Book excerpt: 2022 New Release in Wealth Management, Retirement Planning, Estates & Trusts, Personal Taxation, Money Management CREATE A MEANINGFUL LEGACY WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR LIFESTYLE IN RETIREMENT! Shouldn’t we expect more from our life’s work and savings than just a secure retirement? Is traditional retirement planning failing families with short-sighted financial advice? Is this tunnel vision actually leaving your retirement and your family at risk? Avoid the retirement planning trap with this estate & financial planning strategy guide. The Retirement Planning Trap: A retirement plan should consist of a mix of investments or financial products selected to merely not outlive your money.(FALSE!) The Financial Planning Escape: A holistic approach to wealth management is a path towards protection from taxes, long-term healthcare costs, inflation, market fluctuations, and probate. Beyond income distribution, a holistic plan should provide for a surviving spouse, include wealth transfer strategies, and much more.(YES!) Highly acclaimed Financial Planner Krista McBeath has developed a clear and systematic approach towards generational wealth. Based upon a nautical ship’s wheel, The Generational Wealth Wheel illustrates the steps towards accumulating, protecting, and transferring wealth. Together with the central hub, each of the six spokes of the captain’s wheel represents critical steps for financial stability leading to generational wealth. Wealth Anchors: These basic financial principles are the foundation for creating and preserving wealth from generation to generation. Income Streams: A sustainable cash flow plan is essential towards maintaining a lifestyle and providing for family. Safety Nets: Protect your retirement and legacy by learning how to identify and neutralize lurking threats to assets. Bold Growth: Learn the keys successful investors use to invest for growth without fear. Celebrate Abundance: How to enjoy the life you deserve while benefiting from ‘Giving while Living.’ Charted Legacy: Award-winning estate planning attorney shares the basics for sealing wishes and legally transferring assets. Tax Strategy: A tax strategy incorporating the three major tax stages is the ‘hub’ for a systematic wealth management plan. Krista McBeath developed this simple, systematic approach to financial stewardship out of love for her own family. With a passion for helping others, she shares the keys for living a life of abundance while protecting what’s most important to us. “As I reflect on the journey to bringing this book public, I hope people see the passion behind it, especially with my personal stories. I know most wouldn’t read a book on money, but you’ll quickly find, at the heart of this book is love for family.” The Generational Wealth System is not just about the size of the bank account and what to do with it. At the core, it’s for those concerned about the well-being of their spouse, children, and future generations. It’s for those who want to have a plan in place for a time when they may not be here to guide and care for their loved ones physically. This book is for the legacy makers. It is for those who have family or causes dear to their heart and wish to make a difference. Don’t place your estate in jeopardy by waiting. It’s time to start planning—after all, 2020 and 2021 have taught us that anything can happen. For the sake of what’s most precious to you, stabilize your retirement while securing your legacy. Get this book for your family, today!