Have You Ever Asked Yourself?

Here are some questions that we can help you answer…

• Are my existing funds worth the cost?
• Expressed as a percent, how much income are my investments generating overall?
• What are the total costs of my investment portfolio and how are they broken down between advice providers?
• How much risk does my current investment lineup represent?
• Am I over-exposed to any single company? Sector? Industry? Geographic Region?
• Can I make my portfolio more efficient without raising the risk level?
• Am I using the perfect mix of account types to reduce taxes?
• Is it possible to be too diversified and thus water down returns?
• Am I striking the best balance between income and safety or has my portfolio drifted unknowingly?
• Out of all the options to save for my kids, what’s the best option to minimize taxes and maximize control?
• How are Social Security Benefits taxes and when should I start taking them?
• What combination of 401(K) and IRA contributions will give me the most bang for my buck?
• If I were to pass away tomorrow, how would my current assets be distributed? Would they be taxable to my heirs?
• Which retirement plan offers the most perfect conditions for my company?
• Is my portfolio designed to minimize tax costs by taking advantage of low long-term capital gains rates?
• Are the insurance policies that I took out years ago still appropriate based on how my life has changed? Based on product enhancements since?
• Has my annuity lived up to the hype? Do I really know what I’m paying and what benefits it offers?
• Does my advisor really have an opinion on markets or are the merely parroting a committee’s decisions?
• What value do I need to get for my business to be able to comfortably retire?
• What is the appropriate way to use stop orders to protect my holdings?
• Can you design a portfolio that meets the directives of my trust?
• Can you help us design an Investment Policy Statement?
• How do I know how much risk to take?
• Should I prioritize retirement over non-retirement investing?
• How often should I look at my statements/check my portfolio?
• What is the difference between an index fund and other mutual funds? How do I know which one to choose?

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