Investment Center located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust

Investment Center located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust Member FINRA & SIPC

 

Welcome to the Investment Center located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust, a full-service company specializing in retirement planning and estate conservation.

As personal financial professionals, we can:

  • Help you clarify and define your goals
  • Recommend solutions that fit your needs
  • Deliver timely information
  • Explain how changing financial conditions affect you
  • Monitor your financial progress
  • Make investment planning easier

Feel free to browse our site. You'll find a variety of articles, calculators, and research reports that we hope will answer your questions or stimulate your interest.
If you have any questions, please call us at 641-357-7106 or 888-357-7106 or e-mail us at
talexander@eagleoneinvestments.com. We will be happy to help. We look forward to talking with you.

Member FINRA & SIPC

Life Insurance

How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

College Funding

Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.

Cost of Retirement

Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.

Impact of Inflation

Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.

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HOT TOPIC: Breaking Down the Debt-Ceiling Compromise

The Budget Control Act of 2011 raised the federal debt ceiling, mandated modest but significant caps on discretionary spending over the next ten years, and left the details of larger deficit reduction to a 12 member, bipartisan “super committee.” The main provisions of the law include the assumption that higher tax rates will return in 2013.

Tips for Surviving the Estate Tax

The federal estate tax was reinstated retroactively to January 1, 2010, by the 2010 Tax Relief Act. However, the favorable provisions are scheduled to expire at the end of 2012, when estates exceeding $1 million could be subject to the federal levy.

What Kind of Investor Are You?

Although most Americans seem to understand that investment involves risk, there is a wide spectrum in how much risk each investor is willing to assume. Among the factors to consider are comfort level, time horizon, and net worth. This article helps investors to consider their appropriate level of risk.

Tax Changes for 2012

Mandatory annual inflation adjustments generally affect federal income tax brackets, retirement plan contribution limits, and estate tax exemption levels. Here are some of the major changes that could affect readers in 2012, with a table showing 2012 income thresholds for the six federal income tax brackets.

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