Full list of Checklists and Flowcharts for making informed planning decisions for Life Events
Working / Accumulation Phase of Life:
– What Issues Should I Consider With My Employer-Provided Benefits?
– Common Pension Plans For Small Business Owners
– Common Retirement Plans For Small Business Owners
– What Issues Should I Consider Regarding My Restricted Stock Units?
– Should I Establish A SEP IRA Or A SIMPLE IRA Plan For My Small Business?
– What Issues Should I Consider Regarding My Incentive Stock Options?
– What Issues Should I Consider Regarding My Non-Qualified Stock Options?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Starting A Business?
– Should I Set Up A Traditional 401(k) For My Business?
– Can I Make A Backdoor Roth IRA Contribution?
– Can I Make A Mega Backdoor Roth Contribution?
– Can I Contribute To My Roth IRA?
– Can I Do A Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA) Distribution?
– Can I Make A Deductible Contribution To My HSA?
– As Someone Who Is Working, What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Tax Return?
Retirement / Decumulation Phase of Life
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My RMD?
– What Issues Should I Consider With My Social Security Retirement Benefits?
– Will The Distribution From My HSA Be Tax And Penalty-Free?
– Will My Social Security Benefits Be Reduced?
– Will A Distribution From My Roth IRA Be Tax And Penalty-Free?
– Will A Distribution From My Traditional IRA Be Penalty-Free?
– Should I Inherit My Deceased Spouse’s Traditional IRA?
– If I Retire Early, Should I Buy Health Insurance Through The Health Insurance Marketplace?
– Am I Eligible For Social Security Benefits As A Surviving Spouse?
– Am I Eligible for Social Security Benefits As A Spouse?
– Can I Delay Distributions From The Traditional IRA I Inherited?
– Do I Qualify For Social Security Disability Benefits?
– Am I Eligible For Medicare Part A And Part B?
– As A Retiree, What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Tax Return?
Tax Planning
– What Documents Do I Need To Collect For Filing My 2023 Tax Return?
– AGI/MAGI Summary Guide
– Is My Rental Property Tax Deductible?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Planning For The Sale, Disposition, Or Succession Of My Business?
– What Issues Should I Consider As A Business Owner Or 1099 Worker?
– What Will Have The Least Tax Impact: Harvesting Capital Gains Or Roth Conversions?
– Do I Need To Start Making Estimated Federal Income Tax Payments?
– Pay Stub Review
– Should I Contribute To My Roth 401(k)?
– Should I Consider Doing A Roth Conversion?
– Will I Have To Pay Tax On My Qualified ESPP?
– Should I Contribute To My Roth IRA Vs. My Traditional IRA?
– Will I Receive A Step-Up In Basis For This Gifted Property?
– Will My Roth IRA Conversion Be Penalty-Free?
– Will I Have To Pay Tax On The Sale Of My Investment?
– Will The Deductibility Of My Retirement Plan Contributions Be Impacted By The QBI Rules?
– Will I Receive A Step-Up In Basis For The Appreciated Property I Inherited?
– Is The Distribution From My 529 Plan Subject To Federal Income Tax?
– Can I Make A Deductible IRA Contribution?
– Can I Do A Qualified Charitable Distribution From My IRA?
– Am I Eligible For A Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction?
Insurance Planning
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Existing Life Insurance Policy?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Purchasing A Life Insurance Policy?
– Does An Annuity Fit Within My Financial Plan?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Purchasing Long-Term Care Insurance?
– Should I Change My Medicare Coverage During Open Enrollment?
– Will I Avoid IRMAA Surcharges On Medicare Part B & Part D?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Property And Casualty Insurance Policies?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Health And Life Insurance Policies?
– Will I Avoid Medicare Enrollment Penalties?
– Will I Be Enrolled Automatically In Medicare?
– Will Healthcare Change As I Transition Into Retirement?
Estate Planning
– What Issues Should I Consider When Creating My Estate Plan?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Beneficiaries?
– Should I Use A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) When Giving To Public Charities?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Estate Planning Documents?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Establishing My Charitable Giving Strategy?
– What Issues Should I Consider If I Experience A Sudden Wealth Event?
– What Issues Should I Consider Before Closing The Estate?
– What Issues Should I Consider Before I Update My Estate Plan?
Assets and Investment Planning
– What Issues Should I Consider When Using A Reverse Mortgage?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Existing Annuity?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Owning A Rental Property?
– Should I Pay Off My Mortgage?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Harvesting Capital Losses?
– Should I Consider Refinancing My Mortgage?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Investments?
– Should I Roll Over My Dormant Traditional 401(k)?
– Can I Avoid Taking My RMD After Reaching My Required Beginning Date (RBD)?
Life Events
– What Issues Should I Consider When Selling My Home?
– What Issues Do I Need To Consider As My Child Becomes Independent?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Moving Out Of State?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Starting A New Job?
– What Issues Should I Consider If I Get A Promotion Or Raise At Work?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Having (Or Adopting) A Child?
– What Issues Should I Consider If My Spouse Has Been Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness?
– What Issues Should I Consider If My Spouse Passed Away?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Getting Married?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Buying A Home?
– What Issues Should I Consider Before I Retire?
– What Issues Should I Consider If My Parent Passed Away?
– What Issues Should I Consider During My Divorce?
– What Issues Should I Consider If I Lose My Job?
– What Issues Should I Consider For My Aging Parents?
– Am I Eligible For Social Security Benefits If I Have Been Divorced?
General Planning Decisions
– Can I Make A 529-To-Roth IRA Transfer?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Establishing And Maintaining My Emergency Fund?
– Where Should My Next Dollar Go?
– Internal Client Service Calendar
– What Important Issues Should I Consider Regarding Changes Made By The SECURE Act 2.0?
– Should I Pay Off My Debt(s)?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Dealing With High Inflation?
– Should I Lease Or Buy My Next Automobile?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Funding An Unexpected Expense?
– What Issues Should I Consider At The Start Of The Year?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing Cash Flow?
– What Issues Should I Consider For My Child With Special Needs?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Starting Out Financially?
– Master List Of Goals
– Important Milestones
– Important Dates
– Should I Take My Pension As A Lump Sum?
– What Issues Should I Consider When Paying Off My Student Loans?
– Am I Eligible For An IDR Plan For My Federal Student Loans?
– Am I At Risk Of Having My Identity Stolen Or Being A Victim Of Fraud?
– What Accounts Should I Consider If I Want To Save More?
– What Issues Should I Consider During A Recession Or Market Correction?
– Issues To Consider As A New Client
– What Issues Should I Consider To Fund My Child’s College Education?
– What Issues Should I Consider Before The End Of The Year?
– What Documents Do I Need To Keep On File?
– Issues To Consider In Client Annual Review Meeting
– Important Numbers
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