Your financial objectives may range from accumulating wealth to planning for retirement to making your money last through retirement. In fact, over your lifetime, you will undoubtedly pursue all of these goals. With a full range of financial services, I can help you be prepared for all the significant events and milestones of your life.
Because people are living longer today, the possibility of going 30 years without a paycheck takes careful planning and disciplined investing. I can help you with every phase of planning for your retirement. During your working years, the accumulation phase, I’ll develop and monitor a wealth accumulation plan based on your specific goals and objectives. As you approach retirement, the pre-retirement phase, I’ll assist you with critical decisions regarding retirement plan options, Social Security and tax planning. Then once you are retired, I will determine tax-efficient income and wealth transfer strategies designed to help you in retirement.
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Asset allocation is a long-term strategy designed to help investors achieve their financial goals without assuming undue risk. By allocating your assets to a diverse variety of sectors and investments, I attempt to increase the likelihood of generating a more consistent, positive return over the long term. Depending on your risk tolerance, the economic environment, your specific objectives and other factors, your portfolio may include domestic and global stocks, fixed income, real estate and alternative investments.
Asset allocation does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss. International investing involves special risks, including currency fluctuations, differing financial accounting standards, and possible political and economic volatility. Alternative investments are available only to those who meet specific suitability requirements. There are special risks involved with alternative investments, including investment strategies, and different regulatory and reporting requirements. Real estate investments can be subject to different and greater risks than more diversified investments. Declines in the value of real estate, economic conditions, property taxes, tax laws and interest rates all present potential risks to real estate investments.
Whether it’s providing income for a spouse, educating children or grandchildren or leaving money to your favorite charity, proper estate planning can help ensure that your assets accumulated over your lifetime are preserved for the use you have intended. I can offer financial strategies designed to efficiently manage the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next, and mitigate related tax issues.
I employ a disciplined and coordinated approach to address all the issues and complexities that often accompany the accumulation of wealth. It is customized to your needs and preferences, and designed to bring cohesiveness to your financial life. It often involves collaboration with other professionals such as your CPA and attorney.
Components of wealth management can include:
There’s much more to your life than simple transactions and returns. Similarly, there’s more to financial planning than just a portfolio and a retirement strategy. You have many things to plan for now, soon and well into the future, so I look at financial planning through a wide lens, and I develop strategies designed to keep you comfortable in the present while helping you reach your near- and long-term goals.
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If your goals include providing for the future of a child or grandchild, I can help you investigate your many options and develop an education funding strategy. I can help you provide for this opportunity with investment vehicles such as Coverdell education savings accounts, 529 college savings accounts and specialized trust vehicles.
If you’ve changed jobs or are retiring, rolling over your retirement assets to an IRA can be an excellent solution. It is a non-taxable event when done properly – and gives you access to a wide range of investments and the convenience of having consolidated your savings in a single location.
In addition, flexible beneficiary designations may allow for the continued tax-deferred investing of inherited IRA assets. I can handle all details for you, including contacting your former plan administrator, opening your new rollover IRA and completing the paperwork.
In addition to rolling over your 401(k) to an IRA, there are other options. Here is a brief look at all your choices. For additional information and what is suitable for your particular situation, please consult us.
Many of today's retirees can expect to spend 30 years or more enjoying the fruits of their labor. That's why it's increasingly important not simply to plan for retirement, but to plan for longevity in retirement - all of the years it might last, all of the ways your life will change and all of the events you can't foresee.
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In addition to the financial implications, retirement has life implications. Our knowledgeable and experienced team can help you sort through the possibilities and offer financial advice designed to guide you up to and through the retirement you’ve envisioned.
Ask yourself these key retirement questions:
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Being mobile means being independent. And retirement life brings more opportunity to go where you want whenever you want. That may help explain why transportation is the second largest expense for individuals older than 65 and accounts for about 15% of their annual expenditures, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s why I make sure to account for it as part of your long-term financial plan.
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Your health and your finances are intertwined in complex ways. Most expect Medicare to pay for their healthcare expenses in retirement. But, in reality, Medicare pays only 60% of healthcare costs* - you still will have premiums, copays, and deductibles. As you age, healthcare costs can add up.
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*Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2015
As you take the steps to plan for a comfortable retirement for as long as you may live it, it’s important to think even further. Ask yourself what kind of legacy you want to leave. How are you going to make sure you’re secure against financial fraud and work toward passing assets – and information – to your heirs to help secure your family’s future?
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As we all live longer, chances are you may, at some point, provide care for a loved one or receive care yourself. Becoming a caregiver can be not only stressful, but also can have financial consequences if it requires taking time away from work. And long-term care is not covered by Medicare.
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Giving yourself every opportunity to save enough for a long, fulfilling life requires careful, detailed longevity planning - strategies for saving, investing and taking withdrawals. Making the right Social Security claiming decisions is vital to optimizing your retirement income strategy.
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“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”