Phase Four Financial Solutions

This morning, April 23rd at 8:00 AM PST one of my highly experienced CEPA colleagues will be interviewing one of his clients going through the Exit planning journey providing "insightful and energetic conversation about the ups and downs of a 40-year-old family business." They will discuss how they've approached the exit plan and built out their team of advisors.

If you own a business that you expect to exit at some point you really should listen in, using the Zoom Link below. Whether your "exit" is imminent or years down the road, it is so important to "consider the end from the beginning" on these kinds of topics.

Join Using Zoom: https://strazzerimancini.zoom.us/j/86530525411

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month! 💼 Here's a staggering statistic: 44% of American households would face financial hardship within six months if the primary wage earner passed away 😰 Don't leave your loved ones vulnerable.

Take advantage of Life Insurance Awareness Month. Review your coverage to ensure it aligns with your needs and goals. We're here to help you find the right policy 🤝

Here at Phase Four, we guide our clients through Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps. The initial 3 Baby Steps serve as the necessary foundation towards building sustainable wealth. In Baby Steps 4-6, we encourage our clients to invest and build wealth so that once you get to Baby Step 7 you can, as Dave says, "live and give like no one else". Reach out by clicking the link in our bio!

God bless,

Dave Ramsey
Ramsey Solutions

-Jeff Boyd, Gabe Solis, and the Phase Four team

Below are some of the services we offer here at Phase Four:

➡️ Comprehensive Financial Planning
➡️ Investment Management
➡️ Tax-Aware Investments & Planning
➡️ Education Funding (Children & Grandchildren)
➡️ Insurance Planning
➡️ Retirement Planning & Transition Coaching

Free initial consult, schedule a call with us today. Click the link in our bio!

This is such a valuable awareness for us guys (but also for women in thinking about the men in your life) as we pursue our Phase Four vision of what we want the rest of our life to look like. Cultivating and strengthening those friendships now will both help you enjoy your life more now, but also make for a richer experience in retirement

In Retirement, Men Have More Money, But Women Are Better At This Why can't men be more like women in retirement? Men have money, but fewer friends than women. Retirement planning is synonymous with an investment portfolio to ensure financial security, but what of social wellbeing? It’s time men invest in their social portfolio for life after work.

This is a helpful, organized article with good graphics on Inflation that brings up the important point that with personal and business finances (in general) being in a healthier position than other times in the path (both from an employment and balance sheet perspective) that inflation could persist longer as people continue to pay the higher prices. That's a negative for inflation to come down as the Fed continues raising rates.
I do feel like that has started to shift in just the last several weeks, though, as many of us start to more actively consider what we are cutting back on and saying "No" to. I think the ones who come through this the best are those who realize they can't control a national recession, but they can have a lot more impact on whether they go through a personal recession. Good cash flow management is more important than ever.

Awaiting the cure for high prices ⏱ A 16-chart tour of what's going on right now 📊

These certainly do qualify as some crazy charts right now. Things sure can change quickly.

15 of the Craziest Charts Right Now 15 of the Craziest Charts Right Now Posted May 10, 2022 by Ben Carlson Markets are doing what they do. Here are 15 of the craziest charts I’m looking at these days: 1. Pandemic stocks getting taken to the woodshed. Basically all of the pandemic stock darlings are getting annihilated right now. Jus...

Encouraging for the long term, but definitely no fun in the moment.

Per Ned Davis Research “Daily volatility is at levels seen only during periods of severe market stress. On April 28, the S&P 500 jumped 2.5%, only to fall 3.6% the next day. The next week, volatility returned, with the S&P 500 jumping 3.0% on May 4 and dropping 3.6% on May 5. Since 1950, consecutive swings of +2% and -3% only occurred in 1987, 2003, 2008-09, 2011, and 2020. Short-term, the volatility has been followed by further weakness, with the S&P 500 falling a median of 7.1% one month later. Longer-term prospects have been better, with the S&P 500 up 100% of the time one year later by a median of 19.6%. For the downtrend to transition to an uptrend, look for lower volatility amid broader rallies.”

“If you’re not a little confused by what’s going on you don’t understand it. We’re in unchartered territory.” - Charlie Munger
Certainly a lot of things brought up in here that are challenging to decipher how they will play out making this all so difficult. "Pundits will tell you there is a 40% chance of just about anything occurring at any moment."

It’s OK to Be Confused Right Now It’s OK to Be Confused Right Now Posted April 26, 2022 by Ben Carlson At the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in 2021, Charlie Munger was asked about the pandemic and subsequent economic recovery. He admitted, “If you’re not a little confused by what’s going on you don’t understand it. We...

Inflation continues to soar higher. See the 12 month comparisons of categories from March 2021 to March 2022. Questions about whether it has peaked or not. The year over year numbers may start to fall off as we have the higher comparisons from last year now, but still looks like a lot of what has been rising is continuing to do so for now - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-may-have-peaked-or-maybe-not-morning-brief-100519609.html