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- Welcome to SIPS: Let's Get Started!
- How to Build a SIPS Income Plan in Less Than 5 Minutes
- How to Use The Automatic Tax Rate Calculation in SIPS Advanced
- How to Model Complex Tax Scenarios in SIPS Advanced
- How to use Actual Values Entry in SIPS Advanced
- How to use Dynamic Mode in SIPS Advanced
- How to Model ROTH Conversions in SIPS
- How to Show QCDs in SIPS to Maximize Charitable Giving
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- Uploading A Logo
- Changing the Colors of the Allocation Codes
- Entering in Your Company Contact Information into SIPS
- Adding An Allocation Code
- Editing the Default Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
- Editing the Maximum Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
- Deleting an Allocation Code
- Adding a Default Recommendation
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- Client Information
- Incomes
- Adding a Pension into the Structured Income Plan to An Existing Plan
- Adding a Pension into the Structured Income Plan to An Existing Plan if the Client is in Retirement
- Assets
- Goals and Objectives
- Recommendations
- Advisor Notes
- Accessing the Disclosure Page
- Creating Custom Text to the Disclosure Page and Final Report
- Downloading the Report for Your Clients
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- Income Data Table within the Manage Account Page
- Creating a Checking/Savings Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
- Withdrawing From a Checking/Savings Account Using Annual Withdrawal Function
- Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
- Withdrawing From a Checking/Savings Account Using Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Liquidating a Checking/Savings Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
- Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Withdrawing from a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Creating an IRA Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
- Withdrawing from an IRA Account Using the Annual Withdrawal Function
- Depositing into an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
- Withdrawing from an IRA Account using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Depositing into an IRA Account using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Liquidating an IRA Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
- Depositing into an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Withdrawing from an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Creating a 401(k) Account From the Structured Income Planning Page
- Withdrawing From a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Withdrawal Function
- Depositing into a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
- Withdrawing From a 401(k) Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Depositing Into a 401(K) Account Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Liquidating a 401(k) Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
- Depositing into a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Withdrawing from a 401(K) Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
- Beneficial IRA RMD (based on beneficiaries’ life)
- Annuitizing an Account
- Calculated Plan Withdrawals: Make-up total owners RMD from one account
- Liquidating an Account
- Calculated Plan Withdrawals; Make-up total beneficial RMD from one account
- Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
- Annual Fixed Savings
- Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
- Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
- Entering a Life Insurance Policy and an Annual Premium
- Adding an Annuity with a Pre-Existing Income Rider
- Manually Entering in an Annuity and an Income Rider
- Showing a Cash Value Life Policy Based on Company Illustrations Function
- Uploading an Excel Spreadsheet into the Death Benefit Data Table on the View/Edit Death Benefit Page
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- Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
- Adding an Income to the Structured Income Plan
- Adding an Expense to the Structured Income Plan
- Adding an Income to Start at a Specified Age
- Adding a Withdrawal to Start at a Specific Age
- Editing the Years of Distribution Through the Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
- Adding Specific Monetary Incomes Through the Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
- Withdrawing Money for a Specific Timeframe Through the Income Adjustment Table Through the Add Income Function
- Adding a Pension through the Add Income Function
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- Creating a Target Income in the Structured Income Plan
- Limit Inflation in Old Age function for a Target Income
- Readjusting Target Income in Older Age Using the Target Adjustment Table
- Reaching the Target Income Goal Using the Make-Up Income Gap Based on Target Income Function
- Creating a Target Income that Exceeds the RMDs
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- Delete Current Scenario
- Renaming a Current Scenario
- Create New Scenario As
- Replicate a Current Scenario As
- Changing the Order of the Account and Incomes on the Structured Income Planning Page
- Replicating a Current Individual Account and Income Item
- The Common Button on the Manage Scenario Page
- The Replicate Button on the Manage Scenario Page
- The New Button Function on the Manage Scenario Page
- Replicating an Existing Account and Income Item
- Removing an Individual Item on the Manage Scenario Page
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- Account and Income Groups and Group Setup
- Condense All and Uncondense All Function
- Viewing the RMD amounts on the Structured Income Plan
- View Income Riders Function
- View Death Benefit Function
- View % Distribution Function
- View Comparison Function
- Creating Custom Rate Returns for the View Comparison Table
- View Tax Rate Function
- Viewing Calendar Years instead of Plan Years
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- Condense/Uncondense Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
- Hide/Unhide Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
- Add Scenario Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
- Calculate Feature in Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
- Hide/Unhide Feature for the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Screen
- Permanent Deletion of the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
- Downloading a 1040 Sample Tax Form
- Part One: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is working
- Part Two: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in retirement and before Social Security Disbursements
- Part Three: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in Retirement and Social Security Starts Up
- Part Four: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates in Retirement: RMDs, Social Security, and Roth Withdrawals
- Part Five: Adding Expenses into the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator
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