If the client has a desire to: save, accumulate wealth, do estate planning, gift through UTMA accts, 529, education IRA, preserve capital or wants to improve their rate of return on investments, then we have enough to get started. At this point - set an appointment to come in to the office for a free no-obligation consultation.
Once in consultation make sure to discuss objectives, risk, time horizion, liquidity needs, share class-breakpoints, ROA, LOI, NAV on mutual fund repurchases with a letter of instruction, ultimate disposition, etc. Based on these answers and any other factors, the financial advisor should set up the investment for the net RMD investment proceeds usually recommended February 1st of the next tax year. (See Exhibits 3,4 and 4A)
It is also at this point that you will want to set up a December 6th ACH/EFT from the current custodian to your checkbook/money market/savings for the current tax year RMD. (See Exhibits 1, 2 and 2A)