Financial News and Updates
Perception May be Reality
This week’s article about retiring is written by a psychologist who has researched perception and applied that knowledge to financial situations. The author tells us “By the time most of us reach retirement age, we feel as if we don’t have enough money to live the life we envisioned. Our
It’s Time to Come up with a Plan
We can’t control the impact Covid-19 has had on our savings, so maybe it’s time to come up with a plan and move forward. Yahoo finance shows us that the stock market is down 20% to 30% from the beginning of the year. The bond market is flat or down
We are here for you
We’ve always told you that we are here to help. That means in connection with choosing retirement savings options that make you feel good about your future. But that also means to provide assistance in any way we can while you are staying at home. Need help with something? Call
You don’t have the Virus but your losses are still huge
You don’t have the Virus but your losses are still huge We are receiving calls from clients fearful that their market losses are going to require them to claim social security benefits years earlier than they had otherwise planned. This has an impact on their long term income [i.e. the
How many more years do you need to live in order to wait it out?
With all that is going on in the market with the Coronavirus, we have received many requests to give our opinion on how long it will take for a retirement savings to get back to the level it was before the virus took its toll on the market. Understanding that
How many more years do you need to live in order to wait it out?
With all that is going on in the market with the Coronavirus, we have received many requests to give our opinion on how long it will take for a retirement savings to get back to the level it was before the virus took its toll on the market. Understanding that
We know you are concerned
Financial concerns stemming from the coronavirus outbreak have saturated the thoughts of anyone with a retirement nest egg set aside. The coronavirus has had an undeniable impact on any of us who are in retirement or who are, or were, contemplating it in the near future. Call us, we’re here
Safety planning for retirement
I found this week’s article full of interesting information, and was drawn to the opening paragraph that I thought to share with you. “As we progress through life, we find there are certain things we can control and others we cannot. However, even with the things we can’t control, we
Get back on your feet
This week’s article references how setbacks can affect family decisions, and finances, at every live stage, but it tells you to “Get back on your financial feet even if you’re getting a late start.” We agree. It is sometimes daunting to reestablish financial security after struggles, whether they have been
Building your own
We often hear that “the key to feeling confident about a comfortable retirement is an employer plan”, but what if you don’t have one? I thought to share this week’s article with you because it discusses how to build your own, and compares the various options, including a solo 401(k).
Did you know?
Did you know about the new Secure Act which allows you to wait longer before you have to start withdrawing money from your qualified retirement accounts, such as your 401(k) or IRA? I thought to share with you this week’s article because it explains that “the new age limit for
Is retirement good for health or bad for it?
I read an article this week that I thought to share with you as it expressed something I’ve been reflecting on. The author, connected with Harvard, wrote that “For many people, retirement is a key reward for decades of daily work—a time to relax, explore, and have fun unburdened by
Have you determined which is best for you?
You may have heard about annuities elsewhere, but we thought it useful to send you a link to a Yahoo Finance article that does what we think is a good job of explaining that “Fixed indexed annuities might be suitable for an investor who still wants to minimize risk but
A bigger contributor to retirement security?
I read an interesting “framing paper” written by two learned scholars from Brookings Institution and Kellogg School of Management. The question they addressed revolved around the change in what they called the “retirement paradigm”. I thought you might like to read their paper. They discuss “the risk faced by retirees
Optimism that Threatens
I thought to share with you this week’s article because it provided an abstract of a study done that concludes that “a disturbingly large number of investors think they are on a path toward a comfortable retirement, but they are unlikely to reach their destination due to their unrealistically optimistic
Convert Savings into Spending
The Brookings Institute recently published a study where they reported that “in a recent nationwide poll, 73 percent of Americans said they do not have the financial skills to manage their money in retirement. Converting retirement savings balances into a stream of retirement income creates difficult choices. The necessary decisions