Sophia Martin is assessing her balances. She expects to retire in the next year and has $675,000 in savings and investments and owns her own home that is worth $250,000. Which step in the financial planning process does this situation demonstrate?

Determining her current financial situation.

Explanation:

Under Financial planning processes, there are 6 major steps, viz

(1) determining your current financial situation

(2) developing financial goals

(3) identifying alternative courses of action

(4) evaluating alternatives

(5) creating and implementing a financial action plan,

(6) re-evaluating and revising your plan.

Sophia Martin is currently on Step 1 as she is currently assessing her balances, which means she is evaluating, gauging and estimating what she earns at the moment.