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Foundation of
Financial Planning

The single-page planning tool Ashwin uses in client meetings. Every major wealth vehicle, mapped across your entire lifetime. Yours to print, draw on, and use.

Single page · Printable · Designed to draw on · Branded M Consulting
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What's On The Page

Every vehicle mapped to the age it becomes relevant. Hover each to see its attributes.

Foundation of Financial Planning
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529 Plan
Education savings
Tax DeferredAge 2+
401(k)s
Pre-Tax · Roth · After-Tax
Tax Def. & Tax FreeMarket Corr.Age 59½ unlock
Real Estate
Investment Properties
Not Mkt. Corr.Illiquid
Non-Qualified
Brokerage Accounts
LiquidDiversifiedTax Managed
Variable Universal Life
VUL Insurance
LiquidTax Def. & FreeMarket Corr.
Cash Value Life
Permanent Insurance
LiquidTax Def. & FreeNot Mkt. Corr.
IRAs
Traditional · Roth
Tax Def. & FreeAge 59½ unlock
Cash
Emergency & Foundation
Most LiquidAge 0+
Hover any vehicle to see its attributes →
0
Birth
2
529 eligible
10
Mid planning
59 ½
Tax-free access
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How To Use It

Run This In Your Next Discovery Meeting.

This isn't a leave-behind. It's a live working tool. Here's the exact flow.

01
Print It
One page, landscape. Bring 2–3 copies. The white space is intentional — that's where the client's plan goes.
02
Walk the Timeline
Start at 0. Move right. Introduce each vehicle as it becomes relevant — when it turns on, when they can access it, what it costs.
03
Draw Their Plan
Take their income. Start filling in the buckets live. Write dollar amounts, contribution rates, employer match. Make it their page.
04
Leave It With Them
They walk out with a personalized one-page financial map. Most say it's the first time their plan ever "clicked." That's your close.
The Vehicles

Every Vehicle On The Page, Explained.

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Cash
Age 0 — Foundation

Your most liquid asset. Not for growth — for stability and emergency access. Every plan starts here before layering in any other vehicle.

Most LiquidNo Tax Advantage
🎓
529 Plan
Age 2 — Education

Tax-advantaged education savings. Contributions grow tax-deferred, withdrawals for qualified education expenses are tax-free. Start early, let it compound.

Tax DeferredTax-Free Qualified
🏠
Real Estate
Investment Properties

Builds wealth outside the stock market. Rental income, appreciation, and depreciation benefits. Illiquid but a powerful non-correlated asset in a complete plan.

Not Mkt. CorrelatedIlliquid
📈
Non-Qualified Accounts
Brokerage — No Lock

Flexible brokerage accounts with no contribution limits and no penalty for early access. Tax-managed for efficiency. Your accessible investment layer.

LiquidDiversifiedTax Managed
🛡
Variable Universal Life
VUL Insurance

Combines permanent life insurance with a market-correlated investment component. Tax-deferred growth, tax-free access via policy loans. Liquidity is a key feature.

LiquidTax Def. & FreeMarket Corr.
Cash Value Life Insurance
Permanent — Uncorrelated

The most misunderstood vehicle on the page. Liquid, tax-advantaged growth that is not correlated to the stock market — a genuine diversification layer most clients have never considered.

LiquidTax Def. & FreeNot Mkt. Corr.
🏢
401(k)s
Pre-Tax · Roth · After-Tax

Employer-sponsored retirement accounts in three flavors. The most common vehicle clients already have — but most don't know the difference between the three buckets or which to prioritize.

Tax Def. & FreeMarket Corr.Age 59½
📊
IRAs
Traditional · Roth

Individual Retirement Accounts with the same tax benefits as a 401(k) but controlled entirely by the individual. Traditional is pre-tax; Roth grows tax-free with no RMDs.

Tax Def. & FreeAge 59½
WHY THIS PAGE WORKS

Clients know pieces — a 401(k) here, an IRA there. They've never seen it all on one page, mapped across their life, with each vehicle showing when it turns on and what it does. That's the moment it clicks.

Ready to Use It.
Download and Print.

Print it landscape. Bring it to your next discovery meeting. Draw on it with your client. Watch the conversation change.

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