The Retirement Marathon: Finishing The Race
Getting through retirement can be a lot like running a marathon. Let’s talk about some of the similarities of getting to the finish line in racing and retirement.
Retirement Is As Easy As A Jigsaw Puzzle
To successfully complete a jigsaw puzzle, there are some strategies that you’ll want to keep in mind. And many of those same strategies apply to retirement planning.
3rd Quarter 2021 Market Update
We talk about the performance of the market for the 3rd quarter of 2021. You might be surprised about how the numbers compare to the headlines. Staying the course is the challenge but having a plan can help.
Retirement Pyramid
Sometimes it’s helpful to visualize complex topics to help make them easier to understand. On this episode, we’ll structure retirement planning in the form of a pyramid and work our way through each level. You’ll learn the elements that make up the foundation of a plan and which conversations build on top of that initial base.
Things That Your Advisor Should Be Doing
We see a lot of people who aren’t getting the kind of advice and service from their financial advisor that they should be. In a lot of cases, the advisor is only “managing the investments,” but not providing guidance in other areas. Let’s talk about some of the things that your advisor should be doing.
Financial Mistakes Couples Often Make
Getting husbands and wives on the same page with their retirement plan can often be a challenge. Let’s talk about some of the things that couples often mess up.
How Age & Wisdom Play Into Financial Planning
There’s an old quote that says, “Age is the price of wisdom.” Let’s talk about how that applies to the financial world.
The Things That Don’t Matter… Until They Do
Fire extinguishers, airbags in your car, and smoke alarms in your house are all examples of things in life that don’t really seem to matter until they’re the only thing that matters. On that rare occasion when you need one of those items, you’ll either be very glad that you have one, or really regretting the fact that you don’t. Let’s talk about some of the things in the financial world that don’t matter until they do.
Learning Through Uncommon Sense
At first glance, each of these statements seem like basic common sense that everyone agrees with. But when we look at the way people actually behave with their money, it seems that common sense is actually a bit uncommon.
What Basketball Teaches Us About Retirement
With March Madness just wrapping up and the NBA Playoffs around the corner, basketball is still on the mind for some people. What can we learn about retirement planning by exploring some concepts in the game of basketball?