Steven Manthey*

While most tax preparers focus solely on the current year’s taxes, we plan for the future and highlight long-term strategies (after-tax, Roth and pre-tax) that fit your situation. While we don’t give specific tax guidance or prepare taxes, we often work directly with your tax professional to identify ideas that could make a meaningful impact now and in the future.

Once you reach life’s distribution phase — those long-awaited retirement years — it’s imperative to identify investments and strategies that align with your goals, risk tolerance and income needs. We can walk you through options to help ensure you never need to worry about running out of money.

The question isn’t when can you begin taking your Social Security benefit (between 62 and 70); it’s when should you. We will detail many factors and considerations that go into Social Security optimization and help you determine ways to potentially increase your lifetime benefits.

Let’s face it, Medicare can be confusing. But it doesn’t need to be. We can answer your questions and cut through the noise, making sure you have suitable medical and prescription drug coverage and clearly explaining options for covering the 20% of medical expenses that Medicare doesn’t cover.

Understanding how your retirement program works is the first step toward reaching your goals. We can help you evaluate pension settlement options, make wise investment choices related to 401(k) or 403(b) plans and explain how your wealth is growing so you can have confidence your future is secure.

If you’re a business owner struggling to recruit or retain key employees and provide attractive benefits, or if you’re contemplating a business transition, we can work with you to build a strong incentive plan and increase value. We create innovative solutions to help protect your business, your employees
and your lifestyle.

Preservation. That’s what long-term care is all about — shielding you and those you cherish from the unknown. We can assist in devising a long-term care strategy to give you confidence that, no matter what the future holds, your loved ones will be taken care of and your assets will remain intact.

The features of insurance policies can vary widely, meaning it’s essential to understand what your policy covers, who your named beneficiaries are, what limits you have and what triggers a loss. We can help you analyze and (if needed) adjust your plans to help eliminate surprises and ensure your needs are covered both now and in the future.