Your Financial Future
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 financial questions.
Our first priority is your overall financial success. We want to learn more about your personal situation, identify your dreams and goals, and understand your tolerance for risk. Long-term relationships that encourage open and honest communication have been the cornerstone of my foundation of success.
We belive in a planning process that uses unbiased techniques to discover what your needs and goals are, and then developing a personalized solution that is specific to those goals. The tools we use to pursue this process are cutting edge and not encumbered with decisions influenced by institutional dictates or personal opinions.
KDK is a firm that is guided by the fact that every person and client is different and thereby needs a plan developed specifically for them.
Bernard Kiesel, CFP ®, CPA, PFS,is a personal financial professional that has studied all areas of planning in order to provide informed and compliant solutions for the multitude of personal and business situations represented by Central Florida's citizens.
Call 407-677-1040 or 800-901-1117 for a complimentary planning needs analysis.
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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
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The Why, What and How of Life Insurance
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