Living right calls for the right plan
Welcome to APC Financial Group, Ltd., I’m Tony Canonaco, a financial professional in Mount Prospect, IL a northwest suburb of Chicago. I understand that individuals face unique challenges as they build wealth and plan for the future. My knowledge of both tax and investment areas make me uniquely qualified to help you consider what your entire financial perspective should look like. Together, we can take the mystery out of getting ready for today and tomorrow. Whether your goal is preparing for retirement, saving for college, or managing your estate, my personalized service focuses on your needs, wants and financial goals.
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Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
Retiree Health Care Coverage Overseas
Retirees traveling abroad need to know that their health insurance travels with them.
The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Building wealth requires protection from the forces of wealth destruction.
Trends in Charitable Giving
Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
The Best Apps in Travel
Technology tips to make your next trip even better.
What's So Great About a Rollover?
Making a career move requires tough decisions, not the least of which is what to do with the funds in your retirement plan.
A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
Learn when it may not make sense to file a claim on your home insurance.
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Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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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?
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.