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Wise Decisions with Retirement in Mind
Our featured article of the month, Wise Decisions with Retirement in Mind, highlights some of the larger goals that should be explored prior to ultimately making the decision to retire. While the article describes some sound prudent steps to help you determine your retirement readiness, others speak to the retirement lifestyle you are seeking to obtain. For instance,...
End-of-the-Year Money Moves
Our featured article of the month, End of the Year Money Moves, provides a few questions that may help you consider some necessary or prudent moves prior to year-end. With another year of significant disruptions, work statuses may have adjusted, resulting in changes in your tax status. You may have increased your charitable contributions due to the...
Are Your Taxes Going to Change?
Our featured article of the month, Are Your Taxes Going to Change?, briefly touches on the pending legislative actions being proposed in DC that may impact your personal finances. As mentioned, this process will likely take months to iron out and may very well never get passed at all. However, the significance of the proposed legislation...
A 6.1% Bump in Social Security?
Our featured article of the month, A 6.1% Bump In Social Security?, briefly describes the potential for one of the largest COLA (Cost Of Living Adjustments) in almost 40 years. With the topic of the day centered on inflation, the rising cost of goods and services, seniors collecting SSA benefits may see quite a significant...
Why Do People Spend the Way They Do in Retirement?
Findings From EBRI’s Spending in Retirement Survey Summary InfoGraphic PDF The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s (EBRI’s) Spending in Retirement Survey was conducted in September 2020. An online survey, the Spending in Retirement Survey queried 2,000 individuals ages 62 to 75 about their spending habits and their situation at and during retirement. Ninety-seven percent reported being...
2021 Retirement Confidence Survey
Our featured article of the month, 2021 Retirement Confidence Survey, illustrates just a slice of the immense amount of data EBRI tallied in their annual survey of retirement expectations. A summary of the 35 page report can be found HERE and an infographic on retiree spending can be found HERE. As stated in part of...
Life Insurance with Long Term Care Riders
Our featured article of the month, Life Insurance with Extended-Care Riders, briefly touches on a topic of growing importance as our Boomer generation ages; funding Long Term Care. While the article uses the term "Extended Care", the terms are synonymous. Long Term Care (LTC) needs are expanding greatly as seniors live longer and medical advancements...
Qualified Charitable Distributions
Our featured article of the month, Qualified Charitable Distributions, provides an introduction to a strategy that may help some retirees both donate to their favorite causes while providing some benefit to offset their RMD's impact on their taxes. With deductions getting more difficult to claim, this benefit is worth looking into if you have a...
Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes
Our featured article of the month, Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes, poses a few insightful questions on planning your future years. What will be your purpose? What accomplishes are you intent on fulfilling? What sparks your interest? Long gone are the days of depression era retiree ideas of lounging on the couch waiting for the...
2021 Off to a Fast Start
Our featured article of the month, 2021 Off to a Fast Start, provides a quick summary on the most recent events that occurred during the first few weeks of this new year and the markets' reaction. With a new administration firmly in place, the excitement surrounding the festivities and related activities are expected to subside as the...