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Meeting With a Financial Adviser? Read This First.
Thinking of taking your muddled finances to a financial adviser for some professional assistance? Many advisers offer prospective clients...

RetirementGuy
Oct 22, 20201 min read


7 Strategies To Generate Sufficient Cash Flow In Retirement
The question I receive most from soon-to-be retirees is “where should I invest my money to generate sufficient income in retirement?” The...

RetirementGuy
Oct 22, 20201 min read


The 5 most important retirement questions
Getting (and remaining on) the path to achieving financial wellness and your dream retirement relies much on knowing which questions to...

RetirementGuy
Oct 15, 20201 min read


Lump Sum vs. Annuity: Which Should YouTake?
If you’re lucky enough to win the lottery or have a pension plan, you may need to decide whether you want to take your earnings in a lump...

RetirementGuy
Oct 8, 20201 min read


Americans think they need $1.9 million to retire. Here’s how much you really need
The majority of Americans say they want to retire by age 67 at the latest. Yet when it comes to planning for retirement, picking a...

RetirementGuy
Oct 8, 20201 min read


7 Important Questions a Financial Plan Can Help You Answer
October is the month for fall colors, a chill in the air, Halloween—and financial planning. Yes, October is National Financial Planning...

RetirementGuy
Oct 7, 20201 min read


3 Costly Retirement Myths
Retirement is something many of us look forward to for decades. But as it draws closer, those feelings of excitement may be replaced by...

RetirementGuy
Oct 1, 20201 min read


Living in Retirement: Aging in Place
Do you sometimes think about what your life will be like when you retire? Most people imagine living independently in comfortable and...

RetirementGuy
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Q&A: Diversification and Portfolio Risk Mitigation
DIVERSIFICATION USED TO be simpler: To decrease the volatility risk inherent in stocks, you added bonds to a portfolio, mitigating swings...

RetirementGuy
Sep 17, 20201 min read


Aging Parents and Money
Getting old is hard. Your parents’ ability to manage their own finances may decline as they age. Helping them with money matters is a...

RetirementGuy
Sep 11, 20202 min read


How to Use Home Equity in Retirement
IF YOU’VE PAID OFF YOUR mortgage or most of it, the home you live in could become a retirement asset. Part of the property’s value might...

RetirementGuy
Sep 11, 20201 min read


Life Insurance and Divorce: Protecting Your Family's Future
Sometimes in life things don't work out as planned. One of the most trying examples of this is when a couple decides they can't make...

RetirementGuy
Sep 3, 20203 min read


Claiming Social Security retirement benefits? Don’t let these myths trip you up
For most Americans, deciding when to claim Social Security retirement benefits will be one of the biggest financial decisions they ever...

RetirementGuy
Sep 3, 20201 min read


Eight suggestions on your way to establishing true financial wellness
Eight suggestions on your way to establishing true financial wellness August is National Wellness Month, an entire month where we can...

RetirementGuy
Aug 27, 20203 min read


Do You Have a Retirement Care Plan?
Many retirement plans, including those from big retirement investment firms, begin and end with money – how much you should save, how you...

RetirementGuy
Aug 27, 20201 min read


How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Part 1
The latest retirement book I’ve read is How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won’t Get from Your Financial...

RetirementGuy
Aug 20, 20201 min read


Why So Many People Are Unhappy in Retirement
There is a script to life that most of us have internalized, whether consciously or not. It’s in many of the most beloved fictional...

RetirementGuy
Aug 20, 20201 min read


Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Aging in Place
Do you sometimes think about what your life will be like when you retire? Most people imagine living independently in comfortable and...

RetirementGuy
Aug 13, 20202 min read


People Over 50 Carrying More Debt than in the Past
Older Americans are burdened with unprecedented debt loads as more and more baby boomers enter what are meant to be their retirement...

RetirementGuy
Aug 13, 20201 min read


10 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirement
Few aspiring retirees have enough saved to buy a retirement home in Aspen, Colorado, or Jackson, Wyoming. But if you're willing to look...

RetirementGuy
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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