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Planning You Control Financial

18314 Kingsbury St.
Northridge, CA 91326

Phone:

(818) 366-5100

Fax:

(818) 363-9280

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Planning That Works For You

Financial Planning Guidance for Business Professionals, Physicians, & Retirees

Cash Flow Planning and Tax Strategies to Increase After-Tax Income

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Mark A. Schindler, CFP®

We welcome you to our financial planning home!  Our clients represent a diverse group of business professionals, owners, physicians, and retirees.  Their stories are unique, but all of them have financial goals and all of them want guidance that is specific to them.

Our primary purpose is to listen and understand what motivates you. This enables us to customize an effective plan, and help you implement it.  Our forte is to communicate planning concepts you can visualize, so you can easily make your plan your own.  Your plan can be modified as your life evolves, so you can confidently concentrate on what you do best.

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At Planning You Control Financial, we focus on the concept of cash flow planning. It is a very straightforward method to see all of the components of lifetime income. We employ multiple tax strategies to increase after-tax income.  Our planning programs help us to test the potential impact of these strategies on lifetime cash flow.

As your financial wellness supporter, we look to bring clarity to the principles of investing, to manage investment, health, and income risk, to solidify retirement income, and to preserve wealth. Our planning system gives you access to your own secure client portal. From your client portal, you have 24-hour access, understandable planning features, and dependable information sharing that can enable you to truly live your plan.

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Discover financial planning you can understand and follow.  Enjoy professional guidance and easy access.

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Details 401(k) contribution and catch-up limits for maximizing savings.

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As major tech companies, apps, and websites make passkeys their default security option, it’s likely you’ll be prompted to set them up to help secure your accounts.

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Most broad stock funds contain real estate investment trusts (REITs), but for a more strategic approach, investors can choose from a variety of REIT funds and individual REITs.

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This Cash Flow Analysis form will help you weigh your income vs. your expenses.

Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.

Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employers retirement plan after you turn age 73.

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

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