#303 - Risk-Proofing the Financial Plan with Guy Ziriak

In this episode, Guy Ziriak, Sales Vice President at Simplicity Group, unpacks how advisors can seamlessly weave risk mitigation into a client's holistic roadmap. Learn how to address the "silver tsunami," navigate shifting product landscapes, and conduct client risk conversations.

• Co-host's Cory Christiana, CFP® (NEXTEN FP), and Kevin Williams, CFP® (Full Life Financial Planning), welcome returning guest Guy Ziriak, Sales Vice President at Simplicity Group.

• Industry Roots & The "Delivering the Check" Turning Point
  Guy shares his journey, detailing how delivering a life insurance death benefit early in his career altered his perspective on risk management.

• Framing Risk Management: The GPS Analogy & Practical Client Scripts
  How to position insurance as a "route recalculation" inside a financial plan, defining the 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and running "what-if" stress tests to protect legacy assets against long-term care drains.

• The "Silver Tsunami" & LTC Structural Evolution
  Analyzing the surge of 5 million Americans turning 65 annually ("Peak 65"), and the surge in home care costs.

Resources & Links Mentioned

• Simplicity Group: https://www.simplicitygroup.com

• FPA of New England: https://www.fpanewengland.org

• Financial Planning Association (National): https://www.financialplanningassociation.org