What Are Your Sources of Income?

Within a household, you need to have multiple sources of income as well as multiple assets to build true financial security. If both income earners work for the same company or in the same industry, there is very little security in that.

How can you minimize this risk? Like investing, where one risk minimization strategy is to diversify among industries, type of investment, return, etc., the same is true for income within a family. For planning purposes, it’s best to have income into your home from different industries, different types of income (such as employment, self-employed, business, or investment), different payment frequency, etc. This way you cover your risk of income loss. Ideally you will want to ensure you have income that will continue regardless of whether or not you work to receive it. For example: investment income, royalty income, disability insurance, etc.

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