"Using Our Experience To Make A Difference For You"
Kuipers Advisors is a Kalamazoo based organization that has been helping our clients reach their financial goals and delivering employee benefits for more than forty years. It is our experience that makes a difference for you.
As part of the Cetera Advisors LLC broker/dealer network, we represent all of the financial providers necessary to pursue your goals.
In addition to the financial services, we are also an independent insurance agency, representing the premier insurers in the West Michigan market.
Kuipers Advisors is dedicated to providing excellent customer service. Our team consists of licensed and registered professionals to provide fixed and variable investments to meet your changing needs.
We are focused on helping you reach your personal and financial goals while providing you with the highest level of customer service through regular client communication and our dedication to client satisfaction.
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Women and Retirement
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Individuals have three basic choices with the 401(k) account they accrued at a previous employer.
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The Business Cycle
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How to Invest in LGBTQ+ Friendly Companies
This article allows those who support LGBTQ+ interests to explore the possibilities of Socially Responsible Investing.
Debt Stress
There’s a link between debt and stress.
Do You Owe The AMT?
If you want to avoid potential surprises at tax time, it may make sense to know where you stand when it comes to the AMT.
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A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall Street, the stock market has a long and storied history.
Consider These 3 Things Before Driving Off the Lot
There are a few things to consider when buying or leasing your next vehicle.