Mother’s Day Special: The Gift of Financial Security
This Mother's Day, flowers and cards are great, but there’s another gift you can give — helping make sure the important women in your life are financially strong for years to come.
This Mother's Day, flowers and cards are great, but there’s another gift you can give — helping make sure the important women in your life are financially strong for years to come.
We got a thoughtful question from Amanda last week, who said: ‘I’ve been saving for retirement, but I’ve never actually made a plan.’ And she’s not alone. There are plenty of people who’ve built solid savings but haven’t connected the dots to what retirement will actually look like. So today, we’re talking about the first steps to turn good saving into a great retirement plan.
Plenty of people have concerns about stock market volatility, a potential recession on the horizon, and fears for the economy amidst federal layoffs and tariffs. What if you’ve had 2025 marked on the calendar for a while as the year you plan to retire? Is this a bad time to do it?
Great leaders make great decisions, but even presidents have made mistakes. And just like in history, financial missteps can have serious consequences. Today, we’re looking at some of the biggest blunders in presidential history and how they translate into retirement planning mistakes you’ll want to avoid.
There are plenty of financial lessons to be learned from almost every area of life. And since the Weather Channel is everyone’s favorite station to let play in the background for hours at a time, let’s see what we can learn about retirement planning from the world of weather.
On this episode, we present you with five commandments that are worth of being written on stone tablets in your retirement plan.
We get a lot of questions about how the house (or houses) fit into retirement plans. From downsizing to rental properties to interest rates, let’s explore some of the top retirement questions as it relates to all things housing.
We have recently been receiving many questions about LTC and not just how to get coverage but actually getting help, care and assistance when we need it. As we age this gets tougher and for many who lost a spouse or are single there is added worry on how to protect and care for ourselves. This week, Mike addresses some of the things that have been coming up lately with many friends, clients and colleagues.
Living a long time isn’t supposed to be a bad thing and it almost seems counterintuitive to categorize it as a risk. But it is. Let’s take a look at how longevity plays a role in a financial plan and have an honest conversation about how deal with the “problem” of living too long.
Many financial issues impact us all the same. But, of course, other challenges have varying impacts from person to person because our situations are all unique. Let’s take a look at some of the financial and retirement challenges that are unique to women.