Free Financial Tools, Guides & More

Find the Ideal Path to Your Financial Future

Begin here with Savant’s Suite of Free Financial Tools!

We work closely with you to understand your financial aspirations and craft a personalized strategy. Here is a collection of valuable financial tools we’ve put together to help you determine which services best suit your needs.

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2025 Year-End Tax Guide: Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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Your Retirement Timeline

When it comes to retirement, timing is everything. Your Retirement Timeline includes 7 key “can do’s” to keep in mind as you navigate your way to (and through) retirement.

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Avoiding a Big Tax Bill: 8 Ways to Plan Ahead

Bring your taxes in line with these 8 smart “above-the-line” and “below-the-line” deductions.

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The Retirement Income Game Plan

The Retirement Income Game Plan is designed to walk you through key decisions and smart strategies to help turn your savings into reliable retirement income.

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Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain Market Guidebook

5 Do and Don’t Best Practices – This guide outlines five key practices to help you stay grounded, think clearly, and make decisions that align with your long-term goals.

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WealthConfidence Scorecard

Discover eight money mindsets to help you stop worrying about your wealth and start living. Use our interactive worksheets designed to help improve your WealthConfidence score.

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Tax-Smart Philanthropy - On-Demand Webinar

Whether you donate $100 a year or $100,000, in this educational, on-demand webinar, financial advisors Chris Ruedi and Justin Smith will help you learn some tax-smart philanthropy strategies.

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A Beginner's Guide to Estate Planning

Estate planning isn’t just for wealthy people. Anyone with a family or assets to protect can benefit from an estate plan. Unsure how to start? Savant has you covered with A Beginner’s Guide to Estate Planning.

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Mastering Healthcare Expenses in Retirement

Planning for healthcare in retirement can be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Savant’s eBook, Mastering Healthcare in Retirement, explains your options, from Health Savings Accounts to Medicare and Long-Term Care insurance.

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Retirement Countdown Guidebook

When you’re about five years away from retirement it may be time to start the final approach. We have spent over 30 years helping guide people into retirement and distilled that collective wisdom in this guidebook.

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Financial Advisor Evaluation Checklist

Our Financial Advisor Evaluation Checklist outlines the questions you should ask any advisor or firm you’re considering hiring. Using the Checklist, you can make side-by-side comparisons of potential firms designed to help you feel confident in taking the next step.

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Birthdays in Retirement Guide

As you draw closer to retirement, some birthdays become significant milestones in your retirement planning journey. If you’re gearing up for retirement soon, don’t forget to mark these pivotal dates on your calendar!

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Health Savings Account Guide

Download our Health Savings Account Guide to learn five surprising facts about this popular savings tool.

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Losing a Spouse Guidebook

Losing a spouse isn’t just an emotional upheaval; it can also lead to significant financial changes. Our guidebook is tailored to address common challenges and offer valuable insights.

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Pre-Divorce Checklist

Preparing for a divorce can be an overwhelming and complex process. The time you invest in preparation can pay off later. Savant’s Pre-Divorce Checklist walks you through a four-step process.

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Post-Divorce Checklist

Divorced at last? After you finalize your divorce, there is still much to do. Savant’s Post-Divorce Checklist outlines the financial and legal steps to consider after your divorce is final.

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401K Rollover Checklist

When retiring or changing jobs, you have several options for your 401(k), 403(b), or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. We think you’ll find this checklist helpful as you consider rolling over your retirement account.

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Lasting Retirement Webinar

In this 30-minute recorded webinar, financial advisors Kevin Kingston and Chris Ruedi walk you through important topics to consider as you plan to leave the workforce.

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Social Security and Tax Guide

This quick reference guide provides a high-level overview of everything you need to know about the current tax year, including key deadlines and the income tax brackets you can use to determine if your Social Security benefits will be taxed.

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Career Crossroads Workbook

Many executives and other successful professionals pursue a path between full-time work and full-stop retirement — blurring the lines between work and retirement to get the best of both worlds. Our Career Crossroads Workbook will guide you through a planning process designed to help you confidently map out the path toward your ideal future.

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Secrets of a Successful University Retirement

Retiring from a university? Download our eBook to learn six common university retirement traps and how to avoid them, four dangerous trends affecting university retirement plans, four employee benefits you’ll need to replace when you retire, and key insights on long-term care, Medicare, and estate planning.

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University Insights Newsletter

Financial insights for university professionals delivered straight to your inbox twice a month.

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Estate Planning for University Faculty

Our Estate Planning Guidebook for University Faculty can help simplify the estate planning process by outlining an efficient four-step plan that can be used to pursue legacy goals.

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Financial Health Assessment

Discover the state of your financial health with Savant’s Ideal Futures® Financial Health Assessment – a three-minute exercise that provides an objective and wide-ranging audit of your current financial situation, helping prioritize what aspects of your financial situation need attention so you can create a plan of action.

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Upcoming Live Webinars

Savant webinars and workshops are a great way to stay informed and take control of your financial future. We cover a wide range of financial topics. Join us for our next live session.

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Webinars - On Demand

Did you miss our latest webinar? Do you like to do video learning on your own time? Catch our webinars on demand here or watch some of our “Ask an Advisor” series of videos for financial wisdom, available to you – anytime!

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Introductory Call

A 15-minute phone call could help lead to financial clarity. Are you ready to speak to one of our professionals?

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Savant By the Numbers

Savant Owl

17K+

Clients Served

1986

Year Established

46

Savant Offices

202

Employee Member-Owners

$34.2B+

Client Assets – AUM & AUA*

*Company statistics as of 10/1/2025. Client assets (as of 6/30/2025) refers to client assets under management (AUM) $32.9b and client assets under advisement (AUA) $1.3b.
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