In this week’s podcast, I break down 5 great questions we have either fielded directly in our practice, or have observed in the marketplace from retirees/near retirees.  Shoutout to Roberto for this concept, and if it goes well, we’ll be doing these every 4-5 episodes!  In this edition, the 5 Read More

Is it time to take your adult children off your payroll?Nearly HALF of parents with adult children are providing them with MEANINGFUL financial support.  But 40% plan to CUT OFF those funds in the next 2 years.If you or someone you know is struggling with this, you are NOT alone!In Read More

Are you feeling a bit behind on your goals for retirement?   You’re not alone!More than half (57 percent) of Americans working full-time, part-time or who are temporarily unemployed feel behind on their retirement savings, according to Bankrate’s latest Retirement Savings Survey.In the 80th edition of the Planning for Retirement Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠I hear a lot of financial advice out there to take Social Security as early as possible. But what if I told you that for many high-net-worth retirees, claiming Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠There is a lot of focus in the financial advice industry related to the “Accumulation Phase.” In the beginning, you’re trying to save as much as possible as you start Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠Ever hear of the “Sell in May and Go Away” catch phrase as it relates to the stock market?  In this episode, we’ll look at the actual data of Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠Roth IRAs, 401ks, Health Savings Accounts and Traditional IRAs generally get the most hype when it comes to saving and investing for retirement.  However, the TAXABLE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT, in Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠The first quarter of every year is a great opportunity for us to meet with our clients and discuss things like:Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)Cash Flow NeedsRebalancing opportunities and overall Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠The conventional wisdom is to spend down your taxable accounts first, then your tax-deferred accounts, and finally your tax-free accounts.  However, this may not always be the case.  In Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠The VIX (Wall Street’s fear index) topped out at 57 as I write this on 4/9/25.  Which for perspective, 15 is a normal level.  In 2020, the VIX topped Read More

Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠⁠Shoutout to my wife, Jess, for this podcast idea!  I started my list with 5, then went to 10…but I had to put 20 down for this list!  But, Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠The Federal Reserve elected to hold steady on rate cuts for now.  The market did react positively to this news, but ultimately volatility has ensued since then in response Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠Our retirement planning firm, Imagine Financial Security, turned 4 in February and I have been wanting to do a podcast celebration for this one! To celebrate, I thought I would Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠Our retirement planning firm, Imagine Financial Security, turned 4 in February and I have been wanting to do a podcast celebration for this one! To celebrate, I thought I would Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠No, I’m not saying a Bear Market is certain.  Nobody has a crystal ball.  However, the markets are volatile right now, and it’s a great reminder that the market Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠The default assumption for many online social security calculators, financial planning tools and expert advice tells you to DELAY Social Security as long as possible!  After all, that does Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠Today, we will be looking at a client example of a 62/61 year old couple with $1mm inside of a Traditional IRA, about $50k in cash savings, and a Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠One of the top concerns for the clients we serve is related to taxes in retirement.  They’ve worked hard to get to this point where they could even think Read More

⁠Are you interested in working with me 1 on 1?⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to fill out our Retirement Readiness Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠⁠Or,⁠⁠⁠⁠ visit my website⁠⁠Most people start to think about taxes right about now around the tax filing deadline.They gather a bunch of documents, send them to their tax preparer, and mistakenly believe Read More

***Link for Retirement Readiness Questionnaire***“Legacy is not about leaving something for people, it’s about leaving something behind IN people.”— Peter StropleMany retirees create estate plans with their attorneys.  They get a big binder with their documents, hopefully they update their beneficiaries, retitle their assets to their trust, and then they Read More