Over the years I’ve written several posts on this blog about the importance of financial planning. Now courtesy of NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, the largest organization of fee-only financial advisors in the country and a group to which I proudly belong) I can show you. The infographic below does a great job of diagramming the need for financial planning and how the process works. The statistics are sobering and illustrate the need for many Americans to seek the help of a qualified financial planner.
Here is a link to the infographic for any mobile users who might not be able to view it in the post. http://visual.ly/why-financial-planning-important
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Roger, infographics are a great way of illustrating left brain information in a right brain manner. Looking at the infographic it is really frightening to “see” the condition we are really in and how much we need financial planning. (This is a record – I’ve commented on your blog twice in one day).
I’m flattered Suzanne. This was an info graphic from NAPFA and it really lays things out well. Some of the stats are really scary.