In The Money Classroom today, Jade Harrell has the pleasure of discussing investing and retirement with Mr. Christopher K. Harrell, Founder and CEO of CKHFinancial.
Christopher is an independent Financial Advisor and of one the few African-American owned, full-service, investment firms in the state of Missouri. As an advisor, Christopher carefully assesses his client\u2019s current financial situation. He listens to their financial goals then helps them determine, design and build a custom investment strategy to meet those goals. For business clients, his first focus is with reducing their tax liability from both a business and personal perspective. His firm specializes in the implementation and servicing of company retirement plans. He provides consultation for employees with asset allocation and plan contributions. CKHFinancial also provides insurance services.
In this episode:
\u2022Are we as a society stacking enough money away for retirement?
\u2022What is the millennial dilemma?
\u2022This is NOT your parent\u2019s or grandparent\u2019s retirement\u2026What ever happened to pensions?
\u2022How much effort is necessary to obtain the quality of life that we expect during retirement?
\u2022What are some of the choices and vehicles for retirement for businesses?
\u2022What are the differences between SEP IRA\u2019s, Solo 401K\u2019s, Traditional IRA\u2019s and Roth IRA\u2019s?
\u2022Taxable contributions, deductions and distributions\u2026.Oh My!!!
\u2022How to make certain you don\u2019t out live your money
\u2022Keys to building and maintaining wealth for generations
\u2022What are some of the primary advantages of partnering with a financial advisor? Even when\u2026:
\u2026We have the ability to research and access worlds of information on our own\u2026
\u2026There are online and self-directed investment companies and platforms\u2026
\u2026Many companies provide their employees with a retirement plan administrator\u2026
\u2022How to find and select your financial advisor?
\u2022What are some of the risks of investing in today's market?
\u2022What are some of the basic types of life insurance policies and what do they do? (Term, Whole Life, Universal and Variable Universal Life policies)
References in this episode:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160331005749/en/Stock-Market-investing-W
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
www.bankrate.com
For more information contact:
Christopher Harrell
CKHFinancial Services
(314) 477-1482
CHarrell@ckhfinancial.com
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