Case Study: Collaborating With An Advisor
Jane has is a hard working professional that loves to travel on a free time. She has worked with many other advisors but she always felt dissatisfied with her relationship with them. Jane felt these advisors always "told her" how to invest instead of actually working together. She also never really understood how or why she was invested the way she was in the past.
Jane (54 years old)
Retirement Age: Ideally 67 or younger, if possible
Financial Goals: Spend $150,000 in retirement and having a $30,000 per year travel budget
Solution:
After meeting with one of our financial advisors, Ellen Stewart, Jane felt immediately more comfortable after the first meeting. She was especially impressed when Ellen had her complete our "What's Important to You?" form, which helped her better determine her own financial goals. After going through our complete process, including our eMoney planning tool, Jane learned that she could actually accomplish all of her goals while retiring two years earlier at age 65, based on her current savings and investments. To take it one step further, Ellen even had Jane come in for a separate meeting where she could explain the different types of investments she would be investing in and the rationale behind each strategy.
This information is hypothetical and is provided for illustrative and informational purposes only. It is not intended to reflect the performance of any specific investment, or security and is not representative of any particular structure or situation.