At Rigel Blue Star Financial, we specialize in uncovering where people are losing money unknowingly and unnecessarily—through hidden fees, tax inefficiencies, market risk, or poorly structured savings strategies. 

By eliminating those losses and redirecting your dollars into safer, more productive financial tools, we help you build a future that’s protected, efficient, and aligned with your goals.

Our mission is simple: protect your wealth, increase your efficiency, and build financial strategies that give you clarity, control, and long-term confidence.

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Why You May Be Losing Money Unknowingly & Unnecessarily

Most people lose money without realizing it—not by doing anything wrong, but because of hidden inefficiencies built into traditional financial planning.

Here are the biggest culprits:

  • Hidden fees quietly reducing long-term growth
  • Unnecessary taxes from unoptimized income or savings strategies
  • Market risk that exposes your future to avoidable losses
  • Inefficient savings vehicles that drain purchasing power
  • IRMAA penalties & Medicare surprises for higher earners

We identify these leaks, plug them, and redirect those dollars into safer, more efficient strategies designed to protect and grow your wealth.

Find out where your money is slipping away.

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What We Help You Achieve

Whether you’re building wealth, preparing for retirement, running a business, or protecting your family’s future, we create custom strategies that:

  • Reduce taxes and improve long-term efficiency
  • Eliminate unnecessary financial risk
  • Remove hidden fees from your plan
  • Optimize savings and accumulation
  • Protect income and assets
  • Support business owners with advanced planning solutions
  • Build generational wealth transfer strategies

You keep more of what you earn, and make every dollar work harder for you.

Our Services

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Services

 

Retirement Planning

Our approach focuses on eliminating unnecessary risk, fees, and taxes, so your money lasts longer and works harder—without the stress of market uncertainty or rising costs.
 

IRMAA - Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount

Many retirees are surprised to learn that their retirement income can trigger higher Medicare premiums.
 

Social Security Optimization

When and how you claim Social Security can make a six-figure difference over your lifetime. Most people claim based on age or emotion. Smart retirees claim based on strategy.
 

Social Security Claiming Strategies

Retirement today looks very different than it did a generation ago. Corporations have eliminated tens of thousands of traditional pension plans, leaving most families to shoulder the responsibility of creating their own “personal pension”.
 

Small Business Retirement Plans

We help small businesses design retirement plans that are tax-efficient, low-risk, and cost-effective, giving owners and teams the ability to save smarter with fewer unnecessary fees and more long-term financial security.
 

Planning for Business Owners

We help business owners protect their income, save more efficiently, and build strategies that support both the business and the personal wealth behind it.
 

Executive Compensation for Business Owners

We help you structure compensation strategies that reduce taxes, enhance savings, and create meaningful long-term benefits for yourself and your team.
 

Roth Conversion

A well-designed Roth conversion strategy helps you move money from forever-taxed accounts into tax-free lifetime assets, while keeping today’s taxes under control.
 

Qualified Rollovers

Rolling over a 401(k), 403(b), pension, or TSP account seems simple — until taxes, penalties, lost protections, and missed opportunities show up later.
 

Leveraged Wealth Strategies

Leveraged wealth strategies allow high-income earners and business owners to use financial leverage responsibly to create larger long-term benefits—without increasing personal risk.
 

Advanced Planning Solutions

Advanced financial planning is about more than saving—it’s about maximizing leverage, minimizing taxes, and structuring your money for long-term efficiency.
 

Families With Special Needs

Caring for a child or adult with disabilities or other special needs brings enormous love, but it can also bring constant questions about the future, especially if the caregiver(s) are no longer around.
 

Annuities

Annuities can be powerful tools—when used correctly. They offer security, predictability, and the ability to protect against market losses and longevity risk.
 

The Great Wealth Transfer

The next 25 years will see the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history — an estimated $84 trillion moving from parents and grandparents to children, grandchildren, and charities.
 

College Funding Alternatives to Student Loans

College costs are rising, but you do not have to raid your 401(k) or overload your child with student loans to pay for school.

Want clarity, confidence, and a financial strategy that puts you first?

Let’s analyze your current plan and show you opportunities to protect more of your money.

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