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Financial Planning

BUILDING A FINANCIAL PLAN

Collaborating with a financial planner provides individuals with a comprehensive view of their finances, integrating aspects like lifestyle, budgeting, debt management, and savings. This holistic approach considers how these elements interconnect and are impacted by external factors such as inflation and taxes, crucial for establishing a robust financial base and achieving personal aspirations. A tailored financial plan not only aligns personal finances but also identifies retirement savings goals, reflecting individual ambitions and ensuring a clear financial trajectory towards both short-term and long-term realistic objectives.

 

Managing your long-term financial affairs requires careful thought and consideration.  Probity Advisors, Inc. can help individuals develop a customized plan to optimize their financial resources to achieve their future goals and dreams.

BUILDING A PLAN

In order to build your financial plan, your advisor will begin developing a complete picture of your financial life. Since most people do not have a personal balance sheet readily available, we guide you through the discovery process by helping you identify and gather all of your current financial data. This may include bank statements, tax returns, insurance policies, 401k statements, loans or debt, mortgage information, estate documents, and employee benefits materials.

Your Goals

Understanding your personal finances is one step in the process. Your advisor will help you identify and articulate your aspirations for the future. This can include purchasing a home, paying for a child’s education, starting a business, or retiring early.

Your Financial Picture

Your advisor will undertake a very detailed and methodical analysis of your financial data and your individual situation. They will discuss with you the factors involved in creating a sound financial plan that is both reasonable and attainable. Your advisor will help you prioritize your goals, and help put you on a path to reach those goals.

With a thorough understanding of your financial position and knowledge of what you want to accomplish, we develop a comprehensive set of recommendations that serves to help you meet both your long- and short-term expectations. We will review all of the options available and guide you towards making decisions in the best interest of your financial health and well-being.

Professional Advice

Our advice and opinions regarding your financial plan are independent, professional and unbiased. After we build your financial plan, the next step is up to you. We will put our expertise to work for you with our unique, integrated approach to wealth management. Probity Advisors offers the benefit of comprehensive financial services within one organization, including customized portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and tax management.

Our financial planners are highly-credentialed and experienced, and our financial planning expertise is offered as a fee-based service without any obligation relating to investment management or other services or products. Utilizing professional financial planning provides assurance and confidence that the advice is sound and secure. A professional can ensure that your plan is up-to-date with ever-changing estate and tax laws.

Periodic Review of Your Plan

The ongoing review of your financial plan is just as important as the creation. It is recommended that individuals review their plan every one to two years to assess its effectiveness. If needed, we can then make adjustments to accommodate any changes in your personal situation that could affect your plan. These life changes may include the birth of a child, receipt of an inheritance, sale of a business, or a change in marital status. Your financial advisor will help you track your progress toward your financial goals or re-evaluate your goals to make sure you are on the road to reaching your target.

In conclusion, managing your long-term financial affairs requires careful thought and consideration. Probity Advisors, Inc. can help individuals develop a customized plan to optimize their financial resources to achieve their future goals and dreams.

With a thorough understanding of your financial position and knowledge of what you want to accomplish, we develop a comprehensive set of recommendations that serves to help you meet both your long- and short-term expectations. We will review all of the options available and guide you towards making decisions in the best interest of your financial health and well-being.

YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN MAY CONTAIN THESE COMPONENTS

Personal and Family Budgeting

Your financial plan will balance your current spending needs and determine a budget that will help you reach your financial goals. 

Retirement Planning

Your financial planner will discuss when you want to retire and help you determine how much you will need.

Estate Planning

An estate plan focuses on the management and dispersion of your assets if something were to happen to you.

Managing Investments

A financial planning advisor can provide guidance on managing investable savings and income to help you reach your goals.

Tax Management

The financial planning process helps individuals navigate changing tax laws and maximize deductions.

Risk Management

Your financial advisor will help you prepare for unexpected events that could significantly impact your financial well-being.

Insurance

Insurance can help you protect what you have worked hard to build. A financial planner can determine if you have enough insurance or are over insured.

Business Exit Strategy

Exit strategy planning can assist business owners with addressing issues when personal wealth is closely tied to business interests.