Preparing For An Appointment
First Appointment:
Bring the following items, that apply, to your first appointment:
- Copy of investment/brokerage statement(s)
- Copy of current 401(k) or employer sponsored retirement plans
- Any prior employer sponsored plans and/existing IRA(s)
- Life Insurance policy
Account Review (for existing Clients):
- Be ready to update your advisor with a discussion of your current finances (gross income, value of other investments, value of home/real estate, copies of employer sponsored investment accounts, etc.)
- Bring any other financial documents you want your advisor to review and assist you with.
Financial Planning Strategy Session (for existing Planning Clients):
When starting the financial planning process, we recommend you bring the following to the meeting:
- Paystubs or Earnings Statements
- Statements for all your financial accounts
- Statements for retirement accounts at work such as 401(k)s, including the list of investments available in the plan
- Statements for all your bank accounts, including due dates on CDs
- Statements for credit cards not paid off in the previous month
- Statements for any other debts, including the interest rates
- Employer benefit information
- Information on pension amounts at retirement and cost of living adjustment (COLA)
- Mortgage statement
- Tax return for the most recent year
- Amount spent on expenses
- Social Security statements
- Life insurance policies and most recent annual statement for permanent life insurance policies with a cash value