Christine Simone: The Too-Often Overlooked Piece of Financial Planning | Holistic Guide to Wealth Management

As your client's trusted advisor, can you afford not to include it?By Rory Henry CFP®, BFA™For CPA Trendlines“The first wealth is health,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Healthcare is one of the biggest expenses in retirement, yet it’s often overlooked in financial planning. For many clients, uncertainty around coverage can be as stressful as market swings or tax changes.  MORE Rory Henry and The Holistic Guide to Wealth Management BUY the Holistic Guide to Wealth Management Christine Simone, partner at Move Health and contributor to Holistic Guide to Wealth Management, believes health care planning should be part of every advisor’s toolkit. Research shows that two-thirds (65%) of clientswould like their advisors to help them with health insurance planning, but only 4% receive that help. “If you’re not addressing [that gap], there’s a good chance your clients will look elsewhere,” Simone observes.