Are You ” On-Track ” to a Successful Retirement?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Retirement success may not be as easy to achieve as many think. I attended a conference and heard one speaker relay a story about
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Retirement success may not be as easy to achieve as many think. I attended a conference and heard one speaker relay a story about
Rising interest rates can have an effect on bond values. After all, if you’re holding a bond paying 2% and interest rates for comparable bonds
If your retirement is still ten years or more in the future, NOW is the time to get your ducks lined-up. Don’t wait until you’re
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Wouldn’t it be comforting to know you’re retirement is assured? An income you can’t outlive does have appeal. People who retire
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Life insurance illustrations have had, for more years than I can count, a well-deserved reputation for less than transparent and amazingly
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Good question, ya’ think?[1] Maybe we should begin with what a fixed annuity is; then move to an indexed annuity. Fixed
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Do you know what your biggest retirement risks are? Many might think, after watching all the coverage about Greece, computer glitches
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Steven Elwell, a CFP® practitioner in Amherst, NY recently wrote a nice piece for NerdWallet on this subject. In his
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® One of my hobbies, if you can call it that, is American history – particularly the period between 1765 and 1800.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® More and more boomers are beginning to approach retirement. No news there; but something’s been happening – and continues to
As you may or may not know, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is due to expire at the end of next year – just 16 months from now. The Biden Administration has proposed new tax increases worth knowing about.
If you are one of those asking the ‘will my money last’ question, there’s a way you can find out just what your probabilities are!