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85 Ways We Add  Value and Counting

Financial planing is all about helping you make good financial decisions and gain the peace of mind that comes with knowing you'll be prepared for the future. We counted at least 85 different things we can do to for our financial planning clients.

Cash Flow Management

1

Align Spending with Values and Goals

2

Allocate and Categorize Cash by Goal

3

Job / Salary Change Analysis

4

Planning For a New Baby

5

Planning To Support Adult Children or Aging Parents

6

Car Buy vs Lease Analysis

7

Divorce Cash Flow Analysis

8

Emergency Fund Planning

9

Search for Unneeded Expenses

10

Home Buy vs Rent Analysis

11

Optimize Cash Returns

12

Planning For a Sabbatical

13

Planning For a Move

14

Setting Cash Balance Targets

15

Vacation Home Planning

Debt Management

16

Total Debt Payoff Plan

17

Debt Payment Allocation

18

Federal Student Loan Debt Analysis

19

HELOC Analysis

20

Home Mortgage Refinance Analysis

21

Intra-Family Loan Planning

22

Mortgage Comparison When Buying a Home

23

Refinancing Credit Card Debt

24

Refinancing Student Loan Debt

25

Reverse Mortgage Analysis

Education Planning

26

529 Plan Comparison Analysis

27

College Financial Aid Strategies

28

College Funding Strategies (529, Roth, etc.)

Investment Planning

37

Asset Allocation

38

Asset Location

39

Creating Investment Policy Statements

40

Employee Stock Purchase Plan Analysis

41

Handling Concentrated Stock Positions

42

How To Invest an Inheritance or Windfall

43

Moving To Lower-Cost Investments

44

Moving To Higher-Performing Investments

45

Paying Off Margin Interest Balances

46

Rebalancing Execution

47

Real Estate Investment Analysis

48

Withdrawal Strategies

Tax Planning

49

Adjusting Strategies for Changes in Tax Policy

50

Tax Loss Harvesting

51

Charitable Giving Location Planning

52

Review Annual Tax Return

53

Roth Conversion Analysis

54

Stock Option Planning

55

Capital Gains Harvesting

56

Accelerating vs Deferring Business Income

Insurance Analysis

29

Disability Insurance Analysis

30

HSDP With HSA vs Low-Deductible Health Insurance

31

Homeowner's Insurance Analysis

32

Life Insurance Needs Assessment

33

Long-Term Care Analysis

34

Medicare Analysis

35

Auto Coverage Analysis

36

Workplace Open Enrollment Support

Retirement Planning

57

How Much to Contribute to Retirement Accounts Each Year

58

Roth vs Traditional Plan Comparison

59

Considering "Backdoor" and "Mega Backdoor" Roth Strategies

60

Determine When Clients Can Retire

61

FIRE Analysis for Financial Independence and Early Retirement

62

Helping Clients Avoid Financial Fraud

63

Retirement Cash Flow Analysis

64

Lifestyle Goal Planning

65

Retirement Plan Distribution Option Analysis

66

Review Annual Social Security Statements

67

RMD Planning and Execution

68

Safe Withdrawal Rate Analysis

69

Retirement Income Strategies

70

Social Security Claiming Analysis

71

Stress Test Retirement Plan

Estate Considerations

72

Visualizing Estate Plan

73

Check-up on Will

74

Check-up on Power of Attorney

75

Check-up on Living Will

76

Check-up on Health Care Proxy

77

Beneficiary Review

78

Check-up on Living Trust

79

Visualize Bequest Plan

Investing Psychology

80

Coping With Volatility and Turbulent Markets

81

Strategies For Handling Uncertainty

82

Strategies For Reducing Risk and Losses in Portfolio

83

Offering Peace of Mind by Tracking Financial Life

84

Overcoming Investment Biases

85

Overcoming the Investment Behavior Gap

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