Can I actually retire, and how do I know?
This is the question underneath all the others. You have saved for decades, the account balances look substantial, and
It's easy to set estate planning aside once you've done a version of it. You sign the paperwork. You name a beneficiary. You mentally close the file.
The only
I started this series because of a pattern I kept running into.
People would sit across from me, often coming from a large national brokerage firm, and when I
Nearly half of investors check their portfolio at least once a day.1
Many of them aren't reviewing anything.
They're refreshing a number. Watching it move
Hiring a financial advisor is one of the biggest decisions most people make without really knowing what comes next.
You hand over your financial life to someone
I have sat across from a lot of accomplished people who were certain their estate was handled.
They had a will. A good attorney drew it up. They read it, signed
The woman I'm going to describe in this piece isn't one person. She's a pattern. I've worked with enough women in her situation that I can describe her clearly
Many business owners spend decades building something that works. The team. The reputation. The customers who keep coming back.
Then comes a quieter assumption
Many estate planning failures aren't dramatic. There's no missing will, no family feud, no document anyone forgot to sign.
The plan is right there in the drawer
