California Retirement Planning
SB Pensions
Retirement is personal. You’ve worked hard to save and invest your money and now it’s time to optimize and protect your savings to provide for your retirement and your loved ones thereafter.
SB Pensions is an independent financial services firm, specializing in helping individuals and families prepare for, plan, and live in retirement. Our approach focuses on tailored retirement planning strategies and insurance solutions to provide our clients with guaranteed lifetime income, asset protection, and achieve tax efficiencies in support of a holistic approach to their finances.
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Start Smart
Get a Clear Understanding of Your Financial Life
First, we gain a thorough understanding of your current financial situation, goals, objectives, risk tolerance, and the key considerations that should be addressed in your retirement strategy.
Six Fundamental Financial Planning Considerations
Six key financial planning considerations can impact your financial goals now and in the future. The question is not if these will affect your finances, but to what degree. We evaluate your sentiment toward each consideration and quantify the potential effects on your assets over time. This allows us to build customized strategies to help you achieve your financial objectives for retirement.
Longevity
Outliving financial assets as the result of a longer life.
Inflation
Reduction in real purchasing power as the result of increasing cost of living.
Mortality
Loss of financial assets as the result of a partner’s or spouse’s death.
Liquidity
Limited access to assets to meet life’s unexpected financial needs.
Market
Unexpected reduction in the value of financial assets at the time of withdrawal.
Taxes
Decreasing income and assets and/or the impairment of legacy assets from increasing taxes.
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Apply Discipline
A Retirement Strategy Designed for You
Next, we design a retirement strategy that actively works to help optimize your wealth and protect your finances, keeping your goals and objectives at the forefront of our planning process.
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Communicate Progress
Our Commitment to You
Lastly and continually, we work to ensure transparency of your income plan by providing visibility, proactive
outreach, and accessibility to our team throughout our working relationship.
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Meet The Advisor

Stephen Grossman
Life and Disability Analyst
My business journey began shortly after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley. Early in my career, I worked in Business-to-Business sales and wholesale distribution, eventually founding and managing my own companies. In 2014, I expanded my expertise by obtaining an insurance license—initially focusing on Medicare and benefits tailored to the senior market.
Through these experiences, I recognized the financial challenges many retirees face. This realization fueled my ongoing mission to continually educate myself and develop expertise in retirement benefits for individuals of all ages. My goal is to guide individuals, families, and business owners toward long-term financial confidence and security.
What I Do:
As a Life and Disability Analyst, I review and evaluate life insurance and annuity policies for my clients. Few insurance professionals in California hold this designation. When acting in this capacity, I am held to the highest fiduciary standards. Life changes—and what may be ideal today may not be ideal tomorrow. My role is to assess existing strategies and provide informed options for long-term financial well-being.
I feel most fulfilled when I am helping others. After years of building and operating businesses for my own success, I found a greater purpose in the insurance field. I have helped countless young families secure life insurance that fits their needs and budgets, reducing financial stress and providing essential protection. For clients later in life, I often help supplement retirement portfolios and create tax-advantaged income strategies.
For business owners, I apply advanced planning tools designed to retain employees, protect against the loss of key personnel, and support succession and continuity plans.
While life insurance is traditionally viewed as a tool for financial risk mitigation, its capabilities are far broader. One of the most exciting uses of life insurance, in my experience, is wealth creation for the living. This concept is often misunderstood. Many believe life insurance only benefits loved ones after death—but properly structured, it may also be used to build generational wealth, fund business expansion, or create long-term tax-advantaged assets. For example, a high-net-worth individual may structure coverage in a way that creates a $10 million asset while contributing significantly less (could be less than $50 thousand) annually. Even for those who are not ultra-high-net-worth, there are strategies that allow for meaningful asset building through insurance.
I reside in the vibrant Los Angeles area with my spouse, along with three wonderful pets. I also enjoy the gift of being a grandparent. Outside of work, I find joy in reading, writing, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle through physical activity. I believe strongly in lifelong learning and personal growth—each day presents an opportunity to improve, contribute, and serve others.
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Legacy and Estate Planning; Understanding the Basics
Estate planning is an important part of retirement planning. You’ve worked hard for your money and want to see your children and grandchildren benefit, and you probably want to see it passed down in the most efficient way possible. Unfortunately, costly mistakes are all too easy to make, from forgetting to name a beneficiary on your retirement account to not updating your estate plan over time. It’s not just billionaires who need to have solid estate plans; it’s anyone who wants their wishes to be honored after their passing.
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