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The 5 Biggest Retirement Fears for Middle-Class Workers
Many Americans dream of retirement as a time when they can stop working, travel the world, spend time with loved ones and pursue their...

RetirementGuy
Aug 29, 20241 min read


These Six Essential Items Belong On Your Retirement Planning Checklist
Most of the financial articles you read are about the importance of saving for retirement. Saving is important, but it generally isn’t...

RetirementGuy
Aug 29, 20241 min read


Prepare For Medicare’s First ‘Installment Payment Plan’: The Part D MPPP
The Inflation Reduction Act is keeping drug plan sponsors, pharmacies, Medicare educators and anyone who works with Medicare drug plans...

RetirementGuy
Aug 22, 20241 min read


8 Great Places for Snowbirds to Land
If you’re not ready to move in retirement but are weary of shoveling snow in the winter, renting or buying a home in a warm-weather state...

RetirementGuy
Aug 22, 20241 min read


The 10 most affordable U.S. states for retirement in 2024: Half are in the South
If you prefer hiking the Appalachian Mountains over lounging on coastal beaches, this year’s least-expensive state to retire may be a...

RetirementGuy
Aug 15, 20241 min read


Stop Doing These Things In Retirement Planning
One of my favorite reads this year has been Michael Easter's Scarcity Brain . In chapter four, "Why We Crave More,” he describes how...

RetirementGuy
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Retirees Will Pay Twice as Much as They Think for Healthcare: Fidelity
The average 65-year-old retiree can expect to spend $165,000 on healthcare in retirement. That is more than twice the $75,000 that the...

RetirementGuy
Aug 8, 20241 min read


The ‘Three-Legged Stool’ of Retirement Is Missing a Leg
Once, the tale goes, American workers relied upon a three-legged stool for their retirement income: 1) Social Security, 2) pensions, and...

RetirementGuy
Jul 31, 20241 min read


Changes in Retirement Savings Rules to Know Before Year’s End
Investors might be forgiven for not being aware of all of the provisions Congress put into the landmark retirement law it passed more...

RetirementGuy
Jul 31, 20241 min read


The 10 worst states to retire in the U.S.—No. 1 isn’t California or New York
While the best state to retire in the U.S. is also one of the smallest in the country, the worst state to retire is the largest. Alaska...

RetirementGuy
Jul 31, 20241 min read


Retired and still paying a mortgage? You may want to reconsider
Age-old wisdom instructs that a home is a good investment for Americans of any age. But what if you are retired and still paying it off?...

RetirementGuy
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Do These 5 Psychological Tasks Before Retiring
How do you know it’s time to say, “I am retiring”? Most people don’t get to choose, but for those who do, it may be one of the most...

RetirementGuy
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Asset Allocation For Retirement: Understanding Stocks And Bonds
One of the most common questions in investing is regarding the right asset allocation. The answer truly depends on your needs, risk...

RetirementGuy
Jul 11, 20241 min read


How do you know it’s time to retire?
The American workforce is aging. According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median age of the American labor force was...

RetirementGuy
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Things Change: Is It Time to Update Your Retirement Plan?
Unless you have done zero work on retirement, you have a plan. It may be outdated, formal or informal, producing good results or not. But...

RetirementGuy
Jun 27, 20241 min read


That retirement calculator is lying to you and your clients
Anyone who puts even minimal elbow grease into retirement planning is well aware of “the number,” the anxiety-producing seven-figure sum...

RetirementGuy
Jun 13, 20241 min read


Stop Doing These Things In Retirement Planning
One of my favorite reads this year has been Michael Easter's Scarcity Brain. In chapter four, "Why We Crave More,” he describes how we’re...

RetirementGuy
Jun 13, 20241 min read


A Retirement Readiness Checklist
As the mother of six kids, one of whom had special needs, my mom was organized, to say the least. She carefully calibrated her schedule...

RetirementGuy
May 16, 20241 min read


Tax Loss Harvesting And Your Retirement
As you near retirement, tax strategies become increasingly important not only in your day to day life but also on your investments. An...

RetirementGuy
May 9, 20241 min read


How Retirement Income Guardrails Can Ease Clients’ Worries
Retirement income guardrails—strategies that predetermine when spending retirement adjustments would be made and the spending adjustments...

RetirementGuy
May 9, 20241 min read
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