“C” Stands for Conserving One’s Assets for Oneself and One’s Family

Conserving one’s assets for oneself obviously must occur during lifetime (which clearly also serves to Conserve those assets for one’s family at death). Conserving assets during lifetime will be covered in detail in this newsletter.

Assuming one has done a good job of Conserving assets during lifetime, Conserving those assets for one’s family at death requires careful and thorough lifetime planning, even though this planning may not take full effect until death. This subject will be covered in detail in our next newsletter.

Conserving assets during lifetime - general considerations

One of the major problems facing all of us during our entire adult lifetimes is the possibility of some adverse, or even catastrophic, event occurring that could wipe out all, or a significant portion, of our assets. This is why almost all of us carry homeowner’s (or renter’s) insurance, automobile insurance, and liability insurance. Some of us in earthquake country also carry earthquake insurance, and some of us in low-lying areas also carry flood insurance. But all of these types of coverage protect only our hard assets. They overlook what are really our most valuable assets: ourselves and our future income-producing capacity. Those of us who work in the financial services field are in a unique position to help our clients correct this typical deficiency in their planning.

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