Planning With Purpose

Your financial life and retirement deserve a thoughtful, well-organized process instilling confidence in the opportunities that lie ahead.

Your wealth, your values
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Your wealth, your values

Financial advice is about more than numbers, which is why we start by listening to your story, goals, and experiences that shape how you view money. With that understanding, we build a plan that aligns your finances with the life you want to live.

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Why Your Financial Advisor Requests Your Tax Return: A Deeper Look at the Benefits

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Get organized

A solid retirement plan begins with a clear picture of where you stand today — what you own, the risks you carry, and the decisions ahead. By understanding and bringing structure to your financial needs now, we build a framework for your future together.

Retirement Plans and Strategies Explained: How to Build a Financially Secure Future

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Retirement Plans and Strategies Explained: How to Build a Financially Secure Future

Household Income
Your household income strategy determines when and how money flows into your life—both now and in retirement. We start by mapping your projected income to see if adjustments are needed, considering factors like how long you plan to work, when to claim Social Security, and which pension or equity options best fit your goals. Working longer, retiring early, or even working part-time each changes the rhythm of your income and savings. The goal is to use every resource efficiently to create opportunities that lie ahead.
Expenses
Expense planning in retirement starts with understanding both your baseline budget and your margin of safety—the balance between what’s predictable and what life surprises you with. Once you know the true cost of maintaining your lifestyle, we can model different scenarios to ensure unexpected expenses, like home repairs or family needs, don’t disrupt your peace of mind. Most people’s spending habits stay fairly consistent, but life rarely does. With the right margin of safety, you can weather the unexpected and still say yes to the opportunities that make retirement meaningful.
Allocation
Your investment portfolio is your nest egg, built with care and intention. Managing it in retirement requires a new kind of strategy, one that balances stability, income, and long-term growth. We help you evaluate where your wealth is concentrated, how much risk you’re taking, and whether your accounts are working efficiently together. By simplifying and aligning your investments, you know that your portfolio is working for you to support the retirement you’ve worked so hard to build.
Longevity
Longevity planning helps ensure your wealth lasts as long as you do—and beyond. We build flexibility into your financial plan so it can adapt to changing health, market, or life circumstances over decades of retirement. And by organizing accounts, documentation, and family responsibilities, we help your plan continue smoothly if someone else needs to step in.
Taxes
Tax planning is about managing your lifetime tax picture, not just minimizing what you owe this year. We model different strategies to help you decide when and how to recognize income, take distributions, and realize gains in the most efficient way possible. By placing the right investments in the right accounts and coordinating across income sources, we help your wealth work harder and last longer.
Healthcare
Healthcare planning in retirement happens in three stages: before 65, during Medicare, and through potential long-term care. Each stage comes with its own costs, coverage options, and decisions that can shape your financial future. We help you understand what to expect, evaluate your options, and build a plan that keeps your care and your finances aligned through every phase of retirement.
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Create a plan, then test it

Every family’s financial situation is unique, so we focus on the decisions that will make the greatest impact on your future. Using our proprietary Retirement H.E.A.L.T.H. Stress-test™, we create a clear, customized plan that shows how each choice fits into the bigger picture and stands up to life’s uncertainties.

Test your retirement H.E.A.L.T.H.™

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Commitment is the bridge between intention and achievement.

— Matt Gulbransen

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Take action

Even the best financial plans aren’t static. Life evolves, and your strategy should too. The key to long-term independence is following through on today’s action items, knowing that each step prepares you for whatever tomorrow brings.

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Review & refine

A financial plan is not “set it and forget it.” Regular reviews keep you aligned with your goals as life unfolds. Together, we’ll measure progress, adjust for changes, and ensure your plan stays on track.

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John Luk
3 days ago
I would like to share my positive experience working with Jared, who has been our financial advisor for over 12 years. We originally worked with him at a national investment firm and chose to follow him to Pine Grove because of his exceptional responsiveness, listening skills, and proactive approach to financial planning.

At Pine Grove, Jared provides the comprehensive customized planning that our entire family requires, including guidance for our adult children. We trust his good judgement investment advice and appreciate the consistently excellent service he provides.
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Shahreyar Khan
2 weeks ago
I have just started to work with Mike B ... he has been super patient and detailed. For someone who has worked with a different financial planning firm and them managed my own money - I feel we have gotten off to a great start! So far, so great ... extremely responsive!
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Mike Neely
2 weeks ago
My wife and I have worked with Jared for a number of years. The last 2 with Pine Grove. Jared is very personable. A good listener and genuinely invested in our goals. Recommending ways to manage our obligations and needs through the retirement years. Working with Jared and Pine Grove we have defined and documented our Estate Plan. We are very happy with what Jared and Pine Grove have provided.
Always available to answer any and all questions!
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Rusty Nereng
2 weeks ago
Working with our advisor, Jared Holt, and the team at Pine Grove Financial Group has been the best decision we’ve made for our family’s financial future. After working with other financial planners over the past 20 years, we can honestly say that Jared is truly exceptional. So, when he joined Pine Grove Financial Group, we didn’t hesitate to follow him. Jared took the time to not only understand our goals, but to genuinely know and understand our family. His financial expertise and tax knowledge has allowed him to create a personalized financial strategy that truly fits our family’s needs. Jared has given us so much peace of mind about the future. Because of his guidance, we feel more confident, better organized, and well prepared to plan for our own future and the future we’re building for our family. We highly recommend Jared and the entire Pine Grove team.
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Scott Peterson
2 weeks ago
My wife and I have worked with Jared Holt for years - since before he started at Pine Grove. We have a high level of trust and confidence in his advice. He patiently takes time to answer all of our questions and ensure that we continue to have a solid understanding of our financial condition, investment options, and short and long term risks. Really can't overstate how much we appreciate working with him.
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Charles
2 weeks ago
Pine Grove has truly been professional and personal and has shown me. They truly have my family's best interest as theirs I cannot be happier with the service the production and the connection I have with Pine Grove I would highly recommend them to manage any of my friends and families current and future wealth. Mike Babicz is a top-notch professional and friend
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Thomas Stangl
2 weeks ago
My wife and I are very excited to work with Mike. His communication skills and knowledge are second to none. We only wish we could have met him years ago!
Tom and Becky Stangl
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Marilyn Ames
2 weeks ago
I've been a client of Pine Grove Financial Group for many years. I've been extremely grateful for their advice. I've been very happy with the growth of our portfolio.
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John Simpson
2 weeks ago
My wife and I have worked with Joel Baumgarten for nearly 15 years. Including his time before he joined Pine Grove. Joel is incredibly knowledgeable and has advised us countless times and helped us navigate through investments, home purchases, cabin purchases and work/retirement transitions. We always look forward to meeting with him and feel like we learn something new every time we do. A+