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Financial Planning

Why Should You Give Us a Call?

{4 minutes to read}  Today I want to talk about three subjects:

  1. What do we actually do?
  2. How can we help?
  3. Why should you consider working with us?

What Do We Actually Do?

What we do is very diverse. We go under the heading of providing financial planning, but many times people don’t want to do a […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

The Pain of Discipline Versus the Pain of Regret

Today, I want to discuss with everyone two concepts that overlap. One is called The Pain of Discipline versus the Pain of Regret. The other one is Risk versus Consequences.

In 36 years of doing financial and insurance planning with many different types of people, I recognize that sometimes when we talk about risk with clients, […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Coronavirus and Insurance Planning

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So, what are you doing about your insurance needs?

A lot of changes have happened in the year 2020, which we have now dubbed “2✱2✱.” We are replacing the zeros with asterisks because the world has changed and this is the year of exceptions.

However, some things remain the same and people still have […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2020-08-20T10:58:15+00:00August 20th, 2020|Blog, Financial Planning, Insurance Planning|0 Comments

2020 — The Year of Challenges

{2 minutes to read}  So 2020 has a zero and a second zero. Instead of seeing 2020 as we move forward, we will begin to see it as “the year of the exception,” aka the 2✱2✱ because of the historical implications that this year holds.

The world is upside down between the COVID-19 pandemic and racial […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2020-07-28T20:02:38+00:00July 28th, 2020|Blog, Financial Planning, General|0 Comments

Is Your Retirement Plan Balanced?

{5 minutes to read}  Is your retirement plan balanced? Many times over my 36-year career, I’ve met people who are approaching retirement. One particular case was a 57-year-old couple approaching retirement, and their predominant assets were their retirement plans and their home. The retirement account, which they have been funding for many years by inputting […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Life Insurance in the Digital Age

{1 minute to read}  I am seeing the future of life insurance and it is completely digital. 

Mass Mutual’s Coverpath program allows for instant quotes, a shareable digital application, and even immediate approval for your most qualified clients: up to $1 million of coverage along with an e-delivery payment and […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Estate Planning Opportunities Courtesy of the Coronavirus

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First and foremost, I want to encourage everyone to do their best to stay healthy and be safe practicing social distancing. As I say to everybody, stay home, stay safe, and stay sane during this difficult period that we’re going through. 

Whenever we go through difficult periods, […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

The SECURE Act of 2019

{2 minutes to read}  Today, I want to talk about new retirement plan rules based upon the SECURE Act of 2019. SECURE stands for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement and there are some major changes for qualified […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Disability Income Insurance

In many ways, disability insurance is the most important part of someone’s financial plan. You may ask yourself, how long will I be able to be okay if my paycheck stopped? Disability insurance is the vehicle by which people can continue to get that income. 

But what I have noticed is most […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Wealth-Building Cornerstones

{2 minutes to read}  Today I want to talk about a new program that we are using called Wealth-Building Cornerstones. The philosophy of the program is to maximize people’s retirement income by utilizing two economic powers: investment planning and actuarial science.

If you are […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-10-23T16:27:16+00:00October 21st, 2019|Blog, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning|0 Comments