Cathy Fetzer, Financial Representative,Registered Representative

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May your Thanksgiving be filled with gratitude, joy, and precious moments with loved ones. 🦃✨

Put peace of mind at the center of your strategy. Learn how life insurance with living benefits can protect you and your loved ones.

Important disclosure: Living Benefits in the event of illness may be provided by riders, which are supplemental benefits that can be added to a life insurance policy and are not suitable unless you also have a need for life insurance. Riders are optional, may require additional premium and may not be available in all states or on all products. This is not a solicitation of any specific insurance policy.

Don’t worry! You have tools to bridge your retirement income gap.

Your family's journey to generational wealth can start today 🗓️

You insure a lot of things in your life: your house, your car, your phone. But what about protecting the ones you love? Life insurance can help your family if the unexpected were to happen to you.

It's LOVE insurance, not life insurance.

Trust is earned. You can't hold others accountable if you're not holding yourself accountable.

Not all heroes wear capes 🦸‍♂️

It's time to start the conversation.

What does it mean when a company has been around since 1848? For us it means 175 years of keeping promises: protecting millions of families and businesses across the country from the uncertainties of life. We were founded with a mission to serve. Visionaries then, visionaries now. We can’t wait to see what happens next.

National Life Group®️ is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company founded in Montpelier, VT in 1848, and its affiliates.

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Life insurance is a powerful tool for creating generational wealth.

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Don't forget that your investment strategy can include factors to offset inflation. If you need some help, let me know.

Who controls gas prices in the U.S.? Who controls gas prices in the U.S.? There's no puppeteer, just several factors that combine to pull and push on what you pay at the pump.

Sharing this for the educational value, but ultimately you should use a financial solution based on whether it fits your needs and meets your long- and short-term goals.

Are Annuities Good Investments? Weighing the Pros and Cons Love ’em or loathe ’em, annuities can be a smart investment tool for the right person under the right circumstances.

Good estate planning tips in this article but remember that everyone has an estate. You don't have to be wealthy to need an estate plan - you just have to have someone or something you care about. If you have questions, let's talk.

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It's important to understand how your investments are taxed, and this article illustrates the importance of that. If you are inheriting savings bonds or are planning on leaving them to your heirs, and want to better understand your options, give me a call.

Are Inherited Savings Bonds Taxes Going to Cost Me a Fortune? Inheriting savings bonds can provide you with an unexpected windfall. However, there's one important question to ask: Do I have to pay tax on inherited savings bonds? The short answer is yes, you generally will be responsible for taxes owed … Continue reading → The post Do I Have to Pay Tax on I...

A solid financial plan can help cushion the impact of inflation. If you need help with your financial plan, I can help.

How Inflation Can Impact Your Taxes Inflation drives up the price of everything from gas to groceries, but IRS inflation adjustments mean that the impact of inflation on 2022 and 2023 tax brackets and some tax credits isn't all bad.

Taking withdrawals during a market downturn can be a big hit to your portfolio. If you are retired or retiring soon and need help managing that risk, let me know.

Don’t Let a Stock Market Decline Ruin Your Retirement When portfolio losses hit at the same time as withdrawals, it’s a double whammy. Here’s how to mitigate the risk.

The numbers around healthcare and long term care costs are pretty staggering, but they aren't impossible to plan for. If you need help, let's talk.

Financial planning for medical emergencies: What women need to know As we know, just a simple hospital stay can cost lakhs of rupees, so it's important to have savings set aside specifically for healthcare costs. Even if you have health insurance, having savings will help cover co-pays, and other out-of-pocket costs. If your health insurance doesn't cover all of you...

If you anticipate an inheritance or are planning on leaving one, here are some good tips.

Getting an Inheritance? Here Are 4 Things to Consider Heirs receiving an inheritance can expect the process to take time. Having a plan for the money and consulting with professionals are also things to keep in mind.

Every policy is a promise—from you to your family, and from us to you—and we've been keeping promises since 1848.

What you should know about Inflation Reduction Act!

The Inflation Reduction Act and Taxes: What You Should Know The Inflation Reduction Act—a massive climate, energy, healthcare, and tax law—boosts IRS funding, changes tax policy, and offers new and expanded tax credits.

While having the right CPA is important for business owners, your CPA is only one component of your team. The right Financial Advisor and Attorney can help ensure things like business continuity and business succession.

Need to Create a Business Tax Plan? How to Work With Your CPA An honest conversation can determine whether your CPA is able to meet your tax planning needs, and if so, getting prepared yourself is imperative to make it possible for them to do a good job.

You know you're about to be inspired whenever Sol Hicks pays us a visit!

No guarantees, but this article has some good points!

How To Set Your Kid Up To Become a Millionaire Is it possible to set your child up to become a millionaire? The answer, for those wondering how to make their kids rich, is yes -- especially if you have an understanding of the right accounts that...

We are thrilled to announce that National Life Group is Inc.'s 2022 Best in Business award winner for the insurance category—a recognition of the extraordinary impact that we made for good this year.

The Best in Business list recognizes the most dynamic companies of all sizes and industries that have tremendously influenced their communities, industries, the environment, or society.

Our values are to "Do good, Be good, and Make good." We are proud to live these values every day by protecting middle America and serving the nation's school employees through life insurance and retirement solutions.

Thanks to the incredible work of our colleagues and partners, we are changing the world—one life at a time.

The "Best in Business" list can be found in Inc. magazine's winter issue at inc.com/best-in-business.