The Three Stages of Retirement Spending
When retirement planning, you may want to view your spending in three different phases. Michael Stein, who wrote “The Prosperous Retirement”, divided retirement into three decades: the GO-GO years, SLOW-GO years, and the NO-GO years. When discussing retirement income planning, Frank Jasek CPA, CA and I rephrased those terms based on our experience and have […]
Key Tax Credits to Review
Key Tax Credits to Review As everyone begins to assemble their tax documents to complete their 2021 income tax returns, there are some tax credits you will not want to overlook. Be sure to bring any expenses to your accountant. Here is a helpful list. Carry Charges If you have a fee-based investment account, the […]
The 38 Blog Posts from 2021
I would like to thank all of you who have visited our blog and website. Below I have sorted the 38 blog posts I wrote last year by topic of interest to make the content easier to find. Some of the articles are good, some are ok, and some are…… Feel free to forward them […]
Pump Your Tires!
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® I ride my bike during the winter when the temperature is above freezing, and the roads are dry. This past weekend I went for a ride on Saturday, and I felt slow and sluggish, realizing my tires were soft. Prior to […]
Kicking up Life Lessons and Fun with Football
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