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Everything You Need to Make Smarter Financial Decisions

Use Christine's free calculators, watch plain-language educational videos, and download worksheets — all designed to help you understand your options before you ever sit down with a consultant.

Interactive Tools

Free Financial Calculators

Five interactive tools to help you estimate your life insurance needs, retirement savings, debt payoff timeline, mortgage protection, and college savings milestones.

Free Financial Tools

Calculate Your Financial Future

Use these free tools to understand your coverage needs, retirement readiness, and debt timeline — then schedule a free consultation to build your personalized plan.

Life Insurance Needs Calculator

Estimate how much life insurance your family needs to maintain their lifestyle and cover major obligations.

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Recommended Coverage

$1.83M

Based on $1,500,000 income replacement + $380,000 obligations − $50,000 existing assets

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Free Education

Free Educational Video Library

Plain-language explanations of the financial products and strategies Christine uses with every client — so you understand exactly what you are buying and why.

8 min
Life Insurance

How Indexed Universal Life Insurance Works

A plain-language walkthrough of IUL — how the index crediting works, the floor and cap, and why it is used as a tax-advantaged savings vehicle.

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12 min
Federal Employees

Understanding Your Federal Benefits Package

FEGLI, FEHB, TSP, and FERS explained side by side — what you have, what you are missing, and how to fill the gaps with portable coverage.

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6 min
Life Insurance

The Difference Between Term and Permanent Life Insurance

When term makes sense, when permanent makes sense, and why most families need a combination of both at different stages of life.

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10 min
Retirement

How to Build Tax-Free Retirement Income

The three tax buckets explained — taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free — and how to shift your strategy toward tax-free income before you retire.

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7 min
Income Protection

Short-Term Disability: The Coverage Most People Skip

Why short-term disability is the most overlooked gap in most families' financial plan, and how to close it affordably.

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9 min
Education Planning

College Savings: 529 vs. Life Insurance

A side-by-side comparison of 529 plans and permanent life insurance as college savings vehicles — tax treatment, flexibility, and financial aid impact.

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Free Worksheets & Guides

Download Christine's most-requested planning tools — no email required, no sales pitch attached.

Worksheet

Life Insurance Needs Worksheet

A step-by-step worksheet to calculate exactly how much life insurance your family needs based on income, debts, and future obligations.

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Checklist

Federal Employee Benefits Checklist

A comprehensive checklist for federal employees to audit their FEGLI, FEHB, TSP, and FERS coverage and identify gaps before retirement.

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PDF Guide

Retirement Income Planning Guide

A plain-language guide to building a retirement income strategy — Social Security timing, tax-free income sources, and sequence-of-returns risk.

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The calculators and guides give you a starting point. A free strategy session with Christine gives you a complete, personalized plan.