Building Your Wealth Bridge
If your CPA, attorney, advisor, and insurance professional aren’t talking to each other, you don’t have a plan. You have a collection of opinions.
We fix that, and here's why:
💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 We 𝐎𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲
“My advisor never talks about taxes, estate planning, or insurance.”
“I’m worried my kids won’t be able to handle this wealth.”
“My advisor doesn’t coordinate with my accountant or attorney.”
“We only discuss investments, but never my business or bigger goals.”
🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦
Each statement reflects a service gap that leaves affluent families exposed.
The more wealth you have, the more you need advanced tax strategies, creative estate planning, and protective measures (insurance, cybersecurity) that work together, not in silos.
🌉 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤-𝐁𝐲-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬™
Since 1980, McCabe & Associates, Inc. has studied the specific needs of 500+ wealthy families and developed a coordinated framework we call the Plank-by-Plank Process™.
This approach blends technology, experience, and collaboration to give families one clear benefit:
➡️ Confidence that McCabe can be their first phone call on any financial matter.
We help families simplify complex decisions so they can focus on what truly matters: their legacy and financial security. Our experience across 500+ families has shown that coordinated planning adds measurable confidence and clarity at every stage.
➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴?
If you’re a widow, business owner, or multi-generational family seeking coordinated planning, visit our website at tcmccabe.com.
McCabe & Associates, Inc
9480 Enterprise Dr., Suite 1
Mokena, Illinois 60448-8690
708-479-7755
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Building Your Wealth Bridge
Should I Make Additional Payments On My Mortgage
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In the latest episode of the “Building Your Wealth Bridge” podcast, George C. McCabe, CPA, Financial Advisor, delivers a solo discussion focused on one of the most common and often debated financial questions facing homeowners today:
Should you pay off your mortgage early or invest those extra funds elsewhere?
Drawing from real client conversations, personal experience, and practical case studies, George walks through the key considerations that can go into this decision, emphasizing that this topic can be “more of an art than a science.” He highlights how variables like market performance, interest rates, taxes, and personal cash flow all can play a role in determining the right strategy.
Throughout the episode, George breaks down several important concepts and planning strategies, including:
• Interest Rate Comparison & Market Uncertainty: How today’s higher mortgage rates may impact the decision to either pay down debt or invest, and why predicting long-term market returns is never guaranteed.
• The Role of Taxes in Investment Returns: Why it can be critical to consider after-tax returns, especially in taxable accounts when comparing potential investment gains to your mortgage interest rate.
• How Mortgage Interest Actually Works: A look at amortization and why a large portion of interest is paid in the early years of a loan, giving insight into how and when extra payments can be most effective.
• Down Payments vs. Later Lump Sum Payments: A comparison showing that putting more money down upfront vs. making a large payment later can yield similar total interest outcomes due to how additional payments can reduce principal.
• Strategic Additional Payment Approaches: A breakdown of multiple strategies including lump sums, consistent monthly contributions, and hybrid approaches, and how each impacts total interest paid over the life of the loan.
• Timing can matters: Why making additional payments earlier in the loan term can significantly reduce total interest, helping “beat the bank” by cutting down the amount of interest paid upfront.
• Liquidity & Opportunity Cost Considerations: The trade-offs of tying up cash in home equity versus maintaining flexibility through investments, and how personal financial goals and comfort levels should guide the decision.
George ultimately emphasizes that there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Instead, the “sweet spot” for many individuals may lie in a balanced approach combining some upfront payments with ongoing contributions while maintaining healthy cash flow and flexibility.
As always, please send our team any questions or topics you’d like us to cover in the future.
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