Celebrating 20 years of exceptional client service in 2013.
Welcome to Oak Partners, Inc. where we strive to be your most trusted advisor through our professional knowledge, our integrity and our total commitment to service.
At Oak Partners, we provide comprehensive investment consulting services with the goal of increasing our clients’ wealth and protecting their financial future through professional guidance and a personalized investment strategy. We believe that investing in today’s markets requires discipline, knowledge, and professional experience, and our clients trust us to deliver prudent advice and help maximize their returns.
Our site is designed to educate you about the basics of financial planning, give you insight into our investing philosophy and unique methods, and to provide easy access to market performance data. We hope that you will find these resources useful and will visit often.
Helpful Content
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Should You Choose a Fixed or Variable?
When selecting a mortgage, one of the most critical choices is between a fixed or variable interest-rate mortgage.
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
Exchange-traded funds have some things in common with mutual funds, but there are differences, too.
Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
Insuring Your Business With a Buy/Sell Agreement
Buy/sell agreements are designed a business against the death of a principle or key employee.
Types of Stock Market Analysis
Most stock market analysis falls into three broad groups: Fundamental, technical, and sentimental. Here’s a look at each.
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Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.