Retirement Planning and insurance solutions
Brightstone
Financial Group
Retirement is personal. You’ve worked hard to save and invest your money and now it’s time to optimize and protect your savings to provide for your retirement and your loved ones thereafter.
Brightstone Financial Group is an independent financial services firm, specializing in helping individuals and families prepare for, plan, and live in retirement. Our approach focuses on tailored retirement planning strategies and insurance solutions to provide our clients with guaranteed lifetime income, asset protection, and achieve tax efficiencies in support of a holistic approach to their finances.
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Get a Clear Understanding of Your Financial Life
First, we gain a thorough understanding of your current financial situation, goals, objectives, risk tolerance, and the key considerations that should be addressed in your retirement strategy.
Six Fundamental Financial Planning Considerations
Six key financial planning considerations can impact your financial goals now and in the future. The question is not if these will affect your finances, but to what degree. We evaluate your sentiment toward each consideration and quantify the potential effects on your assets over time. This allows us to build customized strategies to help you achieve your financial objectives for retirement.
Longevity
Outliving financial assets as the result of a longer life.
Inflation
Reduction in real purchasing power as the result of increasing cost of living.
Mortality
Loss of financial assets as the result of a partner’s or spouse’s death.
Liquidity
Limited access to assets to meet life’s unexpected financial needs.
Market
Unexpected reduction in the value of financial assets at the time of withdrawal.
Taxes
Decreasing income and assets and/or the impairment of legacy assets from increasing taxes.
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A Retirement Strategy Designed for You
In addition, Brightstone Financial Group specializes in providing strategies and guidance for those seeking a better retirement lifestyle. If you have five million dollars or $50,000 in retirement savings, we can ensure it works as hard. As a result, we offer our experience and knowledge to help you design a custom strategy for financial independence. Contact us today to schedule an introductory meeting!
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Our Commitment to You
Lastly and continually, we work to ensure transparency of your income plan by providing visibility, proactive outreach, and accessibility to our team throughout our working relationship.
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Meet The Advisor
Terri Gonzalez
Chief Financial Officer
I’m a financial professional with over 20 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate retirement, insurance, and income planning. My expertise spans life insurance, annuities, long-term care solutions, Medicare, and Social Security optimization — all with the goal of helping clients achieve lasting financial confidence.
After a 20 year career with the Department of Defense, I transitioned my passion for service into financial planning, where I continue to focus on education, trust, and meaningful client relationships.
Beyond my professional life, I enjoy fitness, exploration, and giving back — particularly through animal welfare and community service. I believe collaboration and kindness are key to building both strong partnerships and stronger communities.
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Retirement Resources
Complimentary Educational Resources
Lastly and continually, we strive to make your income plan transparent and easy to understand by providing clear insights, proactive guidance, and access to our full suite of resources and dedicated team support.
Our Upcoming Events
Events in April–June 2026
- There are no events scheduled during these dates.
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Principles of Retirement Planning
It takes a lifetime of work to afford retirement. After years of dedicated labor and diligent saving, retirees deserve to enjoy retirement without concern over their financial stability. When transitioning to retirement, there’s a shift from earning to spending. This lifestyle change makes it vital to develop and establish a plan to protect retirement income for necessities and maximize it for wants.
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Financial Calculators
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