Larry & Cheryl’s Story

Larry and Cheryl had spent 35 years building their retirement.

Now they had to figure out how to live on it.

The Situation

Larry and Cheryl had spent decades preparing for retirement.

They worked hard, saved consistently, contributed to their retirement accounts, and paid down debt. Throughout their working years, they always knew where their income came from and how much they spent each month.

As retirement approached, they realized something.

Everything they understood about their finances was about to change.

The paycheck they had depended on for decades was about to stop, and they weren't sure what would replace it.

The Challenge

Retirement changes almost everything.

Larry and Cheryl weren't worried about saving anymore. They were worried about creating the paycheck that would support the next 30 years of their lives.

  • Your paycheck stops.

  • Social Security begins.

  • Maybe a pension starts.

  • Income now comes from several different places instead one employer.

  • Taxes change.

  • Healthcare costs change

  • Spending changes.

  • Required Minimum Distributions eventually begin.

Questions began to surface:


help_center Where will our income come from each month?
help_center How much can we safely spend?
help_center When should we claim Social Security?
help_center Which accounts should we withdraw from first?
help_center How will taxes affect our retirement income?
help_center What happens if the market declines early in retirement?

They didn't need more guesses. They needed a Retirement Paycheck Plan.

Our Approach

We didn't start with investments. We started with their retirement.

We reviewed:

check_box Social Security
check_box Pension income
check_box Retirement account withdrawals
check_box Investment income
check_box Taxes
check_box Healthcare costs
check_box Future spending
check_box Stress testing

Rather than making each decision separately, we built one coordinated Retirement Paycheck Plan centered around Vision, Income, Expenses, and Protection.

By Working With Advanta

For the first time, Larry and Cheryl could clearly see retirement.


They knew where every retirement paycheck would come from.

They understood how their monthly expenses would likely change.

They knew which accounts to withdraw from first.

They understood the tax impact of their withdrawal strategy.

The plan helped with clear decision making on the appropriate level of spending.

They had confidence their plan had been stress-tested.


They no longer had a collection of retirement accounts.
They had a coordinated retirement income strategy.

Could This be you?

If retirement is only a few years away, your questions are probably changing.

It's no longer just about how much you've accumulated.

It's about turning a lifetime of savings into the paycheck that will support the retirement you've worked so hard to build.

A Retirement Paycheck Plan brings every piece together into one clear strategy.


Ready to See Your Retirement Paycheck?

We'll show you where your income will come from, how your expenses may change, how taxes fit into the picture, and how your investments can support the retirement you envision.


The above case study is hypothetical and does not involve an actual Advanta Wealth Management client. No portion of the content should be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that he/she will experience the same or certain level of results or satisfaction if Advanta Wealth Management is engaged to provide investment advisory services. Actual results will vary based on individual circumstances, investment objectives, market conditions, and other factors.