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Planning for Financial Security at Retirement
Planning for Financial Security at Retirement

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR FULL-TIME BYU EMPLOYEES
“ Understanding and implementing a good plan for financial security at retirement is essential for all BYU personnel. ” —Douglas J. Lee, Director of BYU Benefits Office

THIS COURSE WILL BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO YOU IN PLANNING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT, EVEN IF THAT EVENT IS MANY YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

INSTRUCTOR—Scott C. Marsh
The instructor for this course is Scott C. Marsh, part-time faculty at the Marriott School of Management, author, consultant, and owner of The Scott Marsh Education Institute. He has an MBA and MSFS in taxation, investments, and economics.  He has taught this course at BYU for ten years, taught at BYU Education Week for 15 years where he has provided two satellite broadcasts, taught BM200 Personal Finance at the Marriott School for two years, participated in three ‘Living Essentials’ broadcasts with KBYU and taught CES employees at the Church Office Building. 

This course is a 6 week course. Please plan on attending all 6 sessions.

The following topics will be addressed:

Class

Topic and Subjects Covered

 

1

MORE MONEY THAN YOU’LL EVER NEED©

  • The Science of Prosperity – the relationship between resources and lifestyle
  • Behavioral Intelligence – A plan that is behaviorally efficient, financially efficient & spiritually efficient
  • Point-of-Choice© - Creating the retirement financial storehouse
    • The time when you can choose whether or not to work for an income
    • Knowing the investment assets you’ll need, the assets you’ll likely have, and the options you have for significantly increasing the value of those assets
  • The Eight Engines of Net Worth

 

2

MAKING SURE YOU’LL HAVE ENOUGH

  • Completing the plan that contains your own specific financial targets and tools
  • Million Dollar Choices© - knowing how small changes in expectations, habits, lifestyles, and/or objectives can create significant changes in our investment portfolios
  • R.E.S.I.R.V.©Recurring Expenses we choose not only to Save but to Invest in the Right investment Vehicles

 

3

THE MULTIPLIERS

  • The Multi-Million Dollar Choices
  • The Pension Multipliers – the factors that multiply the value of investment in a 401(k) plan
  • The Pre-tax Equivalency Formula
  • The Rule of 72

 

4

THE FIVE INVESTING ABSOLUTES

  • The Pillars - Diversification, Allocation, Historical Valuation Pricing, Managing the Managers, New Contributions
  • Knowing who Knows – What the past has ‘taught’ us
  • ‘So Your Money Has a Death Wish’ Investments

 

5

ESTATE PLANNING

  • The Seven Benchmarks of a Perpetual Legacy – Lessons we’ve learned from those whose children were blessed with the legacy they received
  • The Three Expenses to Minimize – Probate, Estate Taxes, Confusion
  • The ‘Documents’ – Living Trusts, Wills, General Durable Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • Legacies that cost little or nothing --  The finest gifts are often those that are least expensive

 

6

CHOOSING WISELY

  • Alma’s Personal Resource Management Model – Did he really say that?
  • Insurance – Life, Health, Long-Term Care
  • BYU Employee Options – Life, Flex-Spending, 401(k) and Pension Payouts
  • Tax – Render unto Caesar
  • Prosperous Planning Partners – Marriage and Family Planning Profiles

COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS (Winter 2009)

What did you learn that will help you the most in your financial planning?
  • Not to get lost in the thick of the daily market fluctuations. Learned the value of making choices to save small amounts that can lead to substantial long term savings.
  • Making a trust and other legal documents will help me a lot.
  • I learned how to invest wisely by diversifying. Also how to plan for the future and got acquainted with the several ways to take care of myself and my family.
  • Don’t carry your grown children on your financial back. Get rid of all your debts. Live within your means.
  • Not to panic in this unstable economy and not to worry so much about the future.

How did the instructor do?
  • Excellent, upbeat, delightful, energetic, passionate, engaging, fun, entertaining
  • Scott does a great job at keeping the pace quick, the information broad and my interest high.
  • Stays on task but flexible if benefits the majority of the class. Keeps your interest.
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