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From accidents, injuries, and illnesses to pregnancies, unexpected caregiving duties, and forced or voluntary career changes, every one of us will face our own unique set of surprise events. How do you prepare for what you can’t predict? It starts with the basics. In this webinar, we’ll explore key steps in financial planning to help you stay ready, no matter what comes your way.
“I once had a client tell me his goal was to die with just enough money to pay his very last doctor’s bill,” says CAPTRUST Financial Advisor Mike Gray. Even though the comment was made in jest, the client was serious about not exhausting his money too soon. Gray says this is a common concern.
After an illustrious career in drug development and research, Dr. Robert Ruffolo retired from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in 2008. For decades, he gave his all as a scientist and pharmaceutical executive. His crowning achievement was the discovery of carvedilol, a revolutionary treatment for congestive heart failure that has helped tens of millions of patients and for which he was honored with some of his industry’s most prestigious awards.
Question: My retirement savings and investments are spread between multiple financial institutions. Should I combine them, or are there benefits to keeping things separate? 
Question: I run a family business that my children will inherit. How can I make sure they are financially prepared for this transition? 
Mitzi and Steve Deal of Charlotte, North Carolina, like to think of their mountain house as a gift to their family—one that will keep giving for generations.
We all know people who have made less-than-rational investment decisions, like pulling out of the stock market during a downturn or continuing to fund expensive repairs for a battered but beloved car.

No matter how sophisticated their investment knowledge, investors of all kinds are prone to make suboptimal choices, second-guess long-term decisions based on short-term occurrences, and lose sleep over investment portfolios. These are natural and understandable behaviors, but they’re rooted in a faulty assumption: that all dollars have equal value.
For many people, creating a financially secure retirement means years of disciplined saving and meticulous financial planning. Amid visions of leisurely days and newfound freedom, however, it’s easy to underestimate the looming reality of taxes in retirement. To make the most of your accumulated wealth, tax planning should continue long after you stop working.
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