Part 1 Financial Planning

Home File

-+ Tax Records (may be discarded

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after 6 years) (Chapter 4)

Tax returns
Paychecks
W-2 forms
1099 forms
Charitable contributions
Alimony payments
Medical bills
Property taxes
Any other documentation

-+ Investment Records
(Chapters 11- 15)
+ Bank records and non-tax-related
checks less than a year old
+ Safety deposit box information
+ Stock, bond, and mutual fund
transactions
+ Brokerage statements
+ Dividend records
+ Any additional investment
documentation

-+ Retirement and Estate Planning

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(Chapters 16-17)
Copy of will
Pension plan documentation
IRA documentation
Keogh plan transactions
Social Security information
Any additional retirement
documentation

-+ Personal Planning (Chapters 2,

8- 10, 17)

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Personal balance sheet

Personal income statement
Personal budget
Insurance policies and
documentation
Warranties
Receipts for major purchases
Home improvement receipts
Credit card information (account
numbers and telephone numbers)
Birth certificates

+ Rental agreement if renting

a dwelling
+ Automobile registration
+ Powers of attorney
+ Any additional personal planning
documentation
Safety Deposit Box Storage

-+ Investment Records (Chapters 5,

13, 14)

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Certificates of deposit
Listing of bank accounts
Stock and bond certificates
Collectibles

-+ Retirement and Estate Planning

(Chapters 16, 17)
+ Copy of will
+ Nondeductible IRA records

-+ Personal Planning (Chapters 6-10,

17)

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Copy of will
Deed for home
Mortgage
Title insurance policy
Personal papers (birth and death
certificates, alimony, adoption/
custody, divorce, military,
immigration, etc.)
Documentation of valuables (videotape or photos)
Home repair/improvement receipts
Auto title and new car sticker
Listing of insurance policies
Credit card information (account
numbers and telephone numbers)

Throw Out

+ Non-tax-related checks over a year

old
+ Records from cars and boats you no
longer own
+ Expired insurance polices on which
there will be no future claims
+ Expired warranties
+ Non-tax-related credit card slips
over a year old