The Game Plan
If you don't know where you are going, you might end up somewhere else!”
- Yogi Berra
Traditional Issues to be Addressed During a Typical Career:
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- 1st Signing bonus
- 1st vehicle purchase
- Establish US/Canadian credit rating
- Establish budget and spending discipline
- Start Investment Portfolio
- Establish fully integrated estate plan
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- Buy 1st House
- Review & carry adequate disability insurance
- Carry umbrella liability insurance
- Marriage / Common Law (prenuptial agreement, cohabitation agreement)
- Update estate plan
- Financial planning decisions paying down debt vs. building equity
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- Buy secondary home/ establish home base
- Align with a charity / Establish Charitable Trust
- Have children / update estate plan
- Help immediate family members financially
- Acquire significant assets / continue to build net worth
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- Diversify into private business opportunities
- Begin planning post playing career
- Consolidate assets with view to establishing permanent residency in a chosen country
- Transition investment portfolio to retirement mode