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Coming into money can create a lot of anxiety if you don’t have a plan. Here’s a tip sheet and LifeGuide that might help!
Coming into money can create a lot of anxiety if you don’t have a plan. Here’s a tip sheet and LifeGuide that might help!
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® An income for life – a lifetime retirement income strategy is what most people want – but are they willing to do
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Last week I asked which was most important to you: Never running out of money Never running out of income Whether
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Which goal is most important to you? – Never running out of retirement money – Never running out of
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Generational planning didn’t seem important for old age financial security in my grandparent’s day. They were living at a time when Social
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Bad decisions = bad consequences = big costs! As you may have seen or heard me say many times, it’s
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Most people buy life insurance based on the same outdated advice they’ve been given for years. It’s predictable: buy term
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® If you work, you have a business partner, even if you don’t own a business. And, this partner isn’t like most
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® For years the media and others have debated the ultimate value of an advisor to the individual investor. Some
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.