AYA & Associates Senior Benefits Advisors
Estate Planning
Estate planning is about protecting what you have built and making sure your financial life works the way you intend, both during your lifetime and beyond. While estate planning documents must be prepared by qualified attorneys, we play an important role in helping you prepare for the process and ensure your financial strategy aligns with your long-term goals.
A thoughtful estate plan brings clarity, reduces confusion, and helps loved ones navigate important financial decisions with confidence.
Why Estate Planning Matters
Estate planning is not just for later in life or for high net worth families. Anyone with assets, beneficiaries, or long-term financial goals can benefit from a coordinated plan.
Without proper planning, families may face outdated beneficiary designations, unintended asset distribution, liquidity challenges, or unnecessary delays. We help identify these issues early and work to ensure your financial picture supports your intentions.
How We Support the Estate Planning Process
We do not provide legal advice or draft estate planning documents. Instead, we help prepare, organize, and coordinate the financial side of estate planning so the process is more effective and efficient.
Aligning Your Finances With Your Goals
We help clarify what matters most by reviewing your assets, accounts, and long-term objectives. This allows us to identify how your financial strategy supports your legacy and provides useful context for the legal planning process.
Reviewing Beneficiary Designations<
Many assets pass outside of a will or trust. We review beneficiary designations on retirement accounts, insurance policies, and investment accounts to help ensure they are current, consistent, and aligned with your broader plan.
Coordinating With Estate Planning Attorneys
Estate planning works best when professionals collaborate. We work alongside your estate planning attorney by helping organize financial information, explaining account structures, and assisting with implementation after documents are completed.
Planning for Liquidity and Ongoing Needs
We help evaluate whether your plan accounts for cash flow, taxes, and ongoing financial needs. This includes reviewing insurance strategies, liquidity planning, and investment positioning to support beneficiaries and surviving family members.
Estate Planning as Part of Your Overall Financial Plan
Estate planning is most effective when it is integrated with your investment strategy, retirement planning, and risk management. We take a coordinated approach so your financial decisions work together, not in isolation.
Start the Conversation
If you are thinking about estate planning or reviewing an existing plan, we can help you take the first step. We will work with you to evaluate your financial picture and coordinate with qualified legal professionals so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Important note: We do not provide legal or tax advice. Any estate planning strategies should be discussed with qualified legal and tax professionals.
AYA & Associates Senior Benefits AdvisorsProviding Predictable Protection in Retirement
- To speak with a licensed insurance agent, call (559) 343-2333
(TTY 711, M-F 9am-5pm)
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