Planning For A Reason, A Season And A Lifetime

“My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge…” Hosea 4:6 (KJV)

By Richard Cox

Author: Nicole B. Simpson

If you lost your job tomorrow, do you have three to six months emergency money set aside?

If not, Planning For A Reason, A Season And Lifetime will help you understand that you need to wake up and get prepared for the unexpected happenings in life - now. We live in a time of great economic uncertainty. The news constantly tells us about the downsizing of corporations. Are you prepared to deal with this possibility occurring in your life?

“Planning For…” is written in a conversational style with practical advice and wisdom shared by Nicole B. Simpson who has years of experience counseling and giving seminars on the subject of financial planning. She shares her personal testimony drawn from real-life lessons learned after her life-changing experience as a 9/11 World Trade Center survivor. Simpson is a certified financial planner (CFP) and certified senior advisor with 15 years of knowledge and experience in the securities industry, specializing in comprehensive financial planning, including portfolio management, retirement planning and tax liability reduction strategies. She also offers her expertise to local churches that are committed to promoting economic empowerment to their congregations.

As you read this book, you will immediately ponder the big question “What if?” I found myself taking inventory of the current season of my life. Simpson makes a good point in her book where she states, "It’s a trick of the devil to have you so caught up in your bills and lack of financial resources making you unable to truly dedicate time to God. If you can go to church to learn how to grow spiritually, you should be able to go to church to learn how to mature financially.”

There are 11 chapters where Simpson shares her financial planning knowledge gained from experiences as well as her clients. Chapters of interest include: Do You Have a Plan, Preparing for Family Emergencies, Save a Penny Today, So You Want to Retire and Estate Planning. In these chapters, Simpson asks questions and gives practical answers.

• Do you bring you lunch to work?
• Do you evaluate your insurance policies periodically for changes?
• Do you know when you want to retire?
• What does retirement mean to you?
• Do you want the court system to make the decision about your estate?

Other financial planning topics discussed are 401(K) retirement plans, life insurance policies, disability insurance policies, and more. After reading Planning For… you might consider updating some of your insurance polices. You might also take a closer look at your next 401(K) statements and consider making some stock changes to poor performing stocks in your retirement portfolio.

Simpson ultimately wants you to realize the negative impact that can happen from not planning today for tomorrow. She also wants you to make plans to sow your seeds of finance for a reason. Then in season, your financial harvest will produce financial results that will last a lifetime in your family.

To find out more information about Nicole Simpson’s Planning For A Reason, A Season And Lifetime, visit her site at www.nicolesimpson.org.