Inflation
Retirement and Income Taxes
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Who better to talk about taxes in retirement and income taxes than a CPA? You may be familiar with Ed Slott
June 16, 2017
Tag: Investment Strategy
Planning
The Top 5 Myths of Retirement Planning
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® I came across this video on the Five Myths of Retirement – It’s by Northwestern Mutual. I have no relationship with
June 14, 2017
Planning
ROLLOVER DECISIONS – THE BEST AND THE WORST
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Bad decisions = bad consequences = big costs! As you may have seen or heard me say many times, it’s not
June 13, 2017
Investing
Think You’re Diversifying Investments? Not Really.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Investment diversification, reducing investment risk, may be one of the most misunderstood of investment principles. I’ve seen tv stock gurus tell
April 28, 2017
Investing
17 Unexpected Retirement Expenses
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® The Society of Actuaries outlined 17 unexpected or shocking expenses during retirement in its 2015 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey.
October 12, 2016
Investing
Guarantees Against Loss Not A Panacea… but maybe still valuable.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Active managers can’t beat their indexes consistently. Who cares? During my 25+years of helping people navigate financial waters, I can honestly
August 31, 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
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
