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Managing Nest Egg Expectations

How much of your nest egg are you willing to lose? This question is one that I always ask my students in the adult learning courses I teach and my new clients and prospects alike. Every time I ask the...

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How To Fix The Most Common Retirement Mistakes

The 2018 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and research firm Greenwald & Associates, found that only 32% of retirees are very confident...

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Things to Know About Caregiving

The role of being a caregiver often happens by default: A parent or older loved one falls and cannot live alone anymore. Or during a visit, you notice an empty refrigerator or unopened mail piling up...

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Myths About Early Retirement

Not having the money you need is no reason not to retire to the location you find most tempting. In today’s world, it is easier than it’s ever been to go where you want and have the money follow,...

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How To Save Yourself From Poor Retirement Planning 

As the economy strengthens, more workers nearing retirement age are feeling better about their economic prospects. That’s the good news. Still, many others are worried about their savings, or lack of...

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Will Social Security Really Run Out?

Will Social Security be able to pay you benefits during retirement? Americans are skeptical about the prospect: A full 51% of non-retired Americans responding to a Gallup survey indicated they doubt...

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What The Midterms Mean To Your Retirement

The Democrats won the House, the Republicans kept the Senate, and future retirees should be paying close attention to retirement legislation these next few years. A split Congress isn’t the worst thing...

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Know This About Stocks And Bonds For Retirement

Whether you’re a recent college grad, mid-career professional or senior, deciding how much to put in stocks and bonds can be confusing. Some people base their decision to go with one or the other on...

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Why Women Struggle More With Retirement Planning

How many of us have seen Grandma outlive Grandpa? Or Mom outlive Dad? Families try to help and plan for these major events, but it goes well beyond taking on supportive tasks such as yard work, driving...

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Don’t Make These Retirement Mistakes

Retirement is defined as the withdrawal of one’s position or occupation or from one’s active working life. The mere mention of the word conjures up varying emotions and thoughts – everything from...

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The Sad Truth About Retirement

The vast majority of older working Americans don’t have sufficient savings to retire full-time at age 65 with their pre-retirement standard of living. That’s one of the sobering conclusions from the...

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A Real Look At Retirement

Some people approach retirement strategically with the confidence they will have job security that lasts until their chosen retirement date and enough wealth when the time comes. These lucky few can...

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How To Downsize For Retirement

When planning for retirement one of the primary decisions every retiree has to make is where to live. Will you stay in your current home or will you move? For most retirees, downsizing is the probable...

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How Long Will Your Retirement Money Last?

Retirement can be a wonderful time when you get to relax, explore your passions and spend time with your family. No matter how carefully you’ve planned for this period, though, you may find yourself...

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Why You Should Retire Immediately

Would you love to retire early? So many people have that goal, and for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s a matter of escaping a tough work schedule and the pressures that come with it. For others,...

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How To Use Home Equity To Fund Retirement

Question: I am a late starter to retirement planning. Should I count my house or the equity in my house as an asset in my retirement plan? If you are playing catch-up on your retirement planning, you...

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Sneaky Rule Lets Banks Aquire Your Life Savings

Smart, wealthy people are moving their $$ outside the banking system. You must, too. Read more… Dangerous Obama rule threatens IRAs and 401(k)s Read more… This tricky regulation lets banks co-opt your...

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The Nicest And Most Affordable Places To Retire

Affordability, not weather, makes for a successful retirement destination. But why not have both? In a new report on how much it costs to live in the best suburbs for retirees, some of the least...

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Pension Crisis to Affect Citizens of All 50 States

A major pension crisis has made its way to Harvey, Illinois. Now, the whole State might suffer while you foot part of the bill… Peter Reagan, September 18, 2018 In a city with 20% unemployment,...

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How Retirement Will Change Your Life

You can plan for it, dream about it and try to visualize it, but there’s no way to tell for sure what retirement will be like for you until after you’ve actually pulled the trigger and left the job....

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