Values Based Financial Planning in Chicago, IL

What Is Envision's Values-Based Planning

Envision’s holistic values-based financial planning starts with getting to know your values, passions and goals. In fact, prior to meeting with you, we send you a values assessment. What relationships matter to you? What is your money mindset regarding money, life risks, etc. As you can see your resources and liabilities come later.

Based on your needs and goals, we develop a custom plan reinforced with a planning pyramid structure that starts with your financial foundation and may include conversations about wealth transfer.

01
Protection
Beneficiary designations, wills, powers of attorney, guardianship, disability income protection, health insurance, income replacement life insurance, long term care insurance, 90-day emergency fund, auto, home, renter's insurance
02
Cash Flow
Credit score, debt payments, student loans, credit card, personal loans, mortgage, home equity, tax planning, 4-12 months cash, umbrella insurance

Based on your needs and goals, we develop a custom plan reinforced with a planning pyramid structure that starts with your financial foundation and may include conversations about wealth transfer.

03
Savings and Accumulation Planning
Retirement needs, retirement wants, education, house purchase, second home purchase, business funding
04
Wealth Building -
Educational and Generational
Investment planning to support accumulation goals, investments for growing wealth, trusts, and investment property.
05
Wealth Transfer
Charitable planning, foundations, advanced tax and estate planning

Our values-based financial plan is created and maintained through our six-step process:

Envisioneering® Financial Life Planning involves 5 initial steps: Visualize, Organize, Analyze, Optimize, and Activize. We begin the process by discussing your priorities, vision, values, passions, and quantify your goals. We’ll discuss your opinions on money and what matters to you. Next, we’ll then Organize your financial information in one place to understand what resources you have to work with. We’ll then Analyze whether you on track to achieve your goals given your current account balances, systematic savings and investment returns. If there is a gap, we’ll give you choices to close the gap. If appropriate, we’ll Optimize your plan through tax, pension and Social Security maximization. Next, you will Activize your plan taking action on saving, student loan payoff, investing, etc.

Ongoing Plan Maintenance

After the initial meetings, values-based financial planning transitions to trimester meetings. We review your progress on saving for your goals, identify tax planning opportunities, assess your investment return goals, and guide you through employee benefits selections and estate planning issues. We meet you where you need; if circumstances warrant, we will meet to address any financial issues that arise, such as a new job offer. These meetings can either replace one of the scheduled meetings or be billed separately at the same rate.

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