Leading Edge Financial Group

Kristi Rankin

I am an insurance and financial advisor.  By taking the role of consultant,  I become an advocate and interpreter for my clients in finding the proper plan or product to meet their needs.  I use my knowledge and skill base to make recommendations that are pertinent to each person's situation.  I look forward to partnering with you in the areas of insurance, investing, cash management, retirement planning, risk managment, and estate conservation.

I offer health, life, disability, long term care, auto, home, business, umbrella, dental, short term major medical, employee benefit, and supplemental policies.
Calculators

Life Insurance

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

Lifetime Earnings

This calculator is designed to help you attach a dollar figure to your life’s work.

Savings Goals

How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?

Disability Income Insurance

How much Disability Income Insurance do you need?

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Newsletters

Protecting What May Be Your Most Valuable Asset

Statistics indicate 43% of 40-year-olds will suffer at least one long-term disability (lasting 90 days or longer) before age 65. Disability income insurance could help protect your most valuable asset: your ability to earn an income.

HOT TOPIC: Current Economic Conditions and the Prospect for Inflation

Inflation jumped up to 3.2% in April. That’s still below the 50-year average but it may be little consolation for anyone who has been to a gas station or a grocery store recently.

Evaluating Life Insurance Needs

It's a good idea for people to evaluate their life insurance coverage to help ensure it keeps pace with their needs. Not only do major life events affect the amount of coverage that may be needed, but inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the death benefit and a greater benefit may be needed to cover estate taxes and other debts.

Federal Estate Tax Is Much Lower — For Now

The federal estate tax was repealed in 2010, then reinstated by the 2010 Tax Relief Act with new provisions for 2011 and 2012. This article discusses the temporary provisions, the options for estates of 2010 decedents, and potential changes in future years that could subject many more estates to the federal estate tax than under current law.

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