Retirement Planning
Arranging For Your Retirement
The benefits of planning for retirement early on are exponential in that they provide a guide for working adults to follow throughout their careers as they plan for a retirement age that fits them, rather than being told when they may retire. Delaying a plan for retirement ordinarily leads to years of inefficiencies and missed opportunities during one’s working life, including surrendering the benefits of compounded earnings in a retirement account or simply not setting aside sufficient assets to achieve the preferred retirement age.
Retirement Planning at McIlrath | Eck is a specialty that has been developed over many years to create a truly world-class service that has consistently risen above clients’ expectations. Every aspect of your financial situation is analyzed and considered during the creation of a retirement plan. We will look over and account for investment assets, insurance policies, real estate, social security income, pensions, estate planning needs, and several other parts that make up your whole financial picture.
After exploring all facets of a client’s financial well-being and arriving at the appropriate solutions, the McIlrath | Eck team will work alongside them as the agreed-upon action items are implemented and set into place. While a structured financial plan may have been created, life almost never plays out the same on paper as it does in reality. Laws and policies change, investment performance varies, and goals are often adjusted over time. This creates a need to update your plan on a regular basis to make sure you are still on track, and that the original plan still fits the retirement you desire. At the discretion of a case-by-case basis, we will convene periodically to update your plan with any substantial changes that may have occurred.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
- Bank, Brokerage, and Annuity Statements
- Retirement Plan Statements: (i.e. 401(k), 403(b), Pension Plan, etc.)
- Social Security Statements
- Financial Planning Agreement
- FinaMetrica Questionnaire for Each Person
- Recent Tax Returns
- Insurance Policies: (i.e. Life, Long Term Care, Home, and Auto, etc.)
- Mortgage, Student Loans, etc.
- Debt Summary
What Comes Next
Investment Management is integrated with our Retirement Planning process, as we advise and manage our clients’ investable assets to support their goals in retirement. We follow a mindset of sustainable investing for the longer term, as short-term decisions often only yield short-term results.