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Start with the income behind the plan.

What protects your paycheck today? Let's find out.

Take the 3-minute review
A MESSAGE FROM MATT

Why your paycheck comes first.

The goals are different for everyone. But nearly every financial plan has the same engine: income.

Watch the 90-second video

25+ Years Focused On Income Protection

Independent Guidance · Multiple Carriers

25+ Years Focused On Income Protection

CFP® Perspective

Independent Guidance · Multiple Carriers

25+ Years Focused On Income Protection

Independent Guidance · Multiple Carriers

Independent Guidance · Multiple Carriers

Independent Guidance · Multiple Carriers

The StartSmart way begins with your income.

WHY YOUR PAYCHECK MATTERS

Your income does more than pay bills. It keeps life moving.

It supports the people you love, the choices you have, and the progress you’re making. Before we talk about insurance, we identify what your paycheck is actually doing for you.


Paycheck protection isn't about expecting the worst. It's about protecting the things your income makes possible.

Your Home

Your Freedom

Your Family

Your Family

Your Freedom

Your Family

Your Freedom

Your Freedom

Your Freedom

Your Future

Your Freedom

Your Freedom

THE STARTSMART PAYCHECK REVIEW

Before you buy anything, know where you stand.

A policy is not automatically the answer. First, understand what your paycheck makes possible and what would still be available if it stopped.

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What does your income make possible?

Would more protection make a difference?

What does your income make possible?

We begin with the life, responsibilities, and future your paycheck is supporting right now.

What protection is already in place?

Would more protection make a difference?

What does your income make possible?

Employer benefits, paid leave, savings, personal coverage and other resources all count.

Would more protection make a difference?

Would more protection make a difference?

Would more protection make a difference?

If it would, we explore your options. If what you already have works for you, that's a useful answer too. 

Disability insurance isn't the point. Keeping your life and your plans in motion is.


PLANNING FIRST. PRODUCT SECOND.

MEET THE PERSON BEHIND STARTSMART

25 Years in Disability Insurance. One simple mission.

I built StartSmart for one reason: to help you see what protects your income, understand your choices, and decide what makes sense for your life. Better questions, clear answers, and room to say no.


Based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, I work with consumers nationwide.


— Matt Jachelski, CFP®

Protecting Your Paycheck Starts Here

Two Questions I Hear Almost Every Day...


What is paycheck protection?

Do I really need it?


If you've ever asked yourself those questions, you're not alone.


That's exactly why I wrote Protecting Your Paycheck. Get your free copy here. 


Protecting Your Paycheck

A Practical Guide to Income Protection 


This easy-to-read guide was written to help you better understand one of your most valuable financial assets—your ability to earn an income. Along the way, you'll discover why your paycheck matters so much, what could interrupt it, what protection you may already have, and how to decide whether additional protection is worth exploring. 


Inside this guide, you'll learn:
 

✔ Why your paycheck may be one of your most valuable financial assets

✔ What could interrupt your ability to earn an income

✔ How to evaluate the protection you already have

✔ Where your current coverage may fall short—and options to consider

get MY free Paycheck guide



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