Cara McDowell, Agent with New York Life

12/01/2025

Join us to find out how you can give a child you love the gift of a strong financial foundation.
Date: December 11th, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm EST/ 2:00 pm CST
Location: https://bit.ly/3Mz5MJK
Registration Code: 268639

11/15/2025

Did you know that gifting can significantly reduce your estate tax liability while ensuring your loved ones benefit? Watch as Alex and Leigh learn how to effectively leverage their annual gift tax exclusion and provide their children a solid financial foundation, with significantly reduced tax burdens, and let’s explore how these gifting strategies could be used to optimize your financial legacy.

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11/01/2025

Helping your child go to college is a gift they will use for the rest of their life. Without a strategy, however, student debt can end up hanging around just as long. Reach out to me and let's discuss how to help make paying for college easier.

10/26/2025

We’re honored to be recognized on the .org Best Annuity Companies List for August 2025 as the most trusted annuity provider, ranked by consumers. This achievement reflects New York Life’s 180-year legacy of longevity, financial strength and stability and our commitment to delivering best-in-class annuity solutions, unmatched support and seamless service experiences to our clients. Read the details here http://bit.ly/4fDqAKE

09/29/2025

In a complimentary session, you’ll get personalized insights into your financial story—plus practical next steps to strengthen it. Using proprietary tools and resources from New York Life, we’ll uncover opportunities, highlight strengths, and prepare for life’s uncertainties together. Reach out today. Your future is waiting.

09/20/2025

Life is unpredictable—your finances don’t have to be. As part of my practice, I offer a complimentary session where we use New York Life’s proprietary tools and 180 years of experience to create your financial story. We can work together to help you feel confident no matter what the future brings. Together, we’ll uncover opportunities, identify gaps, and prepare for the unexpected—so you can stay on track through it all.

06/20/2025

Welcome to my page — I’m so glad you’re here.

Through my work with New York Life, I’ve seen how powerful the right financial strategies can be in helping people protect what matters most and grow their money with purpose. There are so many options out there that most of us never hear about — things that can make a big difference when it comes to saving, planning, and building a more secure future.

This page is a space where I’ll be sharing helpful info, answering questions, and breaking things down in a way that makes sense. Whether you're just curious or actively planning, I’d love to connect and be a resource.

Thanks for stopping by!