Retirement
Retirement and Social Security
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® It’s one thing to simply ‘maximize’ your Social Security, it’s another to know just how taxation and the future health care
May 25, 2016
Year: 2016
Retirement
Webinar Announcement: NEW DATE FOR WEBINAR – Planning Retirement in an Unpredictable World
DATE CHANGE: The webinar will be held on June 4th! Uncle Sam (translation: elected politicians) will likely need more moneyin coming years. They’ll need it
May 25, 2016
Retirement
RMDs – A Quick 4-Tip Checklist for Baby Boomers
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Remember the 1990s? That was when every business channel had multiple programs with business gurus picking and ranking mutual funds. It
May 11, 2016
Planning
Can You REDUCE Risk by ADDING Risk?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Does ‘adding’ a riskier position to a portfolio actually REDUCE the total portfolio risk? The fact is many investors are often
May 4, 2016
IFG Viewpoint & Outlook
Danger in Future Inflation, Interest Rate, and Tax-Law Changes.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Back during the 1990s, many Americans, particularly baby-boomers, were focusing on accumulation. Many of us can remember the focus on mutual
April 27, 2016
Retirement
Taxes in Retirement: A Potential Time-Bomb for Many!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® No one knows what taxes will be like in the coming years; but, with a debt that’s rising dramatically and an
April 6, 2016
Life Insurance
Numerous studies have consistently shown than Americans are ill-prepared for retirement. 401(k)s have apparently failed to provide a solution. You may be interested in seeing
March 9, 2016
Retirement
Getting Ready to Change Jobs?
There’s more to changing jobs than simply getting a (hopefully) higher salary. This “One Sheet” will provide you with a list of some additional issues
March 7, 2016
Retirement
A Zero Percent Return Can Be Powerful!
The financial landscape is known for its complexity; and the plethora of confusing financial products – not to mention the alphabet soup of designations and
March 2, 2016
Family Issues
The Insurance Illustration Landscape is changing
Should You Believe Insurance Company Illustrations? Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Just in case you haven’t heard, Genworth has decided to suspend life insurance and annuity
February 22, 2016
