“I don’t want to ‘pivot’ anymore. … I’m sick of the back-and-forth rules and guidelines. … Do this. … Oh no, do that. No matter where you stand on vaccines, we are hearing more and more comments like this from our clients, and many are just DONE plain and simple. Done, may mean retirement. For others, a change of employment …
Early Retirement Savings Mistakes
We all know it’s important to save for retirement. Even if you’re saving for retirement, some common mistakes might cause you to run out of money in retirement. Avoiding these retirement savings mistakes can help as you start your road to retirement.
How Is Your Retirement Savings Progress?
Are you on track to meet your goals? As you save for retirement, it helps to have an occasional “reality check”—a moment where you stand back and look at your progress. Here are two guidelines to keep in mind when you do. Look at your savings as a percentage of your household income at certain ages. One study (from JP …
Pretend You’re Retired for a Month
Lessons to learn from this experiment. Retirement is ideally a happy time of your life, freeing you up to do things you’ve long postponed. However, the prospect of retirement can also cause stress if you’re not sure you have enough money to retire in the lifestyle you’d like. We suggest a dry run: Try living for a month on your …
Planning the Withdrawal of Your Retirement Assets
You’ve worked long and hard to accumulate your retirement assets that you are using to help finance your retirement. Now, it’s time to start drawing down those assets. Exactly how you liquidate your assets will affect your tax and impact how long those assets last, so it pays to plan a withdrawal strategy that is efficient and maximizes the benefits …
The Plan is to Live Into Retirement
When do you want to retire? Yesterday? Is your money going to last? It’s simple. Just tell me when you are going to die and we can come up with the perfect plan for your retirement. If you are like most of my clients, you are working away and putting away money for that future retirement date. But what if …
Financial Planning in your 40’s
If you are a consistent planner for the future, then you should have been in an excellent financial position when you touch your 40’s. Most of us, however, are not. It is clear that we have a lot of catching up to do. Remember, financial planning is one of the most important actions at this juncture in your life. If you are …
Planning for Retirement | Retirement Planning
Having the choice to retire requires financial freedom. Proactive retirement income planning can help you pursue this freedom. Here are 3 simple steps to help you start planning right away: Define your Retirement Goals Develop a Plan to Generate Income Review your plan annually Define your Retirement Goals Whether you’re looking to better your health or your financial security, establishing …