Private Capital Group

Independent Wealth Management Team

The professionals at Private Capital Group work with successful business owners and affluent families, many who have accumulated or have the potential to accumulate more than they contemplate spending in their lifetimes.  If you are in this situation, you know that you have a unique set of circumstances, needs and choices.  We work with you to understand the outlook for your ideal future, respecting your values and goals.  We establish where you are now and prioritize the importance of each goal.  We then develop a plan of action to help you move from success to significance in your business and in your personal life.  In short, we help you make sound and important decisions that affect you and your family.

The Representatives of Private Capital Group have joined forces with Partners Financial, a national company based in Austin Texas.  This links our firm with over 300 of the top independent financial services companies in America, offering exceptional services in key areas: estate, business, employee benefits, investments, and charitable giving.  In addition, we are partnered with NFP Securities, an independent broker-dealer.  Through NFP Securities and Private Capital Group we are able to offer outstanding capabilities in investment advice and services to our clients.


At the individual client level, our financial professionals work with carefully selected professionals, including attorneys, accountants, portfolio managers, business consultants, and advisors in a  wide range of disciplines with one goal in mind: serving our clients with excellence.  No single advisor can serve successful business owners and affluent families alone.  We seek a leadership role to join together with a team of professionals that will provide the appropriate combination of services to help meet each client’s individual and unique needs.

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Savings Goals

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Estate Taxes

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Fixed for Life

More than 40% of Americans ages 36 and older are at risk of running out of money in retirement, according to a retirement readiness study. In fact, almost one-third of people with upper-middle incomes and 13% with high incomes may not be able to pay for basic retirement expenses and uninsured health-care costs after two decades in retirement.

HOT TOPIC: Looking Ahead in 2012

2011 was a year of slow economic recovery, market volatility, and political conflict over the budget, the national debt, and taxes. All of these challenges continue to face us as we begin the new year. This article presents an overview of some of the issues that bear watching in 2012.

Deciding When to Begin

Waiting until full retirement age (or up to age 70) to claim Social Security may result in significantly higher monthly benefits. At age 62, the earliest age to claim Social Security, the amount received could be only 70% of the benefit received at "full retirement age" (which ranges from age 65 to 67 depending on year of birth).

HOT TOPIC: The Federal Estate Tax Is Back and May Be Here to Stay

The estate tax has been reinstated after being allowed to lapse in 2010. The new estate tax provisions are the most generous in decades — but they are temporary. A far more stringent estate tax is slated to take effect after 2012. Fortunately, a properly structured trust may help some families reduce their potential exposure to the estate tax.

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