Real-World Modeling. Simplified.

An elegant three-layer model showing how strategic planning optimizes your financial future—balancing taxes, income, and asset preservation

The Three-Layer Model

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Foundation

The Building Blocks

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2

Tax Calculations

The Math Layer

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3

Strategy Overlay

The Optimization Layer

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See the Impact: Base vs Strategic Calculations

The system calculates two complete cases and compares them to show how strategic planning optimizes your financial outcomes

Base Case (No Strategies)

Your Current Financial Data
  • • $500,000 Roth IRA
  • • $800,000 Traditional IRA
  • • $150,000 annual wages
  • • $25,000 charitable giving
Layer 1 Projects (Year 2040)
  • • Portfolio: $1,200,000
  • • Annual Income: $165,000
Layer 2 Calculates Taxes (Year 2040)
  • • Federal Tax: $28,500
  • • Effective Rate: 17.3%
Total Annual Tax (2040)
$28,500

Key Concepts to Share with Clients

Two Complete Calculations

We always run both cases—your current plan (Base) and the optimized plan (Strategic)—so you can see exactly how each strategy impacts your financial outcomes. The goal is optimization, not minimization.

Higher Taxes Can Be Good

The easiest way to eliminate taxes? Have no income, no gains, no assets. But that defeats the purpose! Strategies that increase your income or accelerate gains (like Roth conversions) may increase taxes—and that's often the optimal choice for long-term wealth.

Year-by-Year Projections

Every calculation projects through your life expectancy, showing how your portfolio grows, income changes, and taxes evolve over time with and without strategies.

Strategies Stack Together

Strategies are applied in the sequence you define, creating sequential transformation pipeline. The end result is that strategies work together, with each strategy building on the others.

Balanced Outcomes

The system balances multiple goals: sustainable income streams, asset preservation across generations, tax efficiency, and flexibility. Success means optimizing across all dimensions, not just minimizing one number.

Context Matters

What looks like a higher tax bill in isolation might enable better strategic positioning, preserve more wealth for heirs, or create more reliable retirement income. We optimize for your complete financial picture.