Greg Brissette-Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Welcome to Greg Brissette's Website.

On my website, you'll find a wealth of information in the form of newsletter articles and calculators.

I hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. I have created this website to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most important, I hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

I am here to help educate you about the basic concepts of financial management; to help you learn more about who I am; and to give you fast, easy access to market performance data. I hope you take advantage of this resource and visit my site often.  Be sure to add my website to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser. I frequently update my information, and I wouldn't want you miss any developments in the area of personal finance.

To read Janney's latest commentaries on the current market trends, including the Debt Crisis and S&P Downgrade, click here.

I recently obtained my Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM designation.  Click here to read the full press release.
 

Parker/Hunter Asset Management’s Equity Income and Active Index Strategies received five and six star Top Guns ratings from PSN for periods ended June 30, 2011. The PSN database is an investment manager search and evaluation database with approximately 2,000 investment managers participating, covering more than 20,000 investment products.

Parker/Hunter Asset Management, a division of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, is a professional investment manager that offers discretionary, fee-based separately managed account solutions.  Founded in 1994, it has offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with $2 billion in assets under management.



Barron’s Top 40 Wealth Management Firms
The Top 40 Wealth Management Firms list, published in the latest edition of Barron’s quarterly PENTA publication to high-net-worth investors, ranks Janney as one of America’s largest wealth managers by assets under management in accounts of $5 million or more, as of June 30.  This is the first time Janney has been named to this prestigious list and featured with our key competitors in the industry.
Calculators

Impact of Inflation

Estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.

Life Insurance

How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

Loan Payoff

How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

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Newsletters

Retaining MVPs with Executive Bonus Life Insurance

An economic recovery is likely to bring more job opportunities to top performers, but it could prove costly for businesses to replace productive employees who decide to leave. An executive bonus plan funded with cash-value life insurance can be used to reward and retain an organization's most valuable employees.

Ways to Save More

About two out of three American workers are saving for retirement, but less than half are confident that they will save enough money to live comfortably during their retirement years. This article includes suggestions for readers to take small steps that could make a big difference when they are ready to retire.

There’s Still Time to Catch Up

Worker confidence in affording a comfortable retirement fell to a record low in 2011, but investors aged 50 and older may be able to make up for lost time by maximizing contributions to retirement plans and taking advantage of catch-up contribution limits. The accompanying chart shows the potential difference in accumulation by taking advantage of catch-up contributions.

Keeping Pace with Social Security

In 2012, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost of living increase for the first time in three years. But a recent study suggests that benefits are lagging far behind real expenses. This article explains how Social Security benefits are indexed and what older workers and retirees might expect from the program in the future.

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