Stress Testing Portfolio for Market Volatility

Will this market decline and volatility change my plans? Will I still be able to retire when I had planned to? In Financial Planning, it is critical to understand if your current actions are enough to accomplish your goals, as well as what changes could knock that plan off course. Stress testing your portfolio can give you confidence that things are in order, even when life seems to be derailing.

CARES Act Retirement Plan Relief Provisions

A 10% penalty tax generally applies to distributions from an employer retirement plan or individual retirement account (IRA) before age 59½ unless an exception applies. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the penalty tax will not apply to up to $100,000 of coronavirus-related distributions to an individual during 2020.

A Good Plan Today Is Better Than a Perfect One Tomorrow

With extreme volatility in today’s markets and uncertainty in many professional and personal lives, financial planning with a trusted, credentialed advisor is more crucial than ever. In this brief video Fairman Group Partner, Shawn Kindt CPA/PFS, CFP®, explains the benefits of creating a financial plan—and routinely revisiting that plan—to assess progress and make necessary or desired adjustments. In Shawn’s words, “A good plan today is better than a perfect one tomorrow.”