The Financial Summary Report provides a concise snapshot of a client’s financial plan. It brings together key planning details such as net worth, projected cash flow, goal progress, asset allocation, planning insights, and the assumptions used in the projection.
This report is useful because it gives advisers and clients a quick way to review the overall health of a plan without needing to walk through every individual account or planning screen. It can help identify whether the client is on track, where future shortfalls may exist, and which assumptions are driving the results.
What the Report Contains
Client and Plan Information
The report includes basic identifying details, such as the client name, adviser information, prepared date, and client file version. This helps confirm which plan and report version are being reviewed.
Financial Summary
The summary page shows the client’s current financial position, including:
- Net worth
- Total assets
- Total liabilities
- Client ages
- Retirement ages
This section gives a quick overview of where the client stands today.
Cash Flow Projection
The cash flow chart shows projected inflows compared to projected spending needs over time. It may include income, basic needs, pre-retirement expenses, retirement spending, and major planned goals.
This helps show whether the client’s projected resources are enough to support their future lifestyle.
Goal Summary
The report displays the funding status of selected goals, such as retirement, education expenses, remodels, or other planned costs.
Each goal is shown with a funding percentage so clients can quickly see whether their goals are projected to be met.
Planning Insights
The report may include insight results such as:
- Annual savings need
- Investment return needed
- Affordable retirement spending
- Lump sum savings need
- Life insurance needs
How to Run the Report
1. Open the Reports Section
2. Select Financial Summary:
3. Configure the Report:
4. Toggle Off Any Options you don't want included:
3. Select "Generate Report". The report will then generate: