Your Accountant, Financial Advisor, & Insurance Agent...

By Gabby Gregory

When was the last time you sat down with your accountant, nancial advisor, and insurance agent all in one room or on a conference call to talk about you, your money, and your goals? If you’re like most other people, then your answer is “never.”

At East Coast Tax & Financial Planning, however, you receive comprehensive advice about all three — accounting and taxes, insurance, and investment/ nancial management — during each and every meeting. After all, as the owner and CEO of the business — Danny Howes, EA, RFC — says, “You can make the best nancial investment decisions in the world, but if you’re giving most of it to Uncle Sam, it’s not a good investment strategy.”

Discovering the Dangers & Disconnect

For the past 20+ years, Danny has been working in the nancial services industry with a speci c mission in mind: to prevent people from going through the same unfortunate scenario that his family did.

Indeed, Danny’s father had no plans in place when, suddenly, he died of a heart attack at 60 years old. This tragedy led to a dif cult and challenging journey to put the pieces back together and ensure his mother and family were taken care of properly. In response to the experience, Danny transformed his whole approach to nancial planning and went to the drawing board, designing a planning process to help others avoid similar situations.

As he spent more time in the nancial industry, Danny realized that there was a “huge disconnect” between taxes, insurance, and investments. He decided the best solution would be to bridge those gaps himself, as he had the training, experience, and licenses for each.

All in One!

Comprehensive Financial Planning for Everyone

East Coast Tax & Financial Planning is a full-service accounting rm and insurance agency that offers investment management and nancial advice. Even if the experts at East Coast Tax & Financial Planning aren’t providing services in all three of these areas, they are happy to collaborate with your other providers to ensure that the advice and guidance given in any of these areas is accurate.

Danny and his professional team strive to educate and empower their clients to make smart nancial choices, whether they are business planning, saving for retirement, or already retired. Their process meets their clients where they’re at now, and they work together to develop a plan and a strategy to help their clients get where they want to go.

“It’s essential to look at potential pitfalls that can derail your plan and then proactively add measures of protection and maneuvers to navigate through the ‘what-ifs’ in life.

Like in science, we look at your nancial plan and apply pressure. We want to see what your plan looks like in alternative environments. For example, economic downturn, disability, premature death, long-term care, etc. Planning for these things makes it much easier to handle them when they arise, instead of dealing with them in real-time with no clear plan in place.”

— Danny Howes, EA, RFC

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” —

Benjamin Franklin

Visit East Coast Tax & Financial Planning sooner rather than later to make the proper plans to protect yourself, your family, and your loved ones! Danny attests that his clients have expressed that they wish they had started the process much sooner.

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OPENING SOON! Aunt G’s Kitchen Fort Pierce’s Best Place to Take a Date

It’s time to go on that long overdue date! Maybe your night on the town will be spent with a loving spouse, or maybe it will be a whole family affair. Whatever you have in mind, why not try something completely different? Introducing Aunt G’s Kitchen — a unique Italian restaurant/coffee and dessert café that will impress even the nickiest of appetites!

The owner of the new restaurant, OJ Molinaro, is excited to bring his experience and family recipes to Fort Pierce when Aunt G’s Kitchen opens soon.

Today, OJ is eager to welcome the Ft. Pierce community to his rst Florida restaurant, which will feature not only delicious pizza, but also a full menu of other tasty items, including specialty coffees, homemade desserts, beer, and wine service. “When you walk into the restaurant, you will see our gelato display case, which includes 20 different types of cones to choose from,” explains OJ, who can’t wait for his customers to try his made-from-scratch, authentic Italian gelato. So, be sure to save room for one of Aunt G’s deep-fried gelato sundaes!

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Get ready to enjoy extraordinary homemade recipes at Aunt G’s Kitchen, which will be open for business in a few short weeks. It’s sure to become Fort Pierce’s best place to take any type of date!

Aunt G’s Kitchen is located in the Sabal Palm Plaza at 2321 South U.S. Highway 1 in Fort Pierce. The restaurant will be open for dine-in and take-out services on Sunday-Thursday from 11AM to 9PM and Friday-Saturday from 11AM to 10PM. For more information, or to learn about employment opportunities, CALL 772-332-3378