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“I’m not sure when or how I can retire comfortably”
“I’m stuck because I don’t want to pay the big tax bill”
“The market negatively affects my mood”
“I don’t know the right questions to ask”
“My spouse says we’re fine, but I’m still unsure”
“I’m just going to work as long as I can…”
“I just don’t know where to start…”
Which is most important to you?
Which makes sense to you?
What will your plan look like?
Risk doesn't mean reward. Risk means potential reward. There are many ways you can grow your wealth. The trick is to allocate your portfolio so you have enough growth potential without taking too much risk or compromising your quality of life.
During your working years, cash flow is typically easy to solve. Your cash flow comes from your work and some of your investments. Once you retire, you'll need to take your portfolio and use it to generate cash flow. There's more than one way to generate cash flow in retirement. It just depends on how you want to solve for it.
Have the flexibility to access assets at anytime is nice, but it comes at a cost. Too much liquidity can create problems when you retire. Chances are, you don't need access to all of your money at any given time. How much liquidity do you need now and in the near future?
Once you become rich, your jobs is to stay rich. Sometimes, that means taking less risk so you can preserve at least a part of your portfolio. There are many ways you can protect your wealth. How much should be protected? Which strategy is right for you?
Depending on how you allocate your investments within your portfolio, it may be tax efficient or it may create tax problems. Have you consider the tax implications of your strategies?
It starts now, even if you are not retired. Lifestyle Planning focuses on planning for income and expenses so that you can maximize your quality of life.
How do you want to live your life today, tomorrow, and in years to come?
There is no such thing as a perfect investment. With Growth Planning, you can strategically diversify your investments on multiple levels so that your wealth grows, based on the purpose that drives it.
Are your assets growing in the right direction so that they can do what you want them to do?
A market crash may be one of the biggest fears people have, but it's not the only way you could lose your wealth and quality of life. Protection Planning focuses on how to minimize the different areas you may be at risk so that you can sustain your quality of life and wealth
.Don't lose it right before you need it. Are you protected?
Taxes will most likely be your biggest expense for the rest of your life. Did you know that getting to a zero-tax bracket for the rest of your life may end up costing you more in taxes overall? Tax Planning allows you to work with an advisor and a CPA so that you pay the least amount of taxes possible.
How money could you save from tax planning?
Long-Term Care is a conundrum. If you can afford it, you probably don't need it. If you need it you probably can't afford it. Healthcare Planning is a deep dive into the different options you have available to you while looking at your Medicare/Medicaid plans so that you can be prepared for potentially rising medical expenses. Anticipate the possible expenses while it's still cheap. The options available to you may surprise you.
Want to see other options that may be a better fit for you?
When correct planning is done, you may find that you have extra funds that you want to give. Whether it is to your family, the local church or charities, or something else, you don't need to wait until you pass to give. Gifting Planning focuses on efficiently passing your generosity while you are alive so that you can enjoy watching others receive your gifts.
Where do you want to send extra funds?
It starts now, even if you are not retired. Lifestyle Planning focuses on planning for income and expenses so that you can maximize your quality of life.
How do you want to live your life today, tomorrow, and in years to come?
There is no such thing as a perfect investment. With Growth Planning, you can strategically diversify your investments on multiple levels so that your wealth grows, based on the purpose that drives it.
Are your assets growing in the right direction so that they can do what you want them to do?
A market crash may be one of the biggest fears people have, but it's not the only way you could lose your wealth and quality of life. Protection Planning focuses on how to minimize the different areas you may be at risk so that you can sustain your quality of life and wealth
.Don't lose it right before you need it. Are you protected?
Taxes will most likely be your biggest expense for the rest of your life. Did you know that getting to a zero-tax bracket for the rest of your life may end up costing you more in taxes overall? Tax Planning allows you to work with an advisor and a CPA so that you pay the least amount of taxes possible.
How money could you save from tax planning?
Long-Term Care is a conundrum. If you can afford it, you probably don't need it. If you need it you probably can't afford it. Healthcare Planning is a deep dive into the different options you have available to you while looking at your Medicare/Medicaid plans so that you can be prepared for potentially rising medical expenses. Anticipate the possible expenses while it's still cheap. The options available to you may surprise you.
Want to see other options that may be a better fit for you?
When correct planning is done, you may find that you have extra funds that you want to give. Whether it is to your family, the local church or charities, or something else, you don't need to wait until you pass to give. Gifting Planning focuses on efficiently passing your generosity while you are alive so that you can enjoy watching others receive your gifts.
Where do you want to send extra funds?
Legacy or Estate Planning is for everyone. One of the kindest acts you can do before you pass is to get your estate documents in order so that your heirs don't deal with probate. Relationships can be lifted or ruined over how your legacy planning is done, or not done. Determine the legacy you want to leave without compromising others.
Do you have the necessary estate documents?
Our advisors are held to the fiduciary standard. That means they are legally bound to do what is in your best interest. Their primary focus is
on you and what you want.
Our CPAs are trained in proactive comprehensive tax planning. Once you become a client of Madrona Financial, you’ll be able to work with our
CPAs as needed.
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We work with those who want guidance in growing their wealth while maintaining their preferred quality of life. That includes pre-retirement planning, retirement planning, tax planning, real estate exit planning, succession planning, and more.
Those who work with us must have at least $250,000 of investable assets, not including the value of their primary residence.
Our advisors at Madrona Financial are held to the fiduciary standard (required by law to act in your best interest). Also, through our sister firm, we have in-house CPAs ready for advanced tax planning.
At Madrona Financial, you'll get the best of both worlds (Advisors + CPAs)
The Rooted Wealth Analysis is a complimentary analysis (no cost to you). We offer it at no cost in hopes that as many people will request it and see where they stand so that they can take a proactive approach in managing their wealth.
Madrona Financial is an investment advisory firm, meaning we typically get paid a percentage of the assets we manage. The fee will vary based on each clients’ situation but often ranges between 0.8% and 1.25% (or less for DST investments) and can be automatically withdrawn from your investment account on a quarterly basis.
When appropriate for a client, we may sell insurance products (annuities, life insurance, long-term care, etc.) through our affiliate, Madrona Insurance. In this case, we do not collect an ongoing management fee but we do get paid a commission by the insurance agency
.Our CPA fees may be charged hourly al la carte by our sister firm, Bauer Evans, for additional tax planning.
Before every first meeting, we ask that you fill out to the best of your abilities the Rooted Wealth Analysis questions. The more information we have, the better we can serve you. If you also have tax returns, statements, and other financial documents available, it will only help us help you more.
We do not charge to put together a Rooted Wealth Plan. It is a complimentary service that we provide.
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