SALES WEEK: Fiscal Fitness Tips to Help Your Clients Start the Year Off Strong

TIPS FOR GOOD FISCAL FITNESS

As the New Year begins, you may have clients coming to you with questions about their strategy for the future – or you may be looking for a touchpoint to give them a reason to meet with you.

One way to bring value to your relationship is to share tips or help them start off the year strong. These fiscal fitness tips can help you encourage them to make sure they’re in great financial shape now and as the year progresses. 

Help clients develop a plan and encourage them to be flexible. Use this opportunity to help clients set or evaluate their budget and see what goals they would like to achieve. Allow for unexpected expenses like taxes, cost of living and other investments. They should also consider the needs of any dependents or beneficiaries who may rely on them financially.

Getting out of debt is a fantastic way to achieve better fiscal health. Clients who reduce debt eliminate the burden of payments and can improve their credit score. By helping clients create a strategy for paying down any debt, you can help them be on their way to reaching their retirement goals.

Encourage clients to wait to start taking retirement income. Resisting the temptation to take their money too soon can help your clients avoid tax penalties.

Making the move to downsize their lifestyle will also help. Selling a car or home or even moving to a smaller house can potentially open up more opportunities for your clients to save money. 

Make sure your clients know where their money is. Help them understand what they’re spending and what they’re saving for the future. Show them how their retirement strategy is progressing, and suggest changes they could make to meet their financial goals. If you haven’t already, take this opportunity to set up annual review appointments. And use this Income, Assets and Expenses worksheet to capture their information and recommend any adjustments.

To talk through these fiscal fitness tips, call (866) 598-3694. 

866.598.3694 • [email protected]  • Agents.EquiTrust.com.

EquiTrust does not offer investment advice to any individual or agent/producer and this material should not be construed as investment advice. Products underwritten and issued by EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, West Des Moines, Iowa. Products distributed by EquiTrust Insurance Marketing Services; in California doing business as EQT Insurance Marketing Services. 

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