American Financial Group, Ltd

Since 1984,  American Financial Group, Ltd. - AFG and its affiliated companies - American Financial Management  Group, Ltd. - AFMG and International Financial Group/Russell Advisors, Inc - IFG (AFMG and IFG are independent RIAs, not affiliated with any broker dealer) have provided financial advisory, implementation and monitoring services to individual and institutional clients across the nation.  We are advocates for our clients and have no obligations to any investment or insurance company.  

We have institutional clients in many fields - banking, transportation, technology, healthcare, education, energy, legal, accounting, manufacturing, and in the public sector.  For them we provide a wide range of services including retirement plans, asset management, employee benefits, executive compensation and succession planning.  There is a natural tie-in to meeting the financial needs of an institution and those of key individuals who run it.  Every sound business strategy should be supported by a sound people strategy.

For individual clients we focus on six key financial areas - asset accumulation and protection - risk management - taxes - education - retirement - legacy planning.  Working in concert with the client's lawyer and CPA, we bring to the table access to resources and research that span the globe.  To select which investment and insurance products best fit the needs of each client, we provide a comparative analysis of multiple companies. 

In this age of information overload, it is our goal to assist clients with identifying knowledge that is useful to their specific situation.   There is a huge difference between information and knowledge.  We truly believe that -

                                                   "Knowledge Is The Currency Of The Future"

We hope you add our site to your list of "favorites" in your Internet browser.  If  you would like to visit us, either in person or electronically through our video conferencing capabilities, contact us to schedule a mutually convenient introduction.
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