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Garden State Planning
Garden State Planning
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Christopher Jansen
Financial Advisor
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Income Planning
Through our retirement planning process, we will review your current income situation and show you your potential income in retirement. We’ll work with you to create a sustainable income that will last for your life. We’ll help you understand your Social Security options and maximize the benefits for your situation. If you have a pension, we will guide you through the options available and help you make the right choice. We’ll help prepare you for other considerations, such as the premature death of a spouse, inflation, or taxation.
Tax Planning
Taxes are one of the single largest expenses we have, yet we spend so little time considering ways we can keep Uncle Sam out of our pockets. At Garden State Planning, we take an integrated approach to financial planning, one that includes tax minimization strategies, and we have the right professionals to help. Every financial move you make has tax implications, so having a comprehensive retirement plan with tax-smart investment strategies is vital. Remember, it’s not only what you make but what you keep!
Insurance Planning
Insurance is an important element of any life plan and can help protect you and your loved ones in many different ways, including how to utilize insurance contracts to build tax-free income streams and inheritance plans.
Through our team of professionals, we are able to assist you with procuring long-term care, life insurance, disability insurance, property insurance, and more. We can also teach you how insurance can be used strategically to help you have more money to enjoy in retirement with less stress, and leave even more for heirs if that is an objective.
Understand the benefits you are entitled to and how to maximize Social Security income in retirement.
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Retirement & Inflation Guide
What To Know And How To Prepare
Inflation has been a top-of-mind concern for many investors, particularly retirees. Due to the pandemic, many business were forced to lower prices, halt production, and even close their doors, causing a gap between the supply and demand of goods and services. Because of this, we are currently experiencing the highest inflation rate in over 30 years! High inflation means lower dollar values, making it harder to keep up with the cost of living in retirement. We created our Retirement & Inflation guide to help you prepare for and defend your retirement savings against inflation.
Optimizing Your Social Security
In Today’s World
Many Americans rely on Social Security in retirement, counting on it for their monthly income. That’s why it’s crucial to understand how to construct a tailored Social Security claiming strategy for your unique financial situation and timeline. But even if you don’t rely on it, you could still benefit from knowing when the right time to claim Social Security is for you. Although you will most likely not be able to maintain your current lifestyle on a Social Security benefit alone, it can make up a significant portion of your income and is guaranteed for as long as you live.
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Estate Planning with ILITs, GRATs, and CRTs
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