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Financial Planning That Helps Clients Weather Disasters

eMoney Advisor

If you’ve prompted your clients to think ahead about evacuation planning, a home inventory, and a plan for documents, then they’ll be more likely to get out of harm’s way when necessary. 1 A Virtual Go-Bag and More to Guard Documents. Sometimes you need the physical, notarized copy of a document.

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11 Financial Tips for Starting a Family

MainStreet Financial Planning

Update your life and disability insurance. Now more than ever you want to have appropriate life and disability insurance coverage, so if something unexpected happens your family will be OK. Get your estate plan in order. Without the appropriate legal documents, the courts would decide who cares for your child.

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4 Pitfalls of Not Having a Financial Plan

Carson Wealth

Retirement planning: Calculate retirement needs and contribute regularly to retirement accounts. Insurance coverage: Evaluate insurance needs for health, life, disability, long-term care and property, ensuring adequate coverage.

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Protecting What’s Yours (After You Pass) 

Yardley Wealth Management

Protecting What’s Yours (After You Pass) In our last piece, we emphasized the importance of estate planning as the greatest gift you can bequeath to your loved ones, to reduce their painful stress load during an already stressful time. What if you die intestate (without a will)?

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Protecting What’s Yours (After You Pass) 

Yardley Wealth Management

In our last piece, we emphasized the importance of estate planning as the greatest gift you can bequeath to your loved ones, to reduce their painful stress load during an already stressful time. If you’ve been putting off your estate planning, taking the initial steps can be daunting—but liberating.

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Year-End Financial Checklist

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Should you decide to contribute more than $16,000 in 2022, we would recommend that you work with your tax professional to ensure that you are properly documenting the gift. The owners of a 529 account receive tax benefits on the growth of the investment account and may also receive state tax benefits depending on each state plan.

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How Will My Financial Plan Change Over the Course of My Life?

Carson Wealth

While from a behavioral standpoint some suggest you should tackle low balance accounts first, a financial planning approach suggests you tackle high interest rate debt first. Proper insurance coverage: One of the biggest risks for many people in their 30s is they’re still acting as if they’re invincible.