{"id":452,"date":"2013-09-13T21:45:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T21:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/blog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2013-09-13T21:45:27","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T21:45:27","slug":"listen-to-farmers-true-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/2013\/09\/13\/listen-to-farmers-true-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN TO FARMERS\u2019 TRUE NEEDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Financial planners can be intimidating and some don\u2019t understand what our true needs are.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We need help.\u00a0 Our family is large and some actively involved and others not, yet everyone feels like they have an inherited right to the farm\u2019s assets.\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We need help to seek more financial management training so we can better manage our farm\u2019s finances and ensure a smoother transition of the farm\u2019s affairs to our children when they take over.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Asking for help from an advisor is an uncomfortable task for many farm families. There is a huge issue around trust and performance. Can I trust the person to really know what they are talking about? Will they follow-through in a timely manner and really listen to what I want?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve met a few farm folks this winter who are still looking for great advisors. Some have been burned in the past, so decide to stop looking.\u00a0 Others have been literally \u201cbullied\u201d by aggressive sales tactics with their adult children being harassed at work, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Association of Farm Advisors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafanet.com\/\">www.cafanet.com<\/a> is a good place to start scouting for help. I am a member of this group and we tend to talk amongst ourselves as to who we feel does great work on behalf of farm clients. You might also want to quiz your neighbour and use some word of mouth referrals for expert advice.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t believe the stubbornness of some people who refuse to go back to a doctor because 5 years ago the doctor didn\u2019t really help them. If you don\u2019t like the professional you are dealing with, keep seeking and searching until you find someone who fits the expectations you have and your needs.<\/p>\n<p>I am finding a lot of farm folks don\u2019t have a financial planner. I would like you to find a Certified Financial planner who can help you with your personal assets, your personal wealth bubble, insurance needs, and your lifestyle income needs for the 20 to 30 years that you will be in your role of \u201chired man, or helping mom\u201d before you die in your late eighties. If you know what it costs you to live at the level that you prefer, and if you know you have farm income and non-farm income streams to sustain you, you truly will enjoy the peace and restful nights of financial freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we avoid facing what we know to be true. We are going to die, therefore we need to meet with a lawyer to update our wills, get enduring powers of attorney in place. We also need to meet with our doctor or health care home care workers to draw up a health care directive or living will.<\/p>\n<p>In January when the calendar turned to 2012 it dawned on me that I will be 56 in the fall.\u00a0 The average age of a widow in Canada is 56. Are you ready for widowhood?<\/p>\n<p>Many of my coaching clients are dreaming about the \u201cretirement goal of Freedom 55\u201d which always makes me smile when it is written by a 30-year-old. Most 62-year-old dads are never going to retire from the farm. I hope they will gracefully \u201cre-invent\u201d themselves as the hired man and intentionally mentor the next manager and successor.<\/p>\n<p>When the cold wind blows, and the snowbanks are growing outside your window, make the call to your advisors to update your wills, your lifestyle plans, your investments and your physical health. Then call your family over for a potluck, just to celebrate being together as a family and listen to the true needs of your family this winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial planners can be intimidating and some don\u2019t understand what our true needs are. 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