D. Andrew Laing
Comprehensive planning and Investments
Common Questions
Investment Planning
Asset Allocations
What is your asset allocation strategy for stock, bonds, cash and alternatives like real estate, precious metals, and oil & gas?
Tactical Allocation
Do you consider large, medium, small, and international company exposure when making portfolio decisions?
Does your fixed income portfolio take credit, maturity, and duration consideration?
Asset Location
What is your strategy for placing different assets in different locations such as taxable, tax deferred and non-taxable accounts?
Tax-Efficient investing
Do your investments help mitigate your tax exposure, or do they cause it?
Retirement Planning
Savings Strategies
Are you on track to reach your retirement investment goals?
Are you saving enough?
Income Strategies
Do you have an income strategy that generates the monthly cash flows needed in retirement?
Do you know what is your sustainable withdrawal rate in retirement?
Workplace Investments
How is your 401(K)/403(b) invested?
What are your options within those plans?
Benefits and Social Security
Do you know what your company benefits are?
Do you know when is the best time for your to take social security?
Risk Management
Disability
How would a disability affect your income? If you already have coverage, do you fully understand the benefits? Is it enough to cover the rising costs?
Life
Do you have enough coverage to meet your family’s needs?
Does your current coverage have living benefits that you can use in case of serious illness or have a long term care need? Do you have too much coverage and would like to scale down?
Outliving income
Do you have an income strategy that will meet both your essential and discretionary income needs for the rest of your life?
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Family Conversations
Children and Education
What kind of financial assistance do you provide your children?
Do you have any special needs children/grandchildren?
Do you know your college savings options?
Parents and Relatives
Do you provide financial assistance to your parents or those of your spouse?
How will their estate impact your financial plans?
Do your parents have a need for asset/income protection? Do you know what their options are?
Disclaimer
Questions are designed to help you when planning for your future. They are intended for educational purposes only.
Securities (and investment advisory services) are offered solely through Signator Investment Corp. Member FINRA/SIPC.
Asset Protection
Estate Planning
What is your primary goal of estate planning? avoiding taxes, providing for your family, or charitable giving?
Many financial assets transfer without a will, have you reviewed your beneficiaries of these accounts?
Will & Trusts
Do you have a will, living will, and health care directives? When were they last updated?
Do you have a durable power of attorney in the event that you cannot be reached or cannot make decisions?
If you have a trust, do your assets reflect the wishes of the trust?
Wealth Transfer
What is your plan for providing and gifting to your heirs?
Charitable Giving
What is your charitable giving strategy and how do you fund donations and make grants?
Do you know all of your options for giving today?