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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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Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.

The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.

Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
Having an emergency fund may help alleviate the stress and worry associated with a financial crisis.
Gun Ownership and Your Homeowners Policy
Gun owners need to make sure that their homeowners policy covers the full value of their firearm(s) as personal liability.
Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
Experiencing negative returns early in retirement can potentially undermine the sustainability of your assets.
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
Is a SEP-IRA Right for Your Business?
For some, the idea of establishing a retirement strategy evokes worries about complicated reporting and administration.
How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal.
A Living Trust Primer
Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
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.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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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.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
Finding the Balance
The sandwich generation faces unique challenges. For many, meeting needs is a matter of finding a balance.
Retirement Plan Detectives
A couple become Retirement Plan Detectives, searching records from old employers.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?