This article presents several viewpoints with respect to the intersection of financial planning and genetic testing. As a fee-for-service financial planner, my role is to create financial models that project your household’s financial situation into the future. I believe that my clients will benefit substantially from the progress made in medicine and genetic testing. The better we can understand the opportunities and constraints that lie ahead of us, the more knowledgeable our decisions will be with respect to the delicate balance between living for today and protecting ourselves from outliving our wealth.
