Starting where you’re at:
With a clear understanding of your goals and financial situation, our financial advisors will guide you to develop your retirement plan. This plan includes strategies which aim to maximize retirement savings, managing investments, manage taxes, and consider potential risks.
Laying the groundwork
- Research. Our advisors will start researching retirement planning options, seeking information on various aspects such as your savings, investment options, pension plans, Social Security benefits, healthcare expenses, and potential risks.
- Goal setting. Based on the research and individual circumstances, we will understand your specific retirement goals, considering factors like desired lifestyle, travel plans, healthcare needs, legacy planning, and anticipated retirement age.
- Financial assessment. We will evaluate your current financial situation by assessing their assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and existing retirement savings. Our advisors may use tools like retirement calculators to estimate your needs and determine if your are on track .
- Retirement plan creation. With a clear understanding of their goals and financial situation, the customer develops a comprehensive retirement plan. This plan includes strategies aiming to maximize retirement savings, managing investments, mitigating taxes, and considering potential risks. They may work with a financial advisor or use online retirement planning platforms to create a customized plan.
- Implementation. The customer takes action to implement their retirement plan. This involves opening retirement accounts (such as 401(k), IRA, or Roth IRA), allocating funds, adjusting investment portfolios, setting up automatic contributions, and ensuring proper diversification based on risk tolerance and time horizon.
- Regular monitoring. The customer regularly monitors their retirement plan’s progress and adjusts it as needed. They review investment performance, track savings contributions, assess market conditions, and make necessary modifications to keep the plan aligned with their goals.
- Risk management. The customer evaluates potential risks that could impact their retirement plan, such as market volatility, inflation, longevity risk, healthcare costs, or unexpected life events. They may consider options like insurance coverage, long-term care planning, or estate planning to mitigate these risks.
- Retirement transition. As you approach your desired retirement age, we will help you prepare for the transition by recommending final adjustments to your plan (optimal time to claim Social Security benefits, healthcare coverage, funds withdrawal, etc).
- Post-retirement monitoring. We will provide advice to help you continue to monitor your finances, budget expenses, manage withdrawals from retirement accounts, provide strategies aimed to help your assets last through retirement, and adjust estate plans.
Bring it all home
Throughout this journey, our goal is to provide you with ongoing sound financial advice, engage you in financial education programs, and keep you informed about changes in retirement regulations to help you better make informed decisions and ultimately optimize your retirement planning strategy.