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Welcome, we’re Virginia Retirement Specialists, Inc. We understand that individuals face unique challenges as they prepare for retirement. We can help take the mystery out of preparing for today and tomorrow. Whether your goal is preparing for retirement, college savings, or estate strategy, our personalized service focuses on your needs, wants, and financial goals and objectives.
Our professionals have years of experience in financial services. We can help you address your needs of today and for many years to come. We look forward to working with you through all stages of your life. We want to earn the right, over time, to be considered by you as your retirement planning professionals.
We are in no way affiliated with the Virginia Retirement System, but we do specialize in the benefits available to you under the VRS and provide programs which are designed, not to replace the benefits that you currently qualify for, but are designed to supplement and enhance those benefits.
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Asset Allocation
Consider how your assets are allocated and if that allocation is consistent with your time frame and risk tolerance.

Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers
Tips on insuring your teen driver.

How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
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Making Sense Of A Home Warranty
Understanding the value of a home warranty.
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Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
Questions to Ask About Medicare
Take the guesswork out of your IEP or SEP with this helpful article.
The Cost of Procrastination
Don't let procrastination keep you from pursuing your financial dreams and goals.
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Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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Retiring in a Post-Pandemic World
Imagine your ideal post-pandemic retirement with this hopeful, animated video.
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Don't Buy The Hype
There are a lot of misconceptions about Social Security. Here’s the truth about three of them.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?