By Kristina Kuprina, Founder & CEO, Sequoia Wealth Advisors.

One of the key components to a rich and meaningful life is balance. To that end, we all sit on a four-legged stool supported equally by our physical health, our emotional and mental health, our spirituality (however that may be defined), and our family and communities. Balance must prevail over the whole. If one of these legs is too weak, the stool may collapse, and your life can assume a more chaotic form.

Financial planning is the floor your stool rests on. While many conflate and confuse money with happiness, happiness is actually the result of a vibrant and balanced four-legged stool. Money itself is not happiness. It is simply a tool to support the areas of our life tied to happiness.

Prosperity means many things to many people. At Sequoia, we don’t define prosperity by numbers alone, but on the strength of our client’s four-legged stool. After all, happiness flourishes in a state of equilibrium.

Kristina Kuprina (CA Insurance Lic. #0F11184) is a Registered Representative with, and securities and Advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. Financial Planning may be offered through Sequoia Wealth Advisors & Investment Management Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor and separate entity from LPL Financial.