Have a fee-only advisor check your plan before the expensive years.

Social Security timing, Roth conversions, withdrawal order. The decisions you make once, checked by a fee-only advisor.

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Reserve a spot now. Nothing is charged until your session date is confirmed.

Two ways to start

$500 one-hour consult

$3,000 complete written plan

  • Fee-only. No products, no percentage of assets
  • Video sessions with the advisor, on your plan

Who does the review

What the advisor covers

The years before retirement bring a handful of decisions you make once.

  1. Social Security timing

    Claim at 62 and you get 70% of your full benefit. At 70, 124%. Locked once you file.

  2. The Roth window

    The years between your last paycheck and your first benefit check are often your lowest-tax years. How much to convert depends on you.

  3. Withdrawal order

    Taxable, tax-deferred, Roth. The textbook order doesn't fit everyone.

  4. Insurance before Medicare

    Retire before 65 and your marketplace premium depends on the income you report. The Roth amount changes it.

  5. Allocation and cash

    Enough cash that a bad first year doesn't force you to sell stocks at the bottom. Not so much that inflation eats it.

Is this for you

Choose your session

The first sessions are being scheduled. Book now to hold a place at this price; nothing is charged until your session date is confirmed by email.

Planning consult

$500 once

  • One-hour video session on your plan
  • Bring your questions. The advisor answers them on the call
  • Short written follow-up
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Advice comes from an SEC-registered investment adviser, named on this page before you pay. firenum isn't its client and is paid for this referral, so we have a reason to recommend it.*

How it works

  1. Reserve, then confirm

    Leave your email. We send the advisor's details and a session date; you pay at that point, not before.

  2. Build your plan while you wait

    Put your income, accounts and spending into the Fire Planner. Free. Signed in, the plan is saved to your account and the advisor can open the one you pick; otherwise paste the share link into the booking form.

  3. The session

    The advisor works through your plan with you on video. With the complete plan, the written plan follows within 30 days.

Why a flat fee

$10,000 a year vs $3,000 once

A 1% advisor on a $1M portfolio costs $10,000 every year, and the bill grows with your balance. The decisions above need checking once. Pay once.

Frequently Asked Questions

Check your plan before the expensive years start.

$500 for a consult, $3,000 for a complete plan. Nothing to buy.