Worksheet: Lever 2: Strategically Engineer Wealth

Overview of Lever 2: Strategically Engineer Wealth

Financial Snapshot: It is important to know where you are financially to understand the resources and requirements needed to get where you want to go.

  1. Take a look at your expenses over the next thirty days and classify them as one of the following: destructive, lifestyle, protective or productive.
  2. Look at your income over the past year and see if there are any fluctuations from month-to-month.

Economic Independence: when you have enough recurring revenue (also known as cash flow) to cover your basic expenses.

Strengths Based Investing: Understanding your Investor DNA is the key to growth. Only invest in what you know and work to increase your knowledge in your areas of expertise.

Investor DNA = Values + Drivers + Competencies

Advanced Financial Strategies: If you are not ready to implement these strategies, tuck them in your back pocket so you know what is possible for the time when you are ready to take action.

  1. Premium Financing
  2. Private Placement Life Insurance
  3. Captive Insurance Agency/831b
  4. Historic Easement/Conservation Easement
  5. Business Acquisition and Exit (1202, CRT, Donor Advised Funds, Warrants)

Wealth Architecture: Having a Family Office of professionals to support implementation. Here is a list of professionals to consider:

  1. Bookkeeper/ CFO/ Controller
  2. Tax Strategist
  3. Tax Attorney
  4. Cost Segregation Engineer
  5. Estate Planning/Asset Protection Attorney
  6. Registered Investment Advisor
  7. Insurance Professionals (Property & Causality, Disability, Health, Life, BOP/Business Liability)
  8. Banker

Visit the Materials tab toward the top of this page to access and download a two page document that will give you a snapshot of your finances.