Retirement Planning

Retire with confidence, on your terms.

Most retirement plans hand you a probability score and a hope. We hand you a real number: the amount you can safely spend each month, and simple signals that tell us when to adjust it.

Your monthly paycheck

$9,170 / month
Illustrative
Upper guardrailBalance climbs to $3.16M, give yourself a raise
$9,630
TodayPortfolio at $2.75M
$9,170
Lower guardrailBalance dips to $2.06M, trim spending
$8,710
Portfolio today$2.75M

Your spending, bracketed by guardrails. You always know the number, and exactly what would move it. Figures shown are an example, not a projection.

The difference

A plan you can act on, not a score you have to trust.

The old way

"You have an 82% chance of success."

A number and a shrug. It does not tell you what to spend this month, and it goes quiet the moment markets move and you actually need an answer.

The Modern Wealth way

"You can spend $9,170 a month. Here is exactly when that changes."

A specific answer with guardrails around it. When the market drops or your life shifts, the plan already knows what to do, and so do you.

What we do

A complete retirement strategy, from your last paycheck to your legacy.

Every part of your retirement, connected in one plan and one place, so nothing falls through the cracks.

A spending number, with guardrails

A specific amount you can spend each month, plus simple upper and lower limits, so you always know what you can spend and exactly what would change it.

Withdrawals that save on taxes

Which accounts to draw from, in what order, and whether to move money into a Roth, so you and your heirs keep more of what you built.

Your whole picture, one page

Every income source, asset, expense, and goal connected on a single screen you can actually read and understand.

Tested against real market crashes

We run your plan through 2008, the dot-com crash, and worse, so a rough year is something you planned for, never a surprise.

Getting the most from Social Security

Thousands of ways to claim compared, from age 62 to 70, to find the one that pays you the most over your life.

Medicare, without surprise premiums

We map the income levels that quietly raise your Medicare premiums, then plan your withdrawals to stay under them.

Spending guardrails

Stop guessing what you can spend.

The last thing you should worry about in retirement is whether you can afford the life you planned. So we put two simple limits around your spending: an upper limit that signals when you can give yourself a raise, and a lower limit that tells us when to ease back.

Between those limits, you spend with confidence. If your savings cross one, we already know the change and by how much. No spreadsheets, no second-guessing.

  • A specific monthly number, not a percentage
  • Clear signals for when your income adjusts, up or down
  • Adjustments sized in advance, so changes stay small
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If balance → then paycheck

Upper guardrail$9,630
Balance $3.16M+5%
Today, $2.75M$9,170 / mo
Lower guardrail$8,710
Balance $2.06M-5%
Tax-smart distribution

Answer the hard tax questions, before they cost you.

Once you know what you can spend, the next questions are which accounts to take it from and whether to move money into a Roth. We map the full order, year by year and after taxes, and show you the difference in real dollars over the life of the plan.

That includes the details most plans miss: the income levels that raise your Medicare premiums, the tax bracket you are filling, and what your heirs inherit. The goal is simple: you and the people you leave money to should never overpay.

  • The right order to draw from your taxable, pre-tax, and Roth accounts
  • Roth conversions weighed against your tax bracket and Medicare premiums
  • Lifetime tax view, not just this April
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Projected lifetime taxes

No planSequenced+ RothOptimized
Estimated lifetime tax saved$67,000
Your whole picture

Your entire financial life, on one page.

It is far easier to make confident decisions when everything is in front of you. We bring every income source, asset, expense, and debt together on a single connected view, so you can see how it all fits and how it changes year to year.

Then we add the milestones that make it yours. Selling the business, the home you might downsize, the trip you have been putting off, the legacy you want to leave. We design retirement around your life, not a template.

  • Income, assets, and expenses connected in one view
  • Life milestones placed right on your timeline
  • See how each decision ripples through the plan
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One connected view

Income$178,000
Assets$5.32M
Social Security$42,000
Business sale$1.4M
Annual expenses, baseline + variable$69,000
Maximize Social Security

One filing decision, worth tens of thousands.

When and how you claim Social Security is one of the most valuable choices in retirement, and one of the easiest to get wrong. We compare thousands of options across both spouses, from claiming at 62 to waiting until 70 for a bigger check.

You see clear comparisons based on life expectancy, and the single approach that puts the most in your pocket over your lifetime, tied into the rest of your plan rather than decided on its own.

  • Thousands of household claiming combinations compared
  • Claiming early versus waiting for a bigger check, side by side
  • Coordinated with your tax and income strategy
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Lifetime benefit by strategy

62 / 62
$612K
64 / 67
$781K
67 / 70
$903K
70 / 70
$869K
Medicare made simple

The right coverage, and the income limits around it.

Choosing Medicare comes down to three questions: where you live and travel, your health needs, and your comfort with financial risk. We walk you through each, then show what your plan covers, how to enroll, and the steps to take based on your situation.

Just as important, we watch your income. A single extra dollar can push you over a line that raises your Medicare premiums for the whole year. We plan your withdrawals so you stay on the right side of it.

  • Plan selection matched to your care and budget
  • Income limits that affect your premiums, mapped against your plan
  • Enrollment steps and timing handled with you
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Income limit watch

Planned MAGI$203,400
Next cliff$206,000
Headroom before premiums rise$2,600
If crossed, Part B+$1,848/yr
FixDefer $3K
Stress testing

"What if the market drops 30 percent next month?"

We already know. Your spending shifts to a planned number for a set stretch, then recovers as the plan intended. No panic call, no guessing. The drop was accounted for before it happened.

2008
Replayed against your plan
$6,200
Planned spend through the dip
Mo. 22
Back to full spending
Let's talk

Let's chat.

Join us for a complimentary 30 minute conversation about your goals and your vision. Relaxed, no pressure, no sales pitch. We are here to listen, not to sell. Let's find out what is possible together.

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