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
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
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Getting ready to retire? Planning to roll your 401(k) into your own IRA? It will pay to do your homework first.
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
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® According to a survey conducted by Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement, middle income boomers aren’t paying much attention to
I’ll be conducting a retirement webinar this coming Saturday, October 1st. Who would benefit: “Baby Boomers” planning for or nearing retirement and desiring to put a
You’ve probably heard about “The 4% Rule” – it’s been an ‘accepted’ rule-of-thumb for years that a retiree could withdraw 4% of his or her initial
Are we in the midst of a 401(k) failure? Some time ago, PBS aired an excellent program on retirement and how the various generation, including baby
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® When I was young, my father once advised, “Jim, just save 10-cents out of every dollar you ever earn and you’ll
James Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Remember the 1990s? That was when every business channel had multiple programs with business gurus picking and ranking mutual funds. It
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Scott and Linda (not their real names) have done everything right: They’ve worked hard, saved and invested wisely, and did all
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!