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Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.

Whether you’re facing retirement—or looking to better understand certain investment ideas—we can help you address your most pressing money questions.

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Our site is filled with educational videos, articles, presentations, and calculators designed to help you learn more about the world of personal finance. As you search my website, send me a note regarding any questions you may have about any particular investment concepts or products. We'll get back to you quickly with a thoughtful answer.

Helpful Content

The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee

The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee

Few contemplate the complex journey that brought their coffee from farm to kitchen table.

Spotting Credit Trouble

Spotting Credit Trouble

The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

Inflation & Your Money

It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.

Red Flags for Tax Auditors

Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security

When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?

Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers

Tips on insuring your teen driver.

Four Great, Unexpected Places to Raise a Family

Here are 4 great, and sometimes unexpected, places to raise a family.

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Federal Income Tax

Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.

Home Mortgage Deduction

Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.

Impact of Taxes and Inflation

Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.

Bi-Weekly Payments

This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.

What Is My Life Expectancy?

Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.

Self-Employed Retirement Plans

Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.

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Managing Your Lifestyle

Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.

Principles of Preserving Wealth

How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.

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Dreaming Up an Active Retirement

When you retire, how will you treat your next chapter?

Emerging Market Opportunities

What are your options for investing in emerging markets?

Making Your Tax Bracket Work

Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?

Retirement Redefined

Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.

Your DNA Test

If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

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Articles

Inflation & Your Money

It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.

Red Flags for Tax Auditors

Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security

When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?

Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers

Tips on insuring your teen driver.

Four Great, Unexpected Places to Raise a Family

Here are 4 great, and sometimes unexpected, places to raise a family.

View all articles

Calculators

Federal Income Tax

Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.

Home Mortgage Deduction

Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.

Impact of Taxes and Inflation

Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.

Bi-Weekly Payments

This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.

What Is My Life Expectancy?

Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.

Self-Employed Retirement Plans

Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.

View all calculators

Presentations

Managing Your Lifestyle

Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.

Principles of Preserving Wealth

How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies

The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.

View all presentations

Videos

Dreaming Up an Active Retirement

When you retire, how will you treat your next chapter?

Emerging Market Opportunities

What are your options for investing in emerging markets?

Making Your Tax Bracket Work

Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?

Retirement Redefined

Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.

Your DNA Test

If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

View all videos

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Travis Hughes, CFP, AIF, ChFC, CLU, AEP, MSFS, REBC, RHU

Travis has been providing financial services, estate planning (using life insurance and other financial products), business planning and investment and insurance products to clients throughout Texas and New Mexico for twenty years. He...

Kevin O'Neill

Kevin graduated from Texas Tech University in 1995 and moved to NYC shortly thereafter. He began his investment advisory career in 1996 as a stockbroker for Millennium Securities in New York City. In spite of a dynamic start at...

Jazmin Grau

Jazmin joined Hughes Financial in the spring of 2015. In her short time at Hughes Financial, she has asserted herself as a valuable asset to the group. She is currently responsible for the processing of all new business and assisting...

Monica Porras

Monica greets every person that walks in to Hughes Financial. Her warm and gracious nature welcomes our clients and friends. Monica is vital to the process of ensuring that all marketing material is compliant for seminars and events....

Joanna Catañeda

Joanna holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting Since 2013. She has worked in several capacities since she was 16 and managed to complete her degree while working two jobs. She was fortunate to stay two years at home with her daughter...

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