There’s an unfortunate divide when it comes to financial planning. The lower your income, the less likely you are to have a financial plan. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
A 2016 Financial Engines report found that only 37 percent of American workers with yearly incomes between $35,000 and $100,000 have a comprehensive financial plan to grow their wealth. Meanwhile, 48 percent of workers with an annual salary of more than $100,000 do have a plan. What’s more, wealthier Americans tend to have more comprehensive financial plans than those followed by middle-income earners.
The problem with this is obvious: Financial planning can help everyone, not just people with higher salaries. But too many lower- and middle-income earners think that they don’t make enough money to warrant having a financial plan. This is dangerous thinking, as lacking a financial plan can scuttle your efforts to save for retirement, help pay for your children’s college education, or even buy a home.
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