Farris Financial Gro

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/10737/Slug.JPG" alt="Farris Financial Gro" height="130" width="102" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Your Financial Center</b> <br> <br>13105 Northwest Frwy Ste 101 <br>Houston , TX 77040 <br>Phone: 713-690-1669 <br>FAX: 713-690-1448 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email:  </td><td> <a href="mailto:farris@farrisfinancial.com"> farris@farrisfinancial.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/6/TA2_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/6/TA2_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/6/TA2_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=141" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Mortgage Refinancing</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=133" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Tax-Deferred Savings</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=127" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Lifetime Earnings</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>This calculator is designed to help you attach a dollar figure to your life’s work.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=698" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Long-Term Care Self Insurance</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Will you be able to afford nursing home care?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/6/TA2_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=3408" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Where There's a Will, There's a Way</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Only 35% of Americans have a will, yet it's a relatively simple legal document that every adult should have, regardless of wealth or age. 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