Welcome! I’m Hana Xu Wang, wealth advisor and a certified financial planner™ professional in San Francisco, California, USA. Whether your goal is saving and investing for retirement, college funding, tax efficiency, insurance planning or estate strategy, my personalized service focuses on your needs, wants, and financial goals and objectives.
I have years of experience in financial planning and wealth management. I look forward to working with you through all stages of your life. I can be reached at xu.wang@lpl.com or (415) 753-9167. I hope to hear from you today.
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Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
Estate strategies for millennials may sound like less of a concern than retirement, but young adults should prepare now.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
Budgeting After a Divorce
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.
Avoiding Cognitive Decline
Try these activities to keep your brain sharp.
Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
Estate tax exemptions rules appear to be stabilizing, prompting many to reconsider conventional estate strategies.
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What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
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.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We’d love to help you prepare.
Jane Bond: Scaling the Ladder
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, uncovering the mystery of bond laddering.
When Markets React
When markets shift, experienced investors stick to their strategy.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.