Traditional retirement planners don’t always like what I have to say but that’s what I’m here for… to get people to think a little deeper, a little harder before they make financial
decisions. For example, I don’t put a lot of stock in the stock market. It’s tied to a win-lose relationship and a lot of retirement strategies are built around this model. But hey, if it’s working for you then go for it but there are better ways to plan for retirement with built in safety and security features that will let you sleep nicely at night.
Unfortunately 98% of people in America at age 65 are far from financially self sustaining, able to live out rest of lives with what they have in their retirement accounts. My goal, is to switch that number and have 98% of us in full control of our estates, legacies and our destiny. I referenced the 401 k article in Time magazine recently and I’m still thinking a lot about it. Here’s the problem.
It wasn’t until the last few years that people started seeing that giving blind faith to financial advisors was not the best ideas in the world. Even if they appeared to be wildly successful, you know like… Prisoner # 2523 aka – Bernie Madoff.
Tax Planning Techniques - First, Dump Your 401(k)?
If you’re contributing to your 401(k) and the company is also providing some significant benefit like “matching,” then maybe it’s okay. If not, then you might want to get with your CPA, tax attorney or other trusted advisor and take a hard look at your retirement plan. The problem is often unnoticeable until the day you actually retire. If the stock market happens to be in the toilet around the start of your retirement, you’re screwed. You can’t go back, you can speed it up, you take what you get when you take it.
Here are two things to do to protect yourself from this retirement nightmare so many people have been going through lately.
1. Evaluate your 401(k) right now. Get a hard-nosed assessment of what it’s worth, where it’s invested, and where it is guaranteed to be at your ideal retirement date.
2. The problem with the first tip is that there is usually little “guarantee” in the typical 401(k) plan. So, tip number two is this. Look into insurance-backed products that allow you to insure or guarantee the stability of that retirement asset. This requires working with a knowledgeable and trusted life insurance agent that understands your goals.
Life Insurance as an Investment Tool
At this point many people think, “Oh, those agents are just in this for the commission!” Well we all need to get paid but the smart agent is the one who recognizes that when she helps you set up your own banking system (like we teach in our Infinite Wealth System workshops) YOU will have an INSURED retirement plan and she will have a long-term income stream because she is helping you retire rich!
If you want to know how to select the right agent or would like a referral, feel free to give me a call or drop me a note! And… do your homework and review that 401 k right away!
Have a prosperous day!
Gabby Huguenin
Wealth Coach
CEO Wealth Classes Coaching, LLC
888-888-3612
P.S. Whether you are interest in tax planning courses, online investment classes, or planning your retirement, we have an individual wealth coaching program for you. There's no obligation to chat! Don't forget to sign up for our free wealth program - Wealth Principles Online.
decisions. For example, I don’t put a lot of stock in the stock market. It’s tied to a win-lose relationship and a lot of retirement strategies are built around this model. But hey, if it’s working for you then go for it but there are better ways to plan for retirement with built in safety and security features that will let you sleep nicely at night. Unfortunately 98% of people in America at age 65 are far from financially self sustaining, able to live out rest of lives with what they have in their retirement accounts. My goal, is to switch that number and have 98% of us in full control of our estates, legacies and our destiny. I referenced the 401 k article in Time magazine recently and I’m still thinking a lot about it. Here’s the problem.
It wasn’t until the last few years that people started seeing that giving blind faith to financial advisors was not the best ideas in the world. Even if they appeared to be wildly successful, you know like… Prisoner # 2523 aka – Bernie Madoff.
Tax Planning Techniques - First, Dump Your 401(k)?
If you’re contributing to your 401(k) and the company is also providing some significant benefit like “matching,” then maybe it’s okay. If not, then you might want to get with your CPA, tax attorney or other trusted advisor and take a hard look at your retirement plan. The problem is often unnoticeable until the day you actually retire. If the stock market happens to be in the toilet around the start of your retirement, you’re screwed. You can’t go back, you can speed it up, you take what you get when you take it.
Here are two things to do to protect yourself from this retirement nightmare so many people have been going through lately.
1. Evaluate your 401(k) right now. Get a hard-nosed assessment of what it’s worth, where it’s invested, and where it is guaranteed to be at your ideal retirement date.
2. The problem with the first tip is that there is usually little “guarantee” in the typical 401(k) plan. So, tip number two is this. Look into insurance-backed products that allow you to insure or guarantee the stability of that retirement asset. This requires working with a knowledgeable and trusted life insurance agent that understands your goals.
Life Insurance as an Investment Tool
At this point many people think, “Oh, those agents are just in this for the commission!” Well we all need to get paid but the smart agent is the one who recognizes that when she helps you set up your own banking system (like we teach in our Infinite Wealth System workshops) YOU will have an INSURED retirement plan and she will have a long-term income stream because she is helping you retire rich!
If you want to know how to select the right agent or would like a referral, feel free to give me a call or drop me a note! And… do your homework and review that 401 k right away!
Have a prosperous day!
Gabby Huguenin
Wealth Coach
CEO Wealth Classes Coaching, LLC
888-888-3612
P.S. Whether you are interest in tax planning courses, online investment classes, or planning your retirement, we have an individual wealth coaching program for you. There's no obligation to chat! Don't forget to sign up for our free wealth program - Wealth Principles Online.
isks. Why don't CPAs tell you about those really unique tax deductions?
goes out. You set the interest rates and terms you want to pay to borrow money, just like a banker does. You decide how much interest you will charge others when you lend money and of course, the terms under which they will pay you back.
, well, then somebody else does.
totally crazy to think otherwise. Until someone proved that turning hot water into steam could run powerful steam engines and change the world of transportation you would have been considered a lunatic to think that a person could travel from city to city in minutes or hours instead of days or weeks.
example, Money magazine,
designing your own banking system. We'll teach you more on that in future posts. We don't suggest you attempt to set up an actual bank, we only suggest that you start to think, act, and profit like a banker.
anxious to get out of debt and start making extra money and they don’t want to compromise their lifestyle. By putting the Infinite Wealth System in a webinar format we can now reach more people, save students money on air fare and hotel costs and deliver a very powerful and inspiring program that everyone in America could use right now!”


Empowering.