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Moneycraft
. . . Building Your Future One Step At
a Time
As a Moneycraft client, you'll always have
the peace of mind that comes from knowing
that your finances are organized and managed
according to a sound, long-range plan. But
you may be wondering what kinds of financial
issues Moneycraft will consider and handle.
Below is a list of possible scenarios—and
there are many others!
- If you're
finding it hard to save money, or
aren't sure if you are saving or not,
we can help you structure your finances
so that a regular saving habit will
take hold.
- If you're
concerned that you haven't planned
for the future, we'll model multiple
scenarios for you and show you what
changes are needed to make sure you
reach your financial objectives.
- If you're trying
to begin an investment program, or
already have an investment portfolio
but aren't confident that you've made
good decisions, we'll make sure you
understand the fundamentals of investing
and give you recommendations and guidance
about your options.
- Because
part of managing your finances appropriately
is managing contingency risks, we'll
help make sure you have the right
safeguards in place, such as insurance,
legal directives, or an estate plan.
- If you've avoided
important issues (financing college,
planning for future healthcare needs,
etc.) because they just seem too intimidating
to deal with, we'll reduce them to
manageable principles and decisions
. . . and lead you through them with
clarity and foresight.
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The Process . . . Getting
Started
The Interview.
We begin with a face-to-face meeting. This
get-together allows us to review your financial
situation, gathering information about your
income, assets, liabilities, insurance, etc.
We'll also discuss your financial goals, attitudes
toward money and risk, and anything else that
helps us to understand what matters most to
you. Finally, we'll provide you with a basic
overview of our program and the unique perspective
we bring to the challenge of personal finance.
The Analysis.
After our first meeting together, we'll review
the information we've gathered, and perform
a comprehensive analysis of your situation.
Utilizing our planning software, we will model
your future under different scenarios, identifying
and providing a plan for the areas most in
need of attention.
The Blueprint.
The next step is to compile the results of
the Analysis into your personal financial
Blueprint, a diagnosis of your current situation,
and a prescription for how we are going to
work together toward the realization of your
goals. This document will be stored in a personalized,
password-protected folder on our web site
for your convenient reference.
Follow-up Dialogue.
Our work doesn't end with the preparation
of the Blueprint. We will continue to work
on your behalf behind the scenes, monitoring
developments and considering actions that
make sense based on your unique profile. You'll
hear from us regularly, as we follow-up on
items we've noted in your Blueprint, or uncover
information that we think you should see,
such as changes to the tax laws that might
affect you. We stand ready to tackle issues
that arise from your end, as well. Maybe you
need some advice about a retirement plan rollover,
or are trying to figure out whether to buy
or lease a car, or are wondering what that
529 college savings plan you've been hearing
about is. You let us know—we'll
research it and provide a rapid response.
Many times we'll already have, or will prepare,
written materials that address what you are
interested in—these
we'll place in your on-line folder. Other
matters will require a telephone conference
that we'll schedule via e-mail.
The Interim & Annual Reviews
After six months, we'll review your Blueprint,
making updates where necessary, keeping your
plan for achieving financial fitness current
with your goals and circumstances. Throughout
the year we'll coordinate with your other
financial service providers as necessary,
and assist you with finding additional specialized
advisors as circumstances require. As your
one-year anniversary approaches, we'll begin
working on a full-scale revision of your Financial
Blueprint.
What do we stand for? >>> Find out
at Our Business
Principles.
Tuition and
fees for 2003-2004 increased 14%
at four-year public universities,
according to the College Board's
Annual Survey of Colleges.
The Moneycraft
solution: We'll explain
the tools and options available
for financing education, so you
can be making the smart moves to
get ready years before the first
payment is due. |
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