– Assess your risk tolerance
– Design an asset allocation strategy
– Evaluate investment strategies
– Fund college education or a home purchase
– Providing for your family in the event of death
– Protecting your income in the event of disability
– Determine current income and expenses
– Determine current and projected net worth
– Establish an emergency fund
– Transfer your estate according to your wishes
– Minimize estate taxes and expenses
– Fund estate taxes
– Project federal income taxes
– Evaluate tax-minimizing strategies
– Investigate tax-favored investments
– Estimate retirement income and expenses
– Determine retirement savings needs
– Determine how to distribute your retirement funds