients work towards making sound investment decisions that will contribute toward a secure future. We provide impeccable client service to help reduce taxes and protect assets by utilizing numerous investment products and strategies, so we can help protect our client’s lifestyle for a lifetime.
Helpful Content
A Look at Whole Life Insurance
Whole life insurance remains in force as long as you remain current with premiums. Here's how it works.
What Is a Stretch IRA?
If you have a traditional IRA, you may have the opportunity to extend its tax-deferred status across multiple generations.
Donating Art: Taxation Abstraction
The tax rules that govern donating art are complex and confusing. Take a closer look.
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?
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
Learn when it may not make sense to file a claim on your home insurance.
Global vs. International: What’s The Difference?
International funds invest in non-U.S. markets, while global funds may invest in U.S. stocks alongside non-U.S. stocks.
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
New Trends Redefine Travel
The latest trends in travel reflect a rich menu of exciting new possibilities.
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What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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
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Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.