Kevin Lao, CFP®, RICP®

Fire your boss. Maximize retirement spending. Minimize your lifetime tax bill.

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Imagine Financial Security Kevin Lao, CFP®, RICP®
Chattanooga, TN

Serving Clients Nationwide

Fire your boss. Maximize retirement spending. Minimize your lifetime tax bill.

Areas of Focus

  • Financial Life Planning
  • Investment Management
  • Retirement Planning
  • Social Security
  • Taxes

About Me

Hey there, thanks for visiting my profile. I started in the financial services industry in 2008, amidst the Great Recession. It was both a fascinating and heartbreaking time to start in this business. I’ve spoken to countless families whose retirement plans were delayed years because of it, and this had a significant impact on my career path.

In addition to running my firm Imagine Financial Security, I also host The Planning for Retirement Podcast, where we provide education for those in or near retirement.

When I’m not diving into retirement planning or tax planning strategies for my clients, I enjoy playing golf, cooking, fishing, anything outdoors, and of course spending time with my family. My beautiful wife, Jessica, and I have three boys (including identical twins) who keep us on our toes and challenge us to be the best versions of ourselves.

Now that you know more about me, I would love to get to know you!

Professional Designations

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional
  • Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP)

Affiliations

  • Fee Only Network
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
  • XY Planning Network

Primary Location

1100 Market Street Chattanooga TN

Meeting Options

  • Video Conference
  • In-Person
  • Phone

Compensation Methods

  • Fee Only
  • Flat Fee
  • One-time Financial Plan

What to expect in the first meeting

Click the 'Book Intro Call' button above to schedule a free mutual fit meeting. We will spend about 30 minutes via Zoom getting to know one another and deciding if we are a good fit to work together. We will then provide a list of financial documents needed to review in order to maximize the efficiency of our time in the Discovery Meeting. A Dropbox link will be emailed to share information securely.

Offers Investment Management

Yes

About our Firm

You are 50+ and have accumulated over $1mm in retirement assets. We will help you maximize your retirement spending, minimize your lifetime tax bill, and worry less about the financial markets.

💰 Most retirees we have come across are under-spending in retirement! We will work with you to create a customized "safe-withdrawal rate" so you can spend guilt-free while maintaining your financial security.

💹Do you plan on tracking the markets and placing trades while on your dream vacation or when you're visiting your grandchildren? We didn't think so! Let us take the stress off your plate and create a disciplined, unemotional, repeatable, investment process that is tailored to your retirement plan.

🏛️You've been paying taxes for 30+ years, but did you know there are ways to minimize taxes in retirement?
- Roth conversion strategies
- Social Security taxation-IRMAA avoidance (Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount)
- Estate tax planning
- Tax loss harvesting, tax gain harvesting
- Asset location
- Charitable giving
- AND MORE!

Let us optimize your retirement tax plan and help you minimize how much you will pay to Uncle Sam during your golden years.

👶👶You've worked hard to raise and support your children and they are now successful in their own right. While it may not be your #1 objective, you'd like to have the opportunity to leave something behind as a financial legacy and make a bigger impact on multiple generations to come. Let us help you identify which assets would be best to spend during your retirement and which assets would be optimal to leave to your heirs.

Education

Darla Moore School of Business, BS, Finance

Volunteer Experience

Big Brothers and Big Sisters Savvy Ladies

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Hobbies and Interests

  • Cooking
  • Family
  • Fishing
  • Golf

Who We Serve

  • Baby Boomers
  • Blended Family
  • Couples
  • Divorce
  • Gen X
  • Gen Y / Millennials
  • Intergenerational Families
  • Living in Retirement
  • Military
  • Widow
  • Women Professionals

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