Are you planning for your retirement? If so, one great tip that I have learned over the years is that you should always be prepared for the unexpected. I know many of us expect to retire right around full retirement age, which is 66. Many of us also expect to be relatively healthy. While this […]
Category: Retirement
Learn From Other Mistakes & Skip These Retirement Mistakes
Some of us may think it but we aren’t perfect, nobody is. Mistakes are part of our every day lives. Some mistakes don’t seem to have very big consequences while others seem to have huge consequences. While it is important for us to learn from our mistakes it is also important for us to be […]
Investment Professionals Are Terrified Of The Future
There is a new survey out that was done by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch that shows just how leery investment professionals are with the current market. Leery is a mild term to what these investment professionals are actually feeling. A significant amount of investment professionals are simply terrified. What things are they worried about? They […]
Would You Take Lower Pay For A Higher 401k Match?
Findings from Fidelity suggest that many employees prefer the match and are willing to take a hit on instant gradification for a bigger payoff when retirement comes. Of the workers surveyed more than 4 out of 10 suggested that, if offered, they would prefer to have lower compensation in return for a higher employer contribution […]
Estate Planning Trend
Baby boomers are switching up the way they are planning their estate and how they are dealing out the inheritance from their estate. In the past trusts were liquidated and distributed to children when they were 18, 21 or even 25. But that was the past. Those currently setting up their estate or figuring out […]
Social Security Has Its Issues
It is 2014 and things are good. Unless you are talking about social security. Today we are going to hit on some recent numbers that were given by the Social Security Trustees. These Social Security Trustess release every year a report about the long-term outlook for these programs. What came from this report? The following […]
Millennials Are Cash Heavy
Are you a millennial (Millennial’s are typically born roughly between 1980 to middle 90’s)? If so, what are your feelings for investing? When you put some money away that you won’t be using for at least 10 years what do you do with that money? Where does that money get invest? Does it even get […]
How Is Your Confidence To Provide A Comfortable Living Throughout Retirement?
So much in the finance and retirement world has changed since the 2008 recession. What has this change done for workers feelings and confidence in their ability to have enough money for a comfortable life while in retirement? Here are some great findings according to the 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) that answers that exact […]
Are You Too Old To Start Saving For Retirement?
One of the biggest things I like to taught is early retirement planning. Arguably the best thing you can do for your retirement is to start the retirement planning, saving and investing process as early as possible. There are so many things that can stop retirement planning early in our lives. One of the more […]
Don’t Let Taxes Ruin Your Retirement
There are plenty of issues to worry about when in retirement. The best way to make sure your retirement is going to be a successful one and one that you don't have to worry about money is to make sure you have a strong retirement plan. Most retirement plans take into consideration mortgage, health care […]
Don’t Let Risk Beat You When Investing
Eat, drink, breath, and sleep are just a few things that are part of our everyday lives but there is one thing that is part of our everyday lives that we don't normally think about and that is risk. Now the definition of risk is: Noun- a situation involving exposure to danger. Verb- expose (someone […]
Get The Best Up-To-Date Retirement Information For IRAs and 401ks
Staying current with the retirement industry can be tough and even overwhelming. We want to make sure that we supply you with the best information so that your retirement can be what you always dreamed of. Beyond the general retirement information we specifically work to give you the best information in regards to the types […]