What to do during a Market Downturn or Recession

With the market decline this year and a potential recession, people want to know what they should do with their investments and financial plans. You can take the following suggestions and actions to help navigate a market downturn. Key Suggestions Avoid doing anything drastic With a market decline, it can be tempting to get out […]
Your Retirement Road Map: How to Make the Transition to Retirement

White Paper INTRODUCTION Likely you have worked most or all your adult life, often for over 30 years. At some point you will be looking to make the transition to retirement, or perhaps have the ability to make work optional. Typically, when you first started to work, your largest financial asset was your ability to […]
How do you Create a Retirement Road Map?

Once you have found a financial advisor that specializes in retirement income planning, they should be able to guide you through the process using a series of meetings that will: Identify your values and what is important to you. Determine what your retirement goals and income requirements are. Discuss your other goals that require planning […]
Retirement Income Withdrawal Strategies

Retirement Income Withdrawal Strategies In our conversations with people making the transition from their working years to retirement, many have done a great job of saving over time. They end up with many potential retirement-income sources but are unsure of how to put it all together. As a result, retirement income planning has been compared […]
How to Navigate a Market Downturn for Retirees

With the market decline this year, people want to know what they can do. The following are suggestions and actions you can take to help navigate a market downturn. Key Suggestions Complete a Portfolio Performance Review The first step is to find out if other portfolios with a similar investment mix have declined about the same […]
Paying Your Income Taxes in Retirement

When making the transition from your working years to retirement, a common concern or question that comes up is, “How do I pay my taxes in retirement?” I had this conversation with two clients recently as many retirees are unsure of how taxes work in retirement. Key Takeaways: As a retiree, you pay your income […]
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 […]
Kicking up Life Lessons and Fun with Football

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