How to Prepare

DOCUMENTATION TO PROCEED AFTER INITIAL MEETING:

Should you decide to proceed, we will need to gather various financial documents from you to build your client profile, and analyze the specific details of various financial accounts or products you may have already. You may bring these items along with you to the initial meeting, or afterwards, depending on your desire of urgency.

  1. 2 years’ tax returns, including all schedules
  2. Most recent paystubs (or current business P&L and Balance Sheet, if self-employed)
  3. 2 month’s account statements for
    1. checking, savings, money market accounts
    2. traditional brokerage accounts
    3. tax-deferred accounts (IRA, 401(k), pension plans, etc.)
    4. tax-free accounts (ROTH IRA)
  4. Your mortgage NOTE (typically kept with your closing paperwork,)
  5. Your most recent mortgage statement
  6. All life insurance CONTRACTS (including term, and any cash-value life,)
  7. Any cash-value life most-recent statements
  8. All Disability and/or Long Term Care insurance CONTRACTS
  9. All annuity CONTRACTS, and most recent STATEMENTS
  10. A completed Cashflows & Assets worksheet, download: (PDF) or (Excel)