Planning Retirement

Retirement advice and how it is implemented can have a profound impact on your retirement lifestyle and the estate you might leave behind.  Here Henry K. “Bud” Hebeler outlines concepts that helped him not only achieve a secure retirement but also be better off now than when he first retired. …

Can you retire without consulting a financial advisor or some kind of retirement professional?  Of course.  You can do anything you want to do. Can you retire AND have a secure future without talking with a retirement professional?  The answer to this question might be a little more complicated. Bad …

| Login Questions? Get On Demand Financial Advice Can a reverse mortgage line of credit give you a more carefree retirement? A reverse mortgage line of credit is exactly what it says it is… It is a line of credit on a reverse mortgage.  Mmmm… that doesn’t really clear it …

All of us can do better when it comes to personal finance.  Here are some relatively easy fixes for 12 common financial mistakes that are probably hurting your lifestyle now and will have a negative impact well into your retirement.  Most of these problems are shared by at least 50% …

Could a retirement bucket strategy make it easier to manage savings after you retire? If you think that managing retirement investments is difficult when you are working, we have some bad news: it gets much harder when you actually retire.  Once retired, your investments need to not only grow but …

Many of us would like to leave behind something to our heirs.  But, first things first, we need to fund our own lives in retirement and that can sometimes seem nearly impossible.  This article explores average inheritance numbers.  Do you expect to be above or below average? Average Inheritance in …

If you  have company stock in a 401(k), you will want to learn about Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA) and how to minimize taxes when you rollover these funds to an IRA. Should You Rollover? Once you leave a job, or reach age 59 ½ you have the option to move …

You want to have a better retirement. But how do you get there? You could spend hours researching the latest science behind happiness, personal finance and investment theory, and health research. Or you can take a few minutes to watch the best TED Talks related to retirement. With their engaging …

You’ve been working for over 40 years and now you’re approaching retirement. You have friends who have retired. Some seem happier than others, and you wonder what it will take for you to be happy in retirement. To help us understand the psychology of retirement, here is an interview between …

We hear a lot of horror stories these days about people saving too little, but the fact is that some people are actually saving too much for retirement. It is possible to have too much of a good thing… It’s safe to say that my grandfather is one who saved …