The decisions you make in the next few years will shape the rest of your life. We help you get them right.
If you are within five years of retirement, or have recently retired and realized you need more structure, this is the season when financial decisions carry the most weight. We help families build a complete, coordinated plan so they can move forward with confidence.
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A Complete Financial Plan For Life And Retirement
Many advisors only manage investments. We build and maintain a complete financial plan, one that addresses how you will live, not just how your portfolio will perform.
I'm Approaching Retirement
You have been building for decades. Now you need to know whether what you have built is enough, how to turn it into reliable income, and what decisions need to be made before the paycheck stops. This is the time to get the plan right, before the moment arrives.
I'm Recently Retired
The transition looked manageable until it wasn't. Social Security timing, tax strategy, healthcare, portfolio drawdown. They all connect. You need someone who coordinates the whole picture, not just the portfolio.
Serving families for over 30 years · Fee-Only · Fiduciary
Schedule a ConversationWhat Working With Us Looks Like
Your first conversation is the first step toward a financial plan that supports your life into and through retirement. Here is how we work.
The Discovery Call
A thirty-minute conversation, no preparation required. We want to understand where you are in life, what you are hoping retirement looks like, and what is keeping you up at night. You talk, we listen. By the end, we will both know whether this is the right fit, and you will leave with more clarity than you came in with.
Clarifying the Balance Sheet
We help you assemble a complete picture of what you have: assets, income sources, liabilities, and gaps. Most people are surprised by what this reveals. Getting it right is the foundation everything else is built on.
Your Plan, in Writing
We deliver a complete financial plan: income strategy, tax coordination, Social Security timing, risk structure, and contingency planning, alongside a tailored investment strategy designed to support it. This is the document your retirement is built around.
Putting the Plan to Work
We move from plan to action: implementing your investment strategy, structuring accounts, coordinating beneficiary designations, and handling the details that turn a document into a working financial life.
A Partnership That Lasts
Retirement is not a fixed destination. It is a life in motion. We stay with you through market shifts, tax decisions, estate considerations, and changes in your spending and health. You will always have someone who knows your plan and your name.
The Discovery Call
A thirty-minute conversation, no preparation required. We want to understand where you are in life, what you are hoping retirement looks like, and what is keeping you up at night. You talk, we listen. By the end, we will both know whether this is the right fit, and you will leave with more clarity than you came in with.
Clarifying the Balance Sheet
We help you assemble a complete picture of what you have: assets, income sources, liabilities, and gaps. Most people are surprised by what this reveals. Getting it right is the foundation everything else is built on.
Your Plan, in Writing
We deliver a complete financial plan: income strategy, tax coordination, Social Security timing, risk structure, and contingency planning, alongside a tailored investment strategy designed to support it. This is the document your retirement is built around.
Putting the Plan to Work
We move from plan to action: implementing your investment strategy, structuring accounts, coordinating beneficiary designations, and handling the details that turn a document into a working financial life.
A Partnership That Lasts
Retirement is not a fixed destination. It is a life in motion. We stay with you through market shifts, tax decisions, estate considerations, and changes in your spending and health. You will always have someone who knows your plan and your name.
Ready to see what this looks like for your situation?
Schedule a ConversationThe Five Questions Every Retirement Plan Must Answer
Every retirement plan needs to be able to answer five questions. They all come back to one thing: How do I create the life we want with what we have? (And how resilient is our plan?) The guide is a preview of the five critical questions as well as a deeper look into how we help families like yours answer them.
How Much Is Enough
How much income do I need through each stage of retirement to sustain the life I enjoy, and how long does it need to last?
Creating Reliable Income
Where will my income actually come from once the paycheck stops, and how do I make sure it shows up reliably every month?
Managing Investment Risk
How much investment risk do I actually need to carry, and am I taking on more than my plan requires?
Lifetime Tax Strategy
How do I manage my tax burden across my lifetime, not just this year's return, so I keep more of what I have built?
Planning for Change
What happens to my plan if something changes: my health, my marriage, the markets, or the law?
Built on relationships. Grounded in experience.
Courage Korving Miller Partners is a wealth management firm serving families through the full arc of retirement. Our team brings decades of planning and investment experience to every client relationship.
Our work is grounded in clear thinking, honest advice, and the kind of long-term partnership that makes a real difference in people's lives.
Serving families for over 30 years · Fee-Only · Fiduciary
The families we work with didn't find clarity by waiting.
They found it by starting a conversation. If you are serious about getting this right, we are ready to help. One meeting is all it takes to see what a complete plan could look like for you.