A lot of advisors want to know what base assumptions our teams uses in eMoney Advisor Advanced Planning. I have taught this many time in trainings but here is it is in list form to help empower you to do more plans to empower your clients to make informed financial decisions.
Please understand these are “base” assumptions or defaults. We customize this based on clients financial situation, geopgrahic locaion, goals among other things.
An overview of our Assumptions
- Taxes
- Use 1040
- Longevity
- Age 90
- Return
- By assets
- Inflation
- 3.5%
- Planned Obsolescence
- Technology
- Disability
- 5 years out
- Long Term Care
- Age 70
- 7 years
- $48,000
- Life Insurance
- 5 years out
- Selling House
- 6% variable
- $1,500 fixed
- Social Security
- Show all assumptions and let the plan dictate it.
- Understand it
- HealthCare
- $1,500 a month for a private policy for two
- $2,000 a month for a family of four
- $500-$1,000 a month forever
- Medicare Sup, Prescription, Copays
- Medicare stop gap
- Spend Year end Cash
- Probate 1%
- Onboard client site
- Return based “by asset mix”
- Our models
- Client may view and make changes to data
- Budget worksheet
- This matches our worksheet on our website
- All reports
- If you start to pick and choose it leads to more issues
- Vault client is able to upload files
- Social Security at FRA
- Retirement 65
- Longevity 90
- No fees
Decision Center
- Every time
- Premature death
- Asset allocation
- Irregular market
- Increased Expenses
- Increase inflation
- Not Retired
- Save more
- Retire at different ages
- Social security at ages
- Debt payment strategies
- Based on Clients Needs
- Buy/sell house
- Annuity
- Disability
- Long Term Care
- Health Insurance
- Human Life Value
- Needs Analysis life Insurance
- Education dedicate vs cash flow
- Education 529
- Roth vs trad
- What if social security went away
- Debt management strategies
13 Lessons I Learned From My Dad
My father was called home to be with God 13 years ago on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 2011. Today would have been his 76th birthday. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of my dad. In his memory, I wanted to share the 13 most important lessons he taught me, one for each year he has not been with me.
