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Series: Take Charge: Your Money. Your Life.
Taxes: The Start of Your Financial Plan
Paula S. McMillan, CPA/PFS, CGMASenior Advisor, Stearns Financial Group
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• Paula is a Senior Financial Advisor with Stearns Financial Group, Paula also has Big Four and largeregional accounting firm experience, as well as Fortune 500 experience in the financial servicesindustry. She has traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East toserve clients with an international consulting firm. She uses this wide lens in working with clients withvaried backgrounds and aspirations.
• Paula serves on the AICPA’s PFS Credential Committee and the Society for Financial ServiceProfessionals’ Foundation Board. Paula is a retirement and distribution specialist. This includeshelping owners transition their businesses successfully.
• Seeing a need for greater financial empowerment for women Paula founded and chairs the NCACPATriad Women’s Initiatives Group and actively participates in Financial Focus for Women to encouragewomen to better understand and grow their finances to achieve financial independence. Paula is also an active member of the Greensboro Estate Planning Council and NAPFA.
• Paula has been published and quoted in national and local publications, including AICPA’s The TaxAdviser, Kiplinger’s and The Business Journal. She created two AICPA podcast series on retirementplanning and financial empowerment for women. She is a TEDx presenter on the topic of Retirement:Longevity and Security. Paula regularly speaks to professional organizations, industry organizations,professional firms, civic organizations and businesses on the topics of Social Security, RetirementPlanning, Financial Empowerment for Women and Financial Wellness.
When Can I Retire? Will I Have Enough?: Looking ahead to 30 years of inflation, taxes andvolatility, with no paycheck, I help people maximize outcomes and gain peace of mind.
Paula S. McMillan, CPA/PFS, CGMA, CFP®
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When Can I Retire? Will I Have Enough?
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Inadequate Savings for Retirement
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People are Living Longer –Good News. Bad News.
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Takes the puzzle pieces of your financial life…
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and organizes them, so your finances work together.
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When Can I Retire? Will I Have Enough?
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Fear andProcrastination
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FINANCIALLIFE
PLANNING
Current FinancialPosition
Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS
TAX RETURN
Retirement Planning
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FINANCIALLIFE
PLANNING
Current FinancialPosition
Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS
TAX RETURN
Retirement Planning
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Grab Your:• Federal and State Tax
Returns• W-2 or Pay Stub
• Account Statements
• Debt Statements
• Social SecurityStatements
Let’s get started!
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FINANCIALLIFE
PLANNING
Current FinancialPosition
Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
Retirement Planning
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A high income won’t necessarily lower your stress. Taking control of your spending will. - Rachel Cruze, Financial Author
Bucket your savings and asset allocation
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Stocks are great – except for the red dots
The volatility of the indexes could be materially different from that of a client’s portfolio. The indexes do not reflect fees and expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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Diversification and the average investor
The volatility of the indexes could be materially different from that of a client’s portfolio. The indexes do not reflect fees and expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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FINANCIALLIFE
PLANNING
Current FinancialPosition
Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
Retirement Planning
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Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.- Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Automate savings and investing
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One salient example
Cost to future retirement: $29,273.90
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Save early and save often
Account Growth of $5000 invested/saved annually. The above example is for illustrative purposes only and not indicative of any investment. Thethree largest account values in this example assume a 6.0% annual return and the smallest account value assumes a 2.0% annual return.Compounding refers to the process of earning return on principal plus the return that was earned earlier. Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management,Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions and J.P. Morgan Asset Management Guide to Retirement 2018. SFG cannot guarantee projections or that estimates will actually be met. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Please see our disclosures at the end of this document.
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Consistent Chloe
Quitter Quincy
Late Lyla
Nervous Noah
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Avoid lifestyle creep
Model Assumptions include a pre-retirement investment return of 6.0%, a post-retirement investment return of 5.0%, inflation rate of 2.25%, retirement age of 65/62 for primary earner/spouse respectively, and a 30 year retirement timeframe. The savings rate is the percentage of current householdincome you should save annually going forward if you have $0 saved for retirement at the starting age based on the salary provided. Householdincome is assumed to be gross income. Savings rate assumes you would like to maintain an equivalent lifestyle in retirement. The chart is for illustrativepurposes only and must not be relied upon to make investment decisions. Source: J.P. Morgan Long-Term Capital Market assumptions via J.P.Morgan Asset Management Guide to Retirement 2018. SFG cannot guarantee projections or that estimates will actually be met. Investing involvesrisk, including possible loss of principal. Please see our disclosures at the end of this document.
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Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
Retirement Planning
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A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choiceswe make today affect our future.- Alexa Von Tobel, CEO of LearnVest
Term vs. Whole Life
Umbrella Insurance
Disability Insurance
Long-term Care Insurance
Insure what you can’t control –potential large risks
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A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choiceswe make today affect our future.- Alexa Von Tobel, CEO of LearnVest
Wills
Durable Powers of Attorney
Healthcare Powers of Attorney
HIPAA Authorizations
Living Trusts (when necessary)
Critical estate planning documents
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Tax Planning
Investment Planning
RiskPlanning
EstatePlanning
SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS
TAX RETURN
Retirement Planning
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The Carter family
• Save 10% to their 401(k)
• Net worth ~$410,000
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}$135,000 $96,000
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The Carter’s current trajectory
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Based upon the levels of income and spending in theBase Case, your portfolio assets will be depleted.
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Cash investments are assumed to grow at 0%.Assets invested at an assumed 5% annual growth. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
$96,000 in annual pre-tax spending with 3% growth.$135,000 in combined salaries for 27 years, $51,720 social security at age 67 with 2% growth.
SFG cannot guarantee projections or that estimates will actually be met. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.Please see our disclosures at the end of this document.
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What if the Carter family spends $3k less annually?
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Based upon the levels of income and spending in theSpending $3,000 Less scenario, we’re short.
Cash investments are assumed to grow at 0%.Assets invested at an assumed 5% annual growth. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
$93,000 in annual pre-tax spending with 3% growth.$135,000 in combined salaries for 27 years, $51,720 social security at age 67 with 2% growth.
SFG cannot guarantee projections or that estimates will actually be met. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.Please see our disclosures at the end of this document.
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And what if the kids put some skin in the game?
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Cash investments are assumed to grow at 0%.Assets invested at an assumed 5% annual growth. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
$88,000 in annual pre-tax spending with 3% growth.$135,000 in combined salaries for 27 years, $51,720 social security at age 67 with 2% growth.SFG cannot guarantee projections or that estimates will actually be met. Investing involves risk,
including possible loss of principal.Please see our disclosures at the end of this document.
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1) Financial Stability2) Physical Strength3) Sound Mind
Interconnected, So Plan for All Three!
For Success Now - and In Retirement
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Stay high on life. Hug more.
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When asked to dance, always say “yes”.
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Teach someone something. We’re all in this together.
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Plan for Your Future TODAY!
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Where to Turn for Help?
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A CPA Financial Planner and a CPA/PFS are trusted advisors who…• Strive to operate at the highest professional level, acting in the clients’ best interest.
• Integrate advanced tax planning concepts with the entire financial and investment plan.
• Adhere to high standards as required by the Code of Professional Conduct and the Statement on Standards in PFP Services
• Are regulated by state boards of accountancy.
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