Brown Associates, Inc, financial planning, Chattanooga, TN

Welcome to Brown Associates, Inc., where you’ll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles, calculators, and research reports.  We are a Chattanooga-based investment firm that has been offering broad-based financial planning services since 1969.  We are locally owned and pride ourselves on being independent, as we believe it is essential in being able to offer what we feel are the most appropriate investment and insurance services to our clients.  Brown Associates, Inc. is a member of FINRA and SIPC.

We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. We have created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most important, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

We’re here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial management; to help you learn more about who we are; and to give you fast, easy access to market performance data. We hope you take advantage of this resource and visit us often. Be sure to add our site to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser. We frequently update our information, and we wouldn’t want you to miss any developments in the area of personal finance.
Calculators

Cash Flow Analysis

This Cash Flow Analysis form will help you weigh your income vs. your expenses.

Mortgage Acceleration

This calculator can help you determine how soon you can pay off your mortgage.

Federal Income Tax

This calculator can help you estimate your annual federal income tax liability.

Net Worth

A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.

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Newsletters

Do You Have Enough Disability Coverage

Disability can affect anyone without notice, and a well-paid professional in the midst of a productive career has much to lose if he or she suffers a medical problem and is unable to work. But there are ways that high earners can expand their coverage and help ensure that their income, assets, and lifestyle are not at risk from a potential disability.

Keeping Pace with Social Security

In 2012, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost of living increase for the first time in three years. But a recent study suggests that benefits are lagging far behind real expenses. This article explains how Social Security benefits are indexed and what older workers and retirees might expect from the program in the future.

Growth, Value, or Both

The average annual return for large-cap value stocks was about 2.1% higher than for large-cap growth stocks, yet growth stocks outperformed value stocks in 13 out of 30 years. This article examines the difference between the two approaches and describes why holding both may help investors take advantage of a variety of market conditions.

Balancing Stability and Growth

An investor who is 2 or 3 decades from retirement could decide to be more aggressive in pursuing investment growth than someone approaching retirement. Even though investors address this by transitioning to a more conservative asset allocation, they still need to seek growth while balancing the desire for principal preservation. This article offers some factors to consider.

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