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“Karen Johnston at Simek & Company has been a tremendous asset to me. She has put my goals and dreams in map form, helping me to plan and giving me workable ideas for implementation.”

Ken Hon
President
Rite-Way Carpet Dyeing and Cleaning Co., Inc.

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Retirement Mapping

All of us dream about the golden years of retirement but very few can feel certain our nest egg will be sufficient to turn our long-term dreams into reality. We toil through our working years either continuing to worry about retirement or blindly assuming our annual savings along with social security will automatically result in the retirement of our dreams.

Whether it’s because we’re convinced forecasting our long-term financial future is impossible or just too difficult, we tend to ignore the issue hoping everything will work itself out. As a result, we are essentially banking our retirement life on a roll of the dice where anything can happen.

If we can truly accept whatever that outcome might be, then a passive attitude can be justified. If not, the only logical conclusion is that we should take whatever steps are necessary to eliminate the uncertainties surrounding our retirement goals.

How is it possible to bring greater certainty to an inherently uncertain future? The answer is by systematically mapping your financial future all the way to retirement and beyond. Based on where you are now, what you want your retirement to be and when you want to get there, we can tailor for you a computer model of your financial future. By encompassing all the financial variables significant to your circumstances, we can turn a computer spreadsheet into a tool for plotting a course to your successful retirement. Going forward, your retirement map can be used over and over again to monitor your progress and determine any course corrections that may be necessary.

What’s more, by utilizing this model any number of questions, which previously served to create uncertainty, can now be meaningfully answered. Questions like:

  • Is it likely I will have enough money to support the retirement lifestyle I desire?
  • If not, on what factors do I most need to focus and what quantifiable targets should I be aiming for?
  • What if my annual income drops or the return on my investments changes?
  • If I find myself off course, how do I adjust my navigation to get back on track?
  • Once I do retire, will my nest egg last if I live to age 95? If not, at what age is it likely to run out?

With answers to questions like these, you will open up a whole new realm of options and alternatives for bringing greater certainty to your retirement goals.

Why not let us run the numbers for you? From there we can provide you with the answers, understanding and recommendations you need to feel at ease about your financial security and to make your retirement dreams a reality.

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