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Leslie Roper Day & Associates provides comprehensive financial planning services, creating strategies that can grow with you through the many milestones of life.
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Leslie Roper Day & Associates is an independent financial planning firm. Our clients are just like you -- individuals, families, and businesses. Our firm was founded with the belief that everyone needs a financial plan, but for many, getting started can seem overwhelming and intimidating.
We are committed to building trusted relationships and providing transparency and education in all financial planning decisions, and to helping you feel comfortable. We engage each client on a personal level, with an approach to the financial planning process that weaves together the key areas of your financial health in order to help you pursue your objectives and manage risk. We help you plan for the long-term by connecting today’s realities with tomorrow’s goals.
Based in Folsom, California, we work with clients in the local Sacramento area, as well as throughout California and across the nation.
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This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
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This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
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The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
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Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.
What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.