Financial Planning
The way you plan for your financial future can transform your present. JMA can help you see your financial plan as a driver for your values and convictions.
Our financial planning approach.
Your money isn’t just yours. You’re a faithful steward of resources that affect not only you, but also the lives of your loved ones and the world around you. As your advisor, it’s our role to provide principled counsel, drawing from a worldview that reflects generosity, wisdom, and flourishing.
At JMA, we define financial planning as the continuous, predetermined allocation of limited resources among unlimited, changing alternatives
Continuous
Our planning process is based on long-term relationship and ongoing conversation about your evolving financial priorities.
Predetermined
Money decisions should be proactive and thoughtful, not reactive and emotional.
Limited Resources
No matter the number on your balance sheet, your finite resources must be stewarded wisely.
Unlimited Alternatives
Decision-making is all about tradeoffs, which become more complex and challenging as your wealth grows.
How We Help
Your financial plan has the power to reflect your deepest-held values. We help you align those values with where and how you spend, save, invest, and give, creating new avenues and opportunities for stewardship.
Investment Management
Your future is more valuable than a cookie-cutter portfolio. Our investment management strategies operate completely in-house, overseen by our investment committee, providing you with unique opportunities for values-based investing.
Multigenerational Planning
We see multigenerational planning as preparing the next generation for your wealth, not the other way around. It's our great joy to serve multiple generations in our office, equipping children and grandchildren to steward a potential windfall or inheritance.
Charitable Giving
At JMA, charitable giving is more than a line item on your tax return. We see your desire for generosity and want to help you amplify your impact. We want to help you make charitable giving a robust piece of your financial plan and your life.
Tax Strategy
More complex finances equate to more complex tax considerations. Our team regularly reviews your tax returns and coordinates with your CPA on tax-related topics like charitable giving, Roth conversions, Medicare planning, and more.
How We Work
Your financial plan has the power to reflect your deepest-held values. We help you align those values with where and how you spend, save, invest, and give, creating new avenues and opportunities for stewardship.
Ready to See Your Whole Plan Come Together?
Every plan starts with a conversation about your family, your goals, and
what you want your wealth to accomplish.
Financial Planning Insights
Our Legacy of Giving
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. –2 Corinthians 9:11 Generosity has the power to transform lives-both for the giver and the recipient. At John Moore Associates, we’ve seen firsthand how acts of generosity ripple…
Year-End Tax Planning Strategies
As we approach the end of the year, it’s wise to be mindful of the upcoming tax season. Of course, you’ll want to consider the tax impact of your financial decisions throughout the year, but December is the time for last-minute actions to maximize your tax savings or set yourself up for the year ahead….
Important Dates for Your Finances This Year
As the year winds to an end and you begin thinking of holiday plans, don’t forget about some important upcoming financial deadlines: December 6: Initiate 2024 Roth Conversions December 13: IRA withdrawals for 2024 income, including Required Minimum Distributions Stock gifts to charities or donor advised funds Qualified Charitable Distributions Gifts of assets to family…
Understanding Student Loans
In our most recent webinar, JMA was joined by Joseph Schmidt, a Certified Student Loan Professional, who operates a student loan consulting firm in southern Arizona. Joseph was kind enough to share his time and wisdom with us regarding topics that are important and timely to young people and their parents: saving for college, maximizing…
What Is Biblical Financial Planning?
When you work with John Moore Associates, you work with a team of financial advisors who use biblical principles to guide clients in their money management decisions. But what does biblical financial planning entail, exactly? For that matter, what does financial planning even mean? Before you entrust us with your financial well-being, having a clear…
Frequently Asked Questions
If you live in the Albuquerque or Scottsdale area and have a net worth of over $500,000, JMA is equipped to serve you. Financial planning is valuable for anyone with meaningful financial complexity, especially if you’re:
- Approaching retirement
- Selling a business
- Receiving equity compensation
- Managing significant investments
- Planning charitable giving
- Preparing to transfer wealth to the next generation
- Navigating a major life transition