Skip to main content

Services / Wealth Management

Retirement, planned — not hoped for.

An income plan for the decades after the paycheck stops: what you can spend, what to withdraw first, and how to keep taxes from eating the difference.

Advisory services are provided by Xel Wealth Management, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser — explore the firm’s dedicated site at xelwealth.com →

What this can cover.

Retirement Planning

Scope is set per client. Not every line below applies to every engagement — some are not necessary at all — and what we take on is agreed with you before any work starts.

260.1Retirement Income PlanA year-by-year spending plan with probability modeling — what you can spend, not just what you’ve saved.
260.2Withdrawal SequencingTaxable, tax-deferred, Roth — the order you draw them decides your lifetime tax bill. We set the order on purpose, RMDs included.
260.3Social Security TimingClaiming ages modeled against longevity, spousal benefits, and taxes — a six-figure decision made with math.
260.4Roth Conversion WindowsLow-bracket years — early retirement, sabbaticals, down markets — used deliberately, sized against Medicare thresholds.
260.5The Healthcare BridgeCoverage from early retirement to Medicare, priced into the plan instead of discovered later.
260.6Plans for Business OwnersSEP, 401(k), safe harbor, cash balance — retirement design that doubles as this year’s largest deduction.

Retirement is mostly a tax problem.

The Xel way

The difference between a good retirement and a nervous one is rarely the portfolio — it’s the sequencing. When you claim Social Security, which account you draw first, which years you convert to Roth: every one of those is a tax decision, and most advisors make them without your tax return.

Ours are made with it. Your plan is built alongside your tax planning team, reviewed annually, and adjusted when the rules change — because they do. Business owners: your exit is your retirement plan, and we model them together.

DELIVERABLE

What you walk away with

  • A written income plan, year by year
  • A withdrawal-order policy for every account
  • A Social Security claiming analysis
  • A Roth conversion calendar, bracket by bracket
Book a free consultation

FAQs.

Quick answers
How much do I actually need to retire?A number modeled from your spending, taxes, and longevity — not a rule of thumb. Most people are surprised in one direction, and it’s worth knowing which.
When should I claim Social Security?It depends on longevity, spousal benefits, and your tax picture — we model the break-evens so it’s a decision, not a default.
Are Roth conversions worth it?In the right years, very. In the wrong years, they’re a donation to the IRS. The answer is bracket math, and we run it annually.
I own a business — how does that change retirement planning?Substantially: plan design becomes your biggest deduction, and the eventual sale becomes part of the income plan. We model both together.

Available at every office.

And everywhere else

Work with a local advisor in person, or run the whole engagement remotely — same team, same portals, same standard.

Know the year you can stop. Find out free.

Book your free consultation