It’s a question I answer more frequently, in fact it was the topic of conversation yesterday. My answer, let’s frame it where you have choices. I like to frame the decision both ways. Sell or not sell, or maybe delay the sell decision, spend time closer to or with your kids for a period of [...]
STEP 0.5- If you deposit the business sale proceeds into a bank or savings and loan, understand how the deposits are guaranteed and the insured limits. It is likely your business sale proceeds will exceed the insured guarantees, consider other instruments such as US Treasury bills to manage your risk so you can follow STEP [...]
Often talked about. What is it, what are some of the causes, why does it matter, do you have it, what are some of the unrecognized factors that may contribute, and what to do about it? What is it? The gap is the difference between your retirement expenses and your retirement income from all sources [...]
What if you’re just not sure where to start? To get started you can frame your questions using the broad categories in Figure 1. Writing down your thoughts by category will help narrow down your goals and begin to get clarity on what is important to you. Once you have this data, prioritize it [...]
Many have goals they would like to accomplish in the next chapter in their life. Reaching those goals can be challenging. Achieving and experiencing your vivid vision of your goals can require a different mindset and set of skills; some you may have used before in business. Why not apply the same skills and energy [...]
A multi-step process for clarifying your Retirement Strategy Consider, 75% of business owners were dissatisfied selling their business after finalizing the deal, or expressed seller’s remorse, according to the Exit Planning Institute's Readiness Survey. Based on my experience I suspect retirees that arrive at their retirement date, plus one day, without planning for “the next [...]
