Tag: Risk Tolerance

Your 2024 Last-Chance Financial Planning Checklist (Episode 5)

Your 2024 Last-Chance Financial Planning Checklist (Episode 5)

Summary: In this episode, hosts Will Hoffman and Brynn Tarbuck discuss essential year-end financial planning strategies. They emphasize the importance of consulting with a CPA, reviewing tax situations, and preparing for the upcoming year. The conversation also touches on investment strategies, insurance reviews, and considerations for young professionals entering the workforce. As the year comes to a close, they encourage listeners to reflect on their financial goals and make necessary adjustments to ensure a prosperous new year.

Takeaways:

  • Schedule a discussion with your CPA before year-end.
  • Review your income and tax situation as the year closes.
  • Max out retirement contributions if possible.
  • Consider Roth IRA conversions based on your income.
  • Revisit your investment goals and strategies regularly.
  • Ensure your insurance coverage is adequate and up-to-date.
  • Discuss any major life changes with your financial advisor.
  • Utilize year-end checklists to stay organized.
  • Engage in financial planning early in your career.
  • Reflect on your financial goals as the new year approaches.

Resources:

  1.  2024 Last-Chance Financial Planning Checklist
  2.  Contact Us Today!
  3. Will’s Episode with Lizette Cloete, Caring for a loved one with dementia can be overwhelming, and financial planning often gets overlooked. Have you considered how to manage finances while providing care?Insights from Will Hoffman of https://www.hoffman-wealthmanagement.com/ emphasized the complexities involved in managing assets for loved ones and the transformative impact of estate planning, urging us to prioritize legal documentation such as powers of attorney to streamline decision-making processes.
Empowering Investors with Riskalyze with Chris Quandt (Ep. 4)

Empowering Investors with Riskalyze with Chris Quandt (Ep. 4)

Halloween is right around the corner and it’s the time of year where everything gets a little spookier, including the markets.

One way of ensuring clients feel confident about their investments and less eerie of the markets is by providing a tool like Riskalyze.

This week we have our very first guest, a fellow Gen Xer, Chris Quandt. He is the Success Enablement Manager at Riskalyze, and he joins Will to talk about the risk alignment platform, and why advisors and clients should be using it to invest more efficiently.

Chris discusses:

  • What Riskalyze is and how it helps measure risk tolerance 
  • How taking risks with your finances can be scarier than any 80’s horror film
  • Why every Gen Xer should know their risk number
  • His favorite childhood Halloween memories 
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Chris Quandt is the Success Enablement Manager at Riskalyze. He has served on both the Marketing and Advisor Success team. As a success coach, Chris delights in helping advisors understand how Riskalyze can help them grow their business, retain clients, and show best interest.

About Our Host: 

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally. 

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