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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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.

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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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Shari Horsman
3 weeks ago
I highly recommend this firm for wealth management. I’ve been extremely pleased with the investment advice and the performance of my portfolio. Jared Holt is my financial advisor at Pine Grove. His knowledge and skills are tremendous. His tax planning strategies have proven value. I trust Jared to help me achieve my financial goals. You won’t be just an account here – you will be recognized as an individual, and advisory services will be tailored to suit your needs.
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Cheryl Streit
3 weeks ago
We are extremely pleased with this Financial Group and our advisor Jared Holt. Every time we meet with him, all questions are thoroughly answered and explained in an understandable manner. He is very knowledgeable on all financial matters and our specific profile. He has guided us with our financial plans that have resulted in exceeding return expectations while avoiding pitfalls that could result in financial missed opportunities /penalties. He truly is working on behalf of our best interests, now and for the future. We have no concerns with our financials and estate planning since joining Pine Grove. It's unusual but true..."every time we meet with him, we leave feeling good about our financial security."
We attended a tax planning in retirement seminar through a community education course and the presenter just happened to be someone we had a previous relationship with but had lost touch. We were thrilled to see him again and continue our relationship with him and now Pine Grove Financial Group. Since our time with Pine Grove, we have felt continually supported financially and personally. They actively manage our portfolio and our constantly keeping watch over tax implications. Since our retirement three years ago, our portfolio has maintained or gained value even with withdrawals for income that have afforded us the ability to have a comfortable retirement. We feel this is solely due to the time and attention given to our portfolio and long term financial goals. We are happy to refer Pine Grove to friends and family, which have also reaped the rewards of working with this financial planning resource.
Pine Grove has been a life saver. They are very hands-on, meeting with us twice a year for upcoming strategy to reduce tax load and understand our goals for the year (eg travel, new vehicles). Our tax situation has improved immensely. They are worth every penny we pay them. I can’t recommend them enough.
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Shelley Unruh
1 month ago
I walked in Pine Grove's office the first time with absolutely no idea of what I was doing, and walked out an hour later with a solid plan for my future. Mike Babicz was very patient and helped me with my options and possible pathways to financial security. He listened to my concerns and questions and explained everything so I could be confident in my decisions. I still have a lot of questions and he is very responsive and answers quickly. Really glad I found this company!
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Rob Koziy
2 months ago
My wife & I highly recommend Joel Baumgarten and Pine Grove Financial Group for their exceptional financial advice and planning. As clients since 2022, the support and expertise from Joel and Pine Grove Financial allowed us both to retire earlier than expected with confidence. Several years ago we decided to take a community education course in retirement financial planning to determine our next steps. The course was led by Joel where his in-depth financial expertise and unassuming style captured our interest. We contacted Joel immediately after the course where he took the time to understand our financial goals through several meetings, while never rushing us to make a decision. Joel’s expertise in the overall equity & bond markets, tax considerations, 401K accounts, company pensions, Social Security, and health insurance is outstanding. Joel along with financial planner Lauren Naze and supported by Pine Grove’s holistic approach to financial strategy, have exceeded our expectations to develop and maintain a solid financial plan for retirement.
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Kay Gehring
2 months ago
Throughout our retirement, the Pine Grove group has kept us ahead of the curve, kept our goals to the forefront, and responded quickly to any questions we had.
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Eric Z
2 months ago
My husband and I recently moved over to Pine Grove Financial Group and everyone has been so responsive and made the transition seamless. Our advisors, Joel and Lauren have just been outstanding to work with. They take the time to get to know you personally and truly understand your goals. They have also been very responsive at answering any questions we have had, which has been very reassuring. We are very happy that we decided to move to Pine Grove and feel like we have a good financial partner to help guide us into the future.
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Mariam Abbas
3 months ago
We’ve been working with Joel for a number of years and couldn’t be happier. He’s incredibly responsive — always quick to answer questions and follow up, even on short notice. More importantly, he’s helped us make smart, well-informed financial decisions that have given us real peace of mind about our future. The whole team is knowledgeable and easy to work with. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a financial planner who’s both attentive and genuinely good at what he does
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Don Babicz
3 months ago
I was with a large, top tier financial advisor for over 35 years, but I found as my situation changed, I needed more tax advice. Mike at pine grove developed a strategy for me to start Roth conversions and greatly reduce my future tax liabilities as I approach having to take minimum annual withdrawls. Everyone at pine grove was polite, professional, prompt, and knowledgeable. I feel much more comfortable with the financial plan to guide me through retirement.