Retirement

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Adjusting to Retirement

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

What people don’t always realize about life after work. If you have saved and invested consistently for retirement, you may find yourself ready to leave work on your terms – with abundant free time, new opportunities, and wonderful adventures ahead of you. The thing to keep in mind is that the reality of your retirement [...]

Adjusting to Retirement2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Taking Taxes Into Account When Saving & Investing

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

It isn’t always top of mind, but it should be. How many of us save and invest with an eye on tax implications? Not that many of us, according to a recent survey from Russell Investments (the global asset manager overseeing the Russell 2000). In the opening quarter of 2014, Russell polled financial services professionals [...]

Taking Taxes Into Account When Saving & Investing2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

What Beneficiaries Need To Know

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Beneficiaries: What do you do when an account owner passes away? If your loved ones have invested, saved or insured themselves to any degree, you may be named as a beneficiary to one or more of their accounts, policies or assets in the event of their deaths. While we all hope “that day” never comes, [...]

What Beneficiaries Need To Know2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Less Protection for Inherited IRAs

2016-12-14T17:06:13-08:00

They are no longer exempt from creditors & bankruptcy proceedings. A SCOTUS ruling raises eyebrows. On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that assets held within inherited IRAs by non-spousal beneficiaries do not legally constitute “retirement funds.” Therefore, those assets are not protected from creditors under federal bankruptcy statutes.1,2 This opinion may have [...]

Less Protection for Inherited IRAs2016-12-14T17:06:13-08:00

The Retirement Mindgame

2016-12-14T17:06:14-08:00

Retirement: Your outlook may influence your financial outcome.  What kind of retirement do you think you’ll have? An outstanding one? A depressing one? What if it all starts with your outlook? Qualitatively speaking, what if the success or failure of your retirement begins with your perception of retirement? A whole field of study has emerged [...]

The Retirement Mindgame2016-12-14T17:06:14-08:00

Alternative Approaches to Retirement Planning

2016-12-14T17:06:16-08:00

Is the conventional wisdom for everyone? Questioning traditional assumptions about retirement planning can be illuminating. Some retirement planners and economists argue that they need to be reexamined. Does most retirement planning focus on the future at the expense of the present? One noted economist makes that case. Laurence Kotlikoff, the former White House economic advisor [...]

Alternative Approaches to Retirement Planning2016-12-14T17:06:16-08:00

Do Your Investments Match Your Risk Tolerance?

2016-12-14T17:06:23-08:00

When was the last time you looked at the content of your portfolio?  When turbulence hits Wall Street, are you stressed out? If you have taken on too much risk in your portfolio – which can happen through intention or inattention – stock market volatility may make you anxious. So from time to time, it [...]

Do Your Investments Match Your Risk Tolerance?2016-12-14T17:06:23-08:00

Retirement Planning With Health Care Expenses in Mind

2016-12-14T17:06:26-08:00

It is only wise to consider what Medicare won’t cover in the future.  As you save for retirement, you also recognize the possibility of having to pay major health care costs in the future. Is there some way to plan for these expenses years in advance? Just how great might those expenses be? There’s no [...]

Retirement Planning With Health Care Expenses in Mind2016-12-14T17:06:26-08:00

The Annual Financial Check-Up

2016-12-14T17:06:27-08:00

Don't ignore it. Here's why. Here’s the scenario … you get a card in the mail, one of those little reminders that tells you it’s time for your annual financial checkup. Your reaction: I’ll take care of that later. Here’s why you should look forward to it. Why do I need an annual review? Because [...]

The Annual Financial Check-Up2016-12-14T17:06:27-08:00

Throwing Out the 4% Rule

2016-12-14T17:06:27-08:00

This 1990s retirement planning principle seems questionable today. Learn the 4% Rule In 1994, a financial advisor named Bill Bengen published research articulating the “4% rule”,which became a landmark of retirement planning. The 4% rule postulates that a retirement nest egg can last 30 years if a retireewithdraws 4% of it per year [...]

Throwing Out the 4% Rule2016-12-14T17:06:27-08:00
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