Bonds
Tax-exempt municipal, corporate and government-guaranteed bonds are proven in investments offering excellent returns and active secondary markets.

Bond Trust
These versatile investments are available in both taxable and tax-exempt forms.  Your choice is based on whether your needs are for short, intermediate, or long-term income.  You can receive income monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually, or you can have it reinvested.

Annuities
These lock in tax-deferred retirement benefits with guaranteed principle and interest.  They allow investment of a portion of your savings into a tax deferred environment, but without sacrificing access to the funds to meet short-term needs.

Mutual Funds
Versatile investment with a full range of risk/reward ratios including equity and corporate bond funds, tax-free municipal bond funds, and government bond funds.

Common Stock
A wide range of prices and dividends make stocks good investments for both growth and income.  Our recommendations list growth-income stocks has appreciated at an annual average of 23 percent. Including dividends.

Church Bonds
Programs for tax-exempt institutions are available providing greater flexibility for yields and repayment schedules.

Retirement Plans
Increase your retirement security through your own Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 401-K or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP).  You can use high-grade stock, government bonds and other products to enjoy interests compounding and capital gains on a tax-deferred and tax free basis.

Insured Certificates of Deposit
Sound investments, which offer excellent yields.  You can not only buy insured CDs through First Canterbury Securities, Inc., but also liquidate your position at any time by selling them in the second market.

Options
These versatile instruments serve as a variety of more sophisticated investment alternatives.

Government Securities
The safest income investments available.  Government and government agency securities are issued in a variety of forms, such as zero coupon securities, which are particularly suited for financial planning.

Commission Free Trading
A variety of programs exist to provide trades at no charge.  Ask your registered representative for specifics.

U.S. Government Guaranteed Bonds
The highest quality bonds available, often free of state income tax.

Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
High yields from some of America's leading corporations. Generally higher long-term returns than most savings plans.

Insured Tax Free Bonds
High quality investments with interest payments exempt from federal income tax. Excellent for investors in high tax brackets.

Zero Coupon Government Securities
Guaranteed yield. These underlying securities are U.S. government obligations. Six "month to 25-year maturity. Easily sold in secondary market.

Government Securities Funds
The safety of government securities with the convenience of a mutual fund.

GNMA Collateralized Bonds
AAA rated. Renders equal or greater yields than 30~year U.S. Treasury bonds. Payment of principal and interest guaranteed by the U.S. government.

Certificates of Deposit
FDIC insured obligations of varying maturities.

"Our philosophy is simple yet demanding -- to maximize the after tax return of each of our investors."