The Plan

As the adage states, "the time to prepare for a rainy day is when the sun is still shining." Because you're reading this, chances are good that you've taken the first step.

Common sense tells us, even in the best of times, that at some point we'll have to prepare for financial hardship. As the 2007-2009 economic meltdown illustrated, a booming economy won't last forever. What's more, even when our national economy is doing well, there's no guarantee your local economy will follow suit, or that your personal economic conditions won't be subject to ups and downs due to individual circumstances.

Through a simple financial planning system, we'll guide you through the basic steps to allow you to create your own individualized financial plan to help smooth out the hills and valleys on your journey to a secure future:

• Your Starting Point: taking an inventory of your assets, income and expenses, and existing planning documents.
• Where You're Going: setting and quantifying goals in terms of dollar amounts, and the time you have to achieve them.
• Getting from Point A to Point B: determining a detailed plan to achieve your goals.
• Implementing the Plan: Doing it! Saying it's one thing, doing it's another.
• Monitoring the Plan: keeping your plan up to date in changing circumstances.