Truly Integrated Wealth Management
Investment Management • Tax Strategy • Risk Management • Asset and Estate Protection
Westridge Wealth Strategies helps business owners, start-up workers, technology management and their families in both the Silicon Valley and North Shore Chicago regions. WWS services are differentiated from Wall Street firms by:
- The evidence-based perspective offered to clients, backed by more than a quarter-century of financial markets experience.
- The breadth of comprehensive wealth management delivered with a focus on tax minimization.
- An investment philosophy of passive-based, low-cost core portfolio management supplemented by select private, non-traded investments. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria investing options available.
Helpful Content
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Five Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
Five overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.
Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
When selecting a fixed-rate mortgage, a borrower has to determine how many years to finance the loan.
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
Password Protection Strategies
Simple steps may help you foil hackers and protect your privacy.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.
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Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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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Are Alternative Investments Right for You?
With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Retirement and Quality of Life
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Suddenly Single: 3 Steps to Take Now
Have you found yourself suddenly single? Here are 3 steps to take right now.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We’d love to help you prepare.