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Financial Planning

Overview

Overview

Financial planning takes a comprehensive look at your current financial situation and outlines the steps you need to take to reach your future goals. While there are best practices, financial planning is ultimately to help reach an individual journey. Start creating your financial journey map with us today.

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Financial Planning and investment advisory services offered through qualified registered representatives of MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC and a registered investment adviser. 1295 State Street Springfield, MA United States 01111-0001

Planning

Six Areas

Financial Position
Risk Management
Wealth Management
Tax Management
Retirement Planning
Estate Planning
Wealth
Accumulation
Tax Management
Risk Management
Retirement Planning
Financial Position
Estate Planning
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Financial Position

A review of your financial position provides a better understanding of where you are right now. This financial picture will address your balance sheet, cash flow and debt management and if savings are balanced and appropriate for meeting your goals.

Risk Management

Analyze your situation and help find ways to protect your income, assets and, if you’re a business owner, your business, at every stage of your life and as circumstances change.

Wealth Accumulation 

Design a strategy to help you invest your assets in order to meet your financial goals by taking into consideration your personal situation and tolerance for risk.

Tax Management* 

When applied appropriately in conjunction with a financial plan, tax strategies can help reduce the impact of taxes on investment returns and income. While only your accountant or attorney may provide tax or legal advice, your financial planner can work with them to coordinate a plan that best suits your needs.

Retirement Planning

Obviously, the earlier you start saving, the more flexibility and freedom you’ll have to choose the when, how and where of retirement. If you’re a business owner, your financial planner can show you how to take advantage of retirement strategies to help maximize your retirement savings while offering plans that can reward and retain top talent. And even if you’ve already retired, your financial planner can help to ensure that your savings continue to work for you.

Estate Planning*

Proper estate planning can help you to pass on more of your wealth to your family and charities than to taxes. It can take into consideration the special concerns of young families with minor children, business owners who need to address succession planning or grandparents who’d like to help grandchildren go to college.

*Seek the guidance of your professional tax and/or legal advisor before making any decisions.

Ongoing  
Planning Model

TOPICS AND TOUCH POINTS
Q1. Financial Planning Topics

Accumulators: Identify savings opportunitiesand vehicles

Pre-Retirees: Expand the margin of safety &identify catch-up opportunities

Retirees: Identify income needs & resources

GENERAL CONCEPTS:
- Tax strategies for the year
- Cash flow
- Net worth
- Core topics and goals review

Q2. Investment Planning

Accumulators: Growth
Pre-Retirees: Position assets for future needs
Retirees: Distribution strategy

GENERAL CONCEPTS:
- Risk tolerance review tied to goals
- Review overall investment strategy & holdings
- Account review and maintenance

Q3. Protection Planning

Accumulators: Employee benefits review; ensure protection needs are met
Pre-Retirees: Utilize current cash flow toensure retirement benefits are adequate
Retirees: Review short and long term needs(Health, Chronic Care Planning, Legacy)

GENERAL CONCEPTS:
- Full protection review
- Estate Planning
- Beneficiary designation

Q4. Year End Tax Planning

Accumulators: Time, tax, diversification
Pre-Retirees: Marry current tax needs with future tax planning
Retirees: RMD planning, gifting, & tax distribution planning

GENERAL CONCEPTS:
- Year end taxplanning
- Tax loss harvesting
- Future taxes
- Summary of annual accomplishments
- Begin planning for the following year

The information provided is not written or intended as specific tax or legal advice. Fortis Lux Financial, employees and representatives are not authorized to give tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to seek advice from their own tax or legal counsel.

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We strive to simplify complex financial processes with unbiased information and guidance tailored to your unique goals. Let us help you achieve financial success and make your money work for you. We can help map out the short-term goals and long-term goals you’d like to achieve for each financial bucket list. Contact us to schedule a discovery interview today.

Financial Planning and investment advisory services offered through qualified registered representatives of MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC and a registered investment adviser. 1295 State Street Springfield, MA United States 01111-0001