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 services focus 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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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
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Understanding how a stock works is key to understanding your investments.
Types of Stock Market Analysis
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Every year the IRS releases its list of tax scams, spotlighting some ways that people try to separate you from your money.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
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.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Suddenly Single: 3 Steps to Take Now
Have you found yourself suddenly single? Here are 3 steps to take right now.
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
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From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall Street, the stock market has a long and storied history.
It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial professional about changes in your situation.