A Long Life Is Wonderful When You Can Enjoy It!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® We know we’re living longer; a long life can be wonderful… and some of us get to live better, too. I
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® We know we’re living longer; a long life can be wonderful… and some of us get to live better, too. I
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Family business owners face wealth evaporation daily. It’s like glaucoma. You can’t tell it’s happening on a daily basis, but the
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Managing retirement income has never been easy. Those who retired in the early 1970s saw interest rates rise dramatically, then fall
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Business valuation matters! And, not just when you plan to sell. Few business owners realize that valuation ‘what-if’s’ can help determine
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® When you receive business sale proceeds, you’ll likely pay a capital gains tax; but, that may not be the end
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® 1954 1986 2017 What do those years have in common? If you guessed those were the years of major tax reform,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Business owners spend long hours for many years trying to build their dream. For many, their business represents 70%, 80%,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® First I want to point out that this post is really courtesy of Senior Deputy Becky Purnell of the Moorpark Police
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® People often think investment strategies for retirement security involve a either/or choices, i.e, risky stocks or savings as a zero-sum choice,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® An income for life – a lifetime retirement income strategy is what most people want – but are they willing to do
We all know the Fed target is 2% inflation; but, since COVID-19 and all the accompanying spending, it’s been tough going for the Fed. While the rate of inflation has been slowly declining, it’s still stubbornly around 3% – and with people living longer, it can still spell disaster for those facing retirement, especially with longer life expectancies.
Retirement milestones should actually begin the day you leave school and enter the workforce; but few people think about retirement at that age. They’re too busy starting careers. If they achieve early success, they won’t even be worried about retirement. It’s been my experience that it’s after age 50 they come through my door. By that time they’re done with stock tips and chasing rainbows. Age 50 has a way of making all of us start thinking.