Investing
MONEY OR INCOME: Which is most important to you?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Which goal is most important to you? – Never running out of retirement money – Never running out of retirement income
August 1, 2017
Tag: Retirement Income
Family Issues
Old-Age Financial Security: Silence is NOT Golden, yet Some aren’t talking!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Generational planning didn’t seemimportant for old age financial security in my grandparent’s day. They were living at a time when Social
July 17, 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
Life Insurance
What’s Your Focus?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Most people buy life insurance based on the same outdated advice they’ve been given for years.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 –
March 14, 2017
Investing
Do You Have A Greedy Business Partner – Even if you don’t own a business.
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
March 8, 2017
Investing
Do Advisors Really Add Value?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® For years the media and others have debated the ultimate value of an advisor to the individual investor. Some believe they
February 14, 2017
Investing
Can You Reduce Risk By Adding To It?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Ever wonder why so many “off-the-shelf” allocation engines available today tend to look so much alike? The reason is pretty straightforward:
February 7, 2017
Life Insurance
Will My Money Last?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Scott and Linda (not their real names) are in their 50s and have done a lot of things right: They’ve worked
January 31, 2017
Planning
Will My Annuity Income Really Increase?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Annuities can play a valuable role in a retirement portfolio; but, often they’re somewhat oversold. Should equity-indexed annuities serve as a
December 13, 2016
Investing
Will Your Retirement Money last? Maybe – with the right ‘Late Life Income’ strategy.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® This past Monday, I retweeted a Fox Business post, Why Your Retirement Savings May Be a Pipedream. A number of my
November 15, 2016