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Sage Financial Solutions

Sage Financial Solutions

https://sagefinancialsolutions.org

My Biography

Sage Financial Solutions is an internationally recognized leader in financial coaching programming. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization on a mission to:

1 – Democratize access to competent and ethical financial services for inclusive communities,

2 – Connect people with the financial services they need the most, and

3 – Train and support effective financial professionals who make a difference in their communities.

Since 2005, Sage Financial Solutions has partnered with government agencies, corporations, financial professionals, and community-based, non-profit organizations nationwide to develop comprehensive financial capability programs designed to help more people across the income spectrum make good financial decisions, develop a healthier relationship with their money, and ultimately create the lives they truly desire.

Read more about Sage Financial Solutions here: https://sagefinancialsolutions.org/


The Center for Financial Literacy Education Africa is working with Sage Financial Solutions to bring the financial coaching certifications and other training programs to the Africans and communities

Welcome to your Some Questions to Ponder

1. 
. PAPERWORK In an emergency, could someone in your family quickly find your important papers— birth certificate, bank account records, health care directive, insurance policies, credit card records, will, etc.?

2. 
NET WORTH Do you know your current net worth and how you hold title to your various assets?

3. 
CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT Do you have enough cash available (in bank accounts or easily cashed securities) to cover yourself and your family for at least six months of no work?

4. 
BUDGET Do you and your family have a useful, written monthly budget?

5. 
EXPENSES Do you think you’ll be able to pay ‘all your bills’ on time every month for the next 12 months without a paycheck?

6. 
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Do you understand and, if appropriate, utilize all your employment benefits to your advantage?

7. 
GOALS Do you know what’s really important to you; and have you written your personal and financial goals for yourself and your family?

8. 
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE/RETIREMENT Do you know when you expect to be able to retire / become financially independent?

9. 
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE/RETIREMENT Do you know how much income & assets you will need to enjoy your retirement years; to live a quality life, including any special gifts or bequests to family, friends and nonprofits?

10. 
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE/RETIREMENT Have you calculated the amount of money required to reach your financial goals?

11. 
MAJOR EXPENDITURES - Have you thought about and made a list of major expenditures you can expect over the next five years and where the money will come from to pay for them?

12. 
INVESTMENTS - Do you think your current investment plan(s) will meet your retirement needs?

13. 
TAX DEFERRAL Do you think you are making the best use of tax-deferred investment plans for retirement?

14. 
TAXES Do you know the income tax rates on your last earned dollar?

15. 
INSURANCE / RISK MANAGEMENT Do you think you have the right amount of insurance— life, health, disability, long-term-care, auto, home/renter’s, fire/flood/earthquake, liability, etc.—not too little, but not too much?

16. 
ESTATE & GIFT PLANS Do you and your family have current wills?

17. 
POWER OF ATTORNEY Do you and your family have a current Power of Attorney?

18. 
ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE Do you and your family have a current Advance Health Care Directive?

19. 
CHARITABLE GIVING Are your favorite causes or nonprofits included within your estate & gift plans for a bequest, planned gift, or as a primary or alternate beneficiary for life insurance or retirement plans?

20. 
TRUSTS Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of using trusts?

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