January
- March 2002 On-line Tax Planning
RETIREMENT
PLANNING
WHAT:
Retirement planning involves examining your financial situation and determining
your goals for a financially secure retirement, developing a strategy for
meeting those goals, taking steps to implement that strategy, and regularly
reviewing that strategy to ensure that it is meeting your needs and objectives.
WHY:
Retirement represents a turning
point. And the changes that retirement represents are most dramatically
demonstrated in your financial affairs. With retirement, your sources of
income may change. The "mix" of your assets may be
modified. In short, the prospect of retirement requires you to plan for
its many consequences.
What are your financial objectives for your
retirement years? What sources of income will you have? How will
your retirement plan benefits come into play? What other assets do you own
and how can they best be utilized during your retirement? What about
Social Security? Protecting your assets against inflation? Taxes?
Finding the answers to these and dozens of other
questions is what retirement planning is all about. And retirement
planning can go beyond simply planning for your retirement security. The
practical aspects of retirement - where you'll live, whether you'll travel, and
so on - are also factors to be considered and, in many cases, are dependent on
how well you've planned your retirement finances.
WHO:
We have the knowledge and the experience
to help you plan for retirement. And, with us, you can be assured that our
advice will be completely impartial, with your needs and goals our sole
concern. Before retirement, we will help you examine your retirement
objectives and suggest ways to meet those objectives. We can help you
develop and implement your retirement planning strategy and we will regularly
review that strategy with you until you retire.
At the time of your retirement, we are available
to show you the most beneficial way to receive your retirement plan benefits -
from both a tax and non-tax perspective. And we can continue to advise you
regarding the conservation of assets and the best way to use those assets to
your advantage.
We would like the opportunity to talk to you
about your retirement plan. Please call.
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For More Information Contact:
Bucheri McCarty & Metz LLP
2366 W. Boulevard
P.O. Box 2147
Kokomo, IN 46904-2147
Telephone: (765) 236-2300
FAX: (765) 236-2333
Internet:
info@bmmcpas.com