Retirement planning was much easier during working years than the challenge of managing after retirement. During the working years it’s relatively simple: just keep stashing money into your retirement plan and let the markets, over decades, do the rest!
Longevity risk is real. Accumulating assets for retirement was a lot easier than managing retirement income. Now you practically have to be an actuary to make sure your money doesn’t run out before you do!
Rollover advice isn’t always straightforward – it’s often conflicted. There are issues you should address before you act.
RMDs are back for 2021! Make sure you don’t get his with penalties.
Maybe you should think twice before buying a Medicare Advantage plan from a football player.
Do you know what a systematic Roth conversion is? It’s worth knowing!
When a loved one dies, it can be a bit chaotic. I remember when my parents passed away, they had lived a very long and happy life.
Often financial planning and wealth management is more about the unknowns in life than the knowns. After years of supporting roles on the Flintstones, Barney and Betty decided to retire from acting in cartoons (it’s hard to be a cartoon character!) and enjoy life.
Like indexing? Like the S&P? You can get an index fund! Sounds good. Let’s face it, most (virtually all) investment management companies fail to beat the S&P index on a consistent basis. We all know that.
Does the ‘bucket’ approach to allocating assets to life goals make sense—or does it actually destroy wealth? Mentally, bucket investing is simply assigning money to ‘buckets’, i.e. goals
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!
