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What services do Retirement Planning
Advisors provide?
If you're planning for sound recommendations on how to manage
savings, investments, or your overall financial picture,
consulting a financial advisor is the way to go. However, to
make the most of your work with a Retirement Investment
Professional advisor, it is helpful to understand the full
scope of abilities and services that these professionals bring
to the table.
GOAL ASSESSMENT
RlIP advisors help their clients define and articulate
what they want to accomplish with a financial plan. They
assist clients in organizing priorities, knowing their
tolerance for risk, and setting long, medium, and short-term
goals that are attainable and measurable.
ACCUMULATE WEALTH
Certain products and investments play an important role in
financial plans to help you accumulate for a special purpose,
create a cash reserve or prepare for retirement. In addition
to helping ensure that you have a balanced portfolio, a RlIP
advisor can help you purchase a number of products, such as
mutual funds, stocks, annuities, life, and disability income
insurance, etc., along with opening retirement accounts, such
as an IRA.
RETIREMENT PLANNING
Whether or not your financial goals are geared toward the
long term, a financial advisor can help you figure out how
much you need to save for retirement, and the best way to do
that based on all your goals as well as your personal
financial situation.
TAX PLANNING
RlIP advisors can help find ways to reduce taxes. They
stay up-to-date on the latest tax changes, and can recommend
strategies to help reduce tax damage to portfolios. Our
advisors can even suggest certain investments designed
specifically for tax reduction.
PROTECTION PLANNING
Your personal RlIP advisor will work hard to help ensure
that all your hard earned-money works best for you. It is
important to protect your assets and to plan for potential
disability or long-term care needs. An advisor can help you
calculate your protection needs and can suggest effective
solutions to help keep you secure, no matter what the future
holds.
GIFTING STRATEGIES AND ESTATE PLANNING
This is another area that requires careful planning and a
clear understanding of the tax implication associated with any
decision. A RlIP advisor can work with your estate-planning
attorney.
PLAN MAINTENANCE
RlIP advisors are also trained to keep a plan current and
appropriate to the client's life changes. For example, if you
get married, your advisor can modify your plan to fit your new
situation.
OTHER SERVICES
Think of a Retirement Investment Professionals advisor as
a "money advisor". You can ask for help on a variety of
issues, such as suggestions on how to exercise stock options
in the most efficient manner, or planning for the financial
transfer of your business. Keep in mind that if you deal with
specific tax issues, they may require consultation with an
attorney and C.P.A.
Retirement Investment
Professionals
110 Executive Dr.
Lake Charles, LA 70611
Office (337) 217-3447 Fax (337) 217-3449
Making the wisest choices
now will protect you and your retirement for the rest of your
life.
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