FINANCIALLY
Speaking
Keeping
Your
Balance
s my clients get closer to retirement A take a downturn, so that you don’t have to
we begin to explore strategies to sell investments at a low. You do not want
minimize risk in their portfolio so a temporary reduction in portfolio value to
that we can help protect them from losses. become an actual loss because you had to
The solution is to have enough cash on sell at a bad time.
hand to cover expenses when the market is
temporarily down. The big questions are: How PLAN FOR UNKNOWNS:
much is enough? How much cash is too much? Often people fail to build in a reserve for
When the time comes for you to start with- unplanned costs, like replacing a car earlier
drawing money from your retirement savings, than expected, or an adult child who suddenly
having enough liquidity is essential, but having needs your help.
too much of your portfolio in cash (earning In addition to a two to three year spending
essentially 0%) can be a big problem. If your account, keep a three to six months rainy
savings are expected to support you for 20 day fund in cash, or something that can be
to 30 years or more, can you afford to have a liquidated easily and that is not too affected by
large amount earning nothing for over decade? market conditions. It can also help to have an
What if, in an effort to protect against loss, your emergency plan to cut spending if necessary.
money didn’t grow enough to even keep up
with inflation, let alone work to help provide MAKE WELL INFORMED DECISIONS:
for a successful retirement? It is important to review your investments
You will need to strike a balance between regularly and certainly no less than annually.
growth and safety. To do this, focus on your To illustrate an overall strategy in retirement, I
retirement goals and not on current market have often said that a retiree should think about
conditions. having their money in ‘now’, ‘later’ and ‘maybe
never’ buckets. An annual review with your
Jeffrey M. Orth is a
Chartered Financial
Consultant, a Certified
Advisor in Senior Living,
and an Investment Advisor
Representative, with over
15 years of experience as
a business and personal
planning, insurance,
and wealth management
specialist. Jeff is available
for group lectures and
private consultations. Visit
ifitfinancial.com or call
408.842.2716.
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PROTECT YOUR INCOME: financial advisor can help insure that you have
If you are receiving money from a pension, enough invested in the right buckets.
an immediate annuity and/or Social security It’s all about balance. It’s about having enough
and that income is covering your basic living to live now and building wealth for the future
expenses, you probably do not need a large so that you don’t run out of money before you
cash reserve. What you do need to do, is run out of life.
protect the money you are counting on for
income. Try to keep just enough cash avail-
able to cover expenses should the market
Informational only -- not meant as specific invest-
ment advice. All investing involves risk, including
the potential for losses.”
Registered Representative of, and Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Hornor,
Townsend & Kent, Inc. (HTK). Registered Investment Advisor. Member FINRA/SIPC, 16845 Von Karman
Ave, Ste. 225 Irvine, CA 92606 (949)754-1700. IFIT is independent of HTK. CA Lic #0C49291
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