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Financial Planning
1. Understanding how emotions impact retirement decisions
“ We simply attempt to
be fearful when others
are greedy and to be
greedy only when
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others are fearful.
~Warren Buffett
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Cartoon
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Source: Bloomberg
Age
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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Source: Bloomberg
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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Roth Conversions
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Capital Gains
Longevity Is a Blessing and a Curse
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Full Retirement Age (FRA) Percentage of FRA benefit you will receive:
Birth Year Full Retirement Age Full Retirement Age of Full Retirement Age
Start Collecting At:
66 of 67
✓ States with no income tax: AK, FL, NV, SD, TX, WA, and WY
Husband’s Estate
Her Heirs
Example: With a trust
Husband’s Estate
Big
Debt
Crises
Understanding Debt and Credit
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• Economic recovery
• Income growing faster than debt
• Private, corporate, government debt grow
• Lending and leverage increase
• Assets appreciate
Phase II: The Bubble
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Source: StockCharts
Phase III - The Top: It’s as Good as It Gets
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Source: StockCharts
Characteristics of the Top
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• Beyond 0% - QE applied
drives down long-term
rates
Impact of Recessions
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Top • Gradually loosen to lessen impact • Keep tightening well after bubble bursts
Helicopter drop:
Put money in hands
Print money and of spenders vs.
Lower interest rates buy financial assets investors/savers
Wealth and Strategy Summary
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Hour 1 Hour 2
1. This time it’s different 1. Late stage business cycle
Hour 3 Hour 4
1. Lower rates individuals, business, and 1. Avoid making emotional decisions
estates
2. Importance of having a plan
2. Major change to deductions & exemptions
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How Will We Respond to Protect Capital and Earn a Return?
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