This simple financial map was designed to provide some perspective for managing your finances at different life stages and may help this ongoing process feel a bit more manageable and less intimidating.
Let’s face it: You’d be hard-pressed to find a grandparent anywhere who won’t admit to the pleasure of spoiling the grandkids.
Many of us actively choose our state of residence for professional and other opportunities, or perhaps choose to stay close to friends and family and build a life where we spent our formative years.
“Significant life events such as changing jobs, having children, getting married or divorced, illness, or death can and often do change a person’s financial goals. These events don’t always necessitate changes to a client’s portfolio, but they do prompt a discussion about their impact on the financial plan.”
The call came out of the blue that afternoon, with terror and tears coming through from my mother. “Your father says we don’t have money to spend and I need to return everything I bought for the last two weeks!” Sigh. This was not an unusual call.
As financial planners we are often asked, “Will I be OK in retirement?” Before we even look at a client’s assets and expenses to answer that question, we ask them one ourselves, “What do you want your retirement to look like?”
You and your new spouse have just celebrated what will be one of the most special days of your lives – your wedding. You return home together after the celebration and walk in the door to find a not-so-romantic surprise awaiting you – your first bill as a married couple. Now what?
It’s curious how certain times of the year are widely popular for certain life events.
“Turn! Turn! Turn!” written by Peter Seeger and made famous by The Byrds was released in 1965. If listening to this song on the AM station was part of your early memories, then you are probably thinking about downsizing or soon will be. Downsizing is a time to break things down and a time to cast things away. Hopefully there will be some laughter and dancing and not too much to mourn, but probably some tears are inevitable.
For working parents-to-be, planning for your baby’s arrival means far more than picking out furniture, packing a bag, and having the doctor’s number memorized. There are also a number of work and financial issues to consider. Whether your maternity/paternity leave is for a few weeks or several months, this checklist will help streamline the transition from workplace to home and back again.
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